When I built my original Bombadil, I used mountain bike drivetrain components exclusively. Front external BB with RaceFace cranks and XT front derailer with no issues at all. A MTB FD may not work with road/touring cranks, but if you stick to a MTB crankset and 22/32/44 chainrigns, it should be fully compatible although your high gearing will not be as high.
Here's a photo: http://tinyurl.com/7hxya6f My Hunqapillar has the Sugino triple crankset that RBW sells with (I believe) the Micro FD they were selling at the time since they were out of the Campagnolo. I bought a spare Campagnolo tripple FD on the sale but when I got it, it was marked as 10speed. I'm guessing they are fully compatilbe with 9 speeds, but I'll have to check with them. I guess you also left the Atlantis out of consideration due to its cost, right? As a hefty rider, I can tell you that the Hunqapillar is wonderful to ride loaded. Right now it's my default option for heavy loaded rides such as S24Os. Go for the Hunqapillar, you won't regret it. Some Hunqapillars take 26.8 posts; mine does. I believe some may take the 27.2. My Betty was supposed to use the 26.8 but it slipped too much as soon as the bolt was loosened so I'm using a 27.2 instead; a bit of a tight fit but much better. René On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 12:35 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I used the Campy Triple that Riv sells (on Sale right now!), on a > Hillborne and a Bombadil. > > The Hunqa takes a 27.2 seatpost > > Grant's frame drawing tutorial was probably archived by somebody. It was > all pdf's. I saved them somewhere, but it will be days before I get a > chance to look. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/2JAmrLaqxLMJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
