Nice build, Joss. I am working on a project with my brother to build him up a bike that (in his terms) resembles the size and feel of my Bombadil... but also (ideally) has hydraulic disc brakes. The good news is that Surly now offers the LHT in a disc version, the Disc Trucker. While I can't guarantee the LHT will have the same magic "feel" as my Riv, I can at least configure him a really solid and fine-fitting all-rounder touring bike that will combine what I believe to be the best of several worlds... friction thumb-shifting, upright bars, fatt(ish) tires, bosses/braze-ons galore and KILLER brakes. And I hope in the end he'll say (and it reminds me of your Bombadil.)
Jim Thill built up a really beautiful expedition-ready Disc Trucker with internal geared hub. That was a big inspiration for my project, and is one serious bike... thanks, Jim!! BB On Thursday, November 8, 2012 7:32:40 AM UTC-5, Joss Winn wrote: > > I recently built up a Surly Long Haul Trucker entirely from advice on > Rivendell's website. The crank and bars were also bought from Rivendell, > but there's no denying it's a Surly :-) > > Anyway, hopefully it's not too off-topic and members of this list will > enjoy the photos and maybe read about the build, too. I go on a bit. > > http://josswinn.org/bikes/lht.html > > Someone on the Surly LHT mailing list said that they didn't think there > would be a LHT without Grant Peterson. I have a feeling they might be > right. My bike certainly woudn't have come together in quite this way > without his influence. > > Comments and advice on the build, most welcome. > > Cheers > Joss > -- 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/-/eOFq4g8si2oJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
