Re: [RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride NOW with video!

2010-05-04 Thread cyclotourist
And you lived to tell the tale On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:36 PM, jinxed wrote: > My buddy pulled together some of the video. Gives a pretty fair > assessment of the riding. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak7JpiqfWjg&feature=player_embedded > > -- > You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride NOW with video!

2010-05-04 Thread jinxed
My buddy pulled together some of the video. Gives a pretty fair assessment of the riding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak7JpiqfWjg&feature=player_embedded -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email t

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread jinxed
On May 4, 6:39 pm, Shaun Meehan wrote: > Wow! The riding looks fantastic and you both have great looking bikes > (especially the AHH). What kind of bike is your friend riding? You > guys have mad riding skillz! Thanks for sharing the great pictures. > > Shaun Meehan Thanks Shaun! I have to say, I

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread jinxed
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/42027...@n00/sets/72157623986998644/ > > What's on the middle of the top tube? That is a Kashimax Five Gold top tube protector. They are specifically made for kierin racing bikes in Japan. It was left over from my track days, and I found it again while looking for

Re: [RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread Shaun Meehan
Wow! The riding looks fantastic and you both have great looking bikes (especially the AHH). What kind of bike is your friend riding? You guys have mad riding skillz! Thanks for sharing the great pictures. Shaun Meehan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread JoelMatthews
> Why don't you want to use a regular stem? What is irregular about the Dirtdrop stem? It is a great, heavy duty stem for riding everywhere, road or no that just happens to be quite good looking. I have several of them. On May 4, 3:27 pm, happyriding wrote: > On May 4, 12:16 pm, jinxed wrote:

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread happyriding
On May 3, 7:29 pm, jinxed wrote: > Lots of toiling on my part. > Lots of help, guidance, and reassurance on RBW's part. > My 59cm A.H.H. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/42027...@n00/sets/72157623986998644/ > What's on the middle of the top tube? -- You received this message because you are sub

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread happyriding
On May 4, 12:16 pm, jinxed wrote: > Yep, that's the one I have. The "flare" at the top of the quill is > sitting right on the top nut of the headset. > > You can sorta kinda see it in this photo: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/42027...@n00/4576796902/sizes/l/in/set-7... > > The position is not b

Re: [RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread Seth Vidal
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM, happyriding wrote: > On May 4, 7:26 am, Seth Vidal wrote: >> >> I'd just like to put a plug in for cable splitters. It can make >> pulling the bars/levers and trying something different much easier and >> pleasant. >> > > Thanks.  Where do you get them?  Are they e

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread happyriding
Ahh. Beautiful pictures. Thanks. -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegrou

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread happyriding
On May 4, 7:26 am, Seth Vidal wrote: > > I'd just like to put a plug in for cable splitters. It can make > pulling the bars/levers and trying something different much easier and > pleasant. > Thanks. Where do you get them? Are they easy to install? -- You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread jinxed
On May 4, 9:00 am, "Frederick, Steve" wrote: > FWIW, the Dirt Drop is also available in a short quill version.  Ben's > carries it: > > http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id... > > Might let you lower your bars a bit but keep that winning Dirt Drop aesthetic! > >

RE: [RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread Frederick, Steve
jinxed wrote, in part: "I ended up using an 80 dirt drop stem. It pulled the bar back enough, but was pretty high. I would like it a couple cm lower, but it was as far down as it would go. I need to order up a 60 deluxe when funds allow." FWIW, the Dirt Drop is also available in a short quill ve

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread jinxed
On May 4, 7:24 am, Mike wrote: > The bike looks perfect and the ride epic. I'm really leaning towards > putting mustache bars on the Hilsen this summer. I think I need to try > them out. What did you end up doing about the stem? I ended up using an 80 dirt drop stem. It pulled the bar back enou

Re: [RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread Seth Vidal
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Mike wrote: > The bike looks perfect and the ride epic. I'm really leaning towards > putting mustache bars on the Hilsen this summer. I think I need to try > them out. What did you end up doing about the stem? > > I was looking through your flickr page and it appear

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-04 Thread Mike
The bike looks perfect and the ride epic. I'm really leaning towards putting mustache bars on the Hilsen this summer. I think I need to try them out. What did you end up doing about the stem? I was looking through your flickr page and it appears you have a couple of Rivs, correct? Do you still hav

Re: [RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-03 Thread cyclotourist
WONDERFUL! Mind of matter you know!!! How is the DD stem working? It looks perfect! On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Michael_S wrote: > great job on the Hilsen! somethin' about those Rivys with some fat > knobbies just makes me all tingly. You guys rode some pretty techy > stuff at Fruita and

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-03 Thread Michael_S
great job on the Hilsen! somethin' about those Rivys with some fat knobbies just makes me all tingly. You guys rode some pretty techy stuff at Fruita and made it look easy. More reasons for me to sell off that 29er and get a Hunqua with Mustache bars. ~Mike~ On May 3, 7:02 pm, amoll68 wrote: >

[RBW] Re: My new AHH and it's maiden shakedown ride.

2010-05-03 Thread amoll68
Cool. Really cool. Thanks, Alex -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups