Go RockCombo! I ride this bike a lot...though I'd trade for that yellow one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/6029497807/in/set-72157606340462594 On Mar 22, 4:10 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had a RockCombo when it was a current model. I wish I had it back. That > was a fun bike. > > > > On Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:25:37 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > > Very nice -- congrats.I myself want a Atlantis (and a Bombadil and a > > Roadeo, not to mention other things). > > > Tires: what 1.1s? Really, for a bike like that, I highly recommend > > something Schwalbe, either the 50 mm Blg Apples (60 if things are > > really rough) or the ditto (50 mm) Kojaks: the former for flat > > resistance with decent rolling abillity, the latter for rolling with > > decent flat resistance. > > > I still remember with fondness my early '90s Diamond Back budget fixie > > all rounder with dd stem, Noodles and 60 mm Big Apples and ~ 63" gear. > > > My brother just picked up (for $120!) a rare (500 made during the > > single year of production) Specialized Rock Combo, basically an AR > > with clearance for 2+ inch tires. This has slightly more road-like > > geometry (72 degree head, for example). > > > Me, I'll put up wlth the Fargo for now because it is so versatile > > (mountain, sand, touring, groceries, modestly sprightly derailleur > > road bike since I have not one of those) tho' the handling on pavement > > is hardly up to Riv standards. > > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:53 PM, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > So 2 weeks ago I got the lust for some 26" fun and hung the AHH out > > there on > > > the trade hook fishing for some Atlantis. > > > > As it turns out I get a snappy email off the bat asking if I might have > > > interest in an All Rounder? Ummmm YEP. We quickly hammered out a grocery > > > list trade and BOOM...off to UPS. > > > > Got the frame and extra bits Tuesday. Lets just put it this way...I could > > > not have dreamed of a more exact answer to my wishes. And the deal was > > made > > > extra pleasant having a professional, courteous, and enthusiastic person > > to > > > deal with on the other side of the computer webz. Thanks again...you know > > > who you are. > > > > Happily, we exchanged nearly identical parts as to keep from needing > > > additional purchase to re-build the bikes. Frames/wheels/brakes traded, > > > everything else swapped over. Thumbs up. > > > > So I got her built and took the maiden voyage as my commute to work > > > yesterday. I received the wheels with a 1.1" slicks that I kept on there > > for > > > the shake down, although I plan to run a fatter semi-knobby maybe like a > > > town and country (or group recommendation??). Basically everything came > > > directly off my Hilsen and swapped right over. I opted to go back to my > > > favorite mustache bar set up, though I may use my dirt drop stem in the > > > future. The only thing I didnt use from the Hilsen was the Paul Racer > > > brakes, which I will sell/trade to get some Neo Retro cantis. (I wanna be > > > like cyclotourist) ;) > > > > By the end of the day yesterday I rambled around for 50+ miles riding my > > > "long commute" home over bike path, surface streets, dirt service roads, > > and > > > single track. Truly "All Round". > > > > For grins today I swapped out the tires to some 2.1 MTB knobbies I had > > just > > > so I could bask in the clearance and badassery of the thing. > > > > Check it out. I'll keep adding to the set and follow up with impressions. > > > > Monster A/R > > > > First ride and misc > > > > -- > > > 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/-/1pcT9U7T0vcJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/1pcT9U7T0vcJ> > > . > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> > > . > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW > >http://resumespecialties.com/index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html>- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
