I reckon the pictures here of Cyclofiend's A. Homer Hilsen will make you
ill, then. :-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/sets/72157613897340235/
In particular:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/3285966758/in/set-72157613897340235/
(man, that pic is getting a lot of mileage...)
On Wed,
I believe a Rivendell mountain bike should be used on *civilized*
mountains. I don't want to soil my tweed riding ensemble.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> And here I thought it was a mountain bike. ;-)
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:16 AM, ed k wrote:
>
>> Grant seems to
And here I thought it was a mountain bike. ;-)
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:16 AM, ed k wrote:
> Grant seems to have gone overboard with the fender clearance on the
> Bombadil
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The Zeppelins should fit nicely - they did on the Bombadil I built up.
No extra hardware required - the stock hangers & holes put them right
where they needed to be. A simple cork spacer down below and you
should be good to go.
Marty
On Apr 22, 8:16 am, ed k wrote:
> Pix!http://picasaweb.google
Pix!
http://picasaweb.google.com/yagenrok/BOMBADILO?feat=directlink
I'm having some trouble with the fenders. Grant seems to have gone
overboard with the fender clearance on the Bombadil. Has anybody tried SKS
fenders yet, because I have given up on them. I went down the street to VO
here in An
For me, it was the rear derailer cable that came up short. Back in the
day, I was a Paramount lover, and had a few I sold to Larry Black in a
weak moment. All were a little small for me, but it was a blast riding
them. Maybe they're still hanging around at College Park - God knows
there's enough s
Marty, this build is going pretty smooth, except the stupid interrupter
brake controls make sizing the cable housings critical. You were almost
right about the cables - the derailer cables are plenty long, it's the rear
brake that doesn't reach. I'll be stopping on the way home for a tandem
brake
Or a GPS. I see that they offer downloadable .gpx files for many of their
routes now.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Daniel Molloy <
danielmarkmol...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> JimD,
>
> I definitely took full advantage of the ACA maps as well as the book
> Cycling the Great Divide, which was
ed k,
I was working at Rivendell at the time I was preparing for this trip,
and Grant was nice enough to let me use one of the early prototypes
instead of my Atlantis, which I was also considering and would have
also worked. I'm glad I used the Bombadil, because it has more
standover clearance in
JimD,
I definitely took full advantage of the ACA maps as well as the book
Cycling the Great Divide, which was helpful but not an absolute
necessity. I think the biggest planning tool was going on multiple
overnight camping trips to dial in the bike setup and the gear
choices, as well as becomin
Daniel,
What resources did you use in planning your trip?
I think Adventure Cycling has maps of the route.
Did you use those?
Thanks,
JimD
On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Daniel Molloy wrote:
> I flew to Calgary on July 29, and rode west to Banff, where the route
> officially starts. From there
Hey Dmolloy, thanks for posting those pictures. Epic. When I had time
and opportunity to tour I had no desire, now that I want to tour I
can't. Oh well, I still get to ride my bike a ton. One day...
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Daniel,
Thanks. This goes on my list of ' epic dream' rides.
Now if I can only find a way to retire before I'm too creaky to ride...
Or maybe it will become the 'what I did during the de/p/recession'
plan B.
-JimD
On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Daniel Molloy wrote:
>
> I flew to Calgary on
I'm sure that the ROB isn't at the top of Homeland Security's reading
list, but if I were you I'd stop referring to a "Bomb" being shipped
through the mailjust sayin' ;-).
Can't wait to see the bike! These Bombadils have been coming out very
purdy.
On Apr 2, 1:12 pm, ed k wrote:
> the Bomb
I flew to Calgary on July 29, and rode west to Banff, where the route
officially starts. From there I headed south and on the first night
out of Banff had my first bear encounter. It walked up to me as I was
setting up camp filtering water. It was as startled as I was, and it
steered clear of m
Dustin: thanks for the reply. My own experience is simply that the
additional 2 1/2 inches of the 622 wheels (compared to the 559s; both the
622s and the 559s were shod with Big Apples in the 60 mm size) is very, very
noticeable; and that -- this from a history of road building -- that the
English
Scientific, no. Anecdotally, it¹s been my experience that when it comes to
sand, overall tire width is more important than 584 v. 622. I put some
Schwalbe Racing Ralph¹s 29x2.4s on and really noticed a difference in
flotation v. 26x2.0s AND 29x2.0s.
Did a 30-mile singletrack ride this weekend inv
Is there any truly scientific comparison between the effect of 584 compared
to 622 off road, particularly in sand?
Or, at least, strongly held opinions? Peevish bitching? Whining?
Thanks.
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Damn, damn, damn, I would ride the 56 which takes 584s, not 622s. It seems
that big folk, in this case, have all the fun. I will compromise on many
things, but not on 622 off road.
Well, that will save me $2000, at least.
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Daniel,
Your Great Divide Ride is inspiring.
How far did you go, how many days were you on this adventure?
Did you meet any critters other than deer and what I guess are
otters? I mean how big (and hungry) were the bears.
Please tell us more?
Cheers,
JimD
On Apr 1, 2009, at 10:14 PM, dmoll
dmolloy thanks for the pix and the report about the the Bomb. (I have not
seen anyone else refer to the bike that way - what do people like, Bomb, la
Bomba, the 'dil, Tom?) I'm new here, so I'm curious - how did you get
use of a prototype bike for that long?
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:14 AM
efinite custom bike territory there,
so it's even cooler that the Bomba fits you so nicely.
Cheers,
Dustin
> From: Dave Craig
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:50:50 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: my new Bomb
>
>
> Before I purchas
Before I purchased my Bombadil frameset, I stopped by Riv to try one
out. They had a demo in my size (60 cm) outfitted with drop bars. At
first, I did a quick tour around the parking area and back to Grant.
When I approached Grant, I said something about how light and
maneuverable the bike felt. H
jensen
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:23:01 -0500
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beautiful. thank you for sharing.
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:14 AM, dmolloy
wrote:
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/sets/72157606879827070/
>
> I still have some photos to upload, b
beautiful. thank you for sharing.
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:14 AM, dmolloy wrote:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/sets/72157606879827070/
>
> I still have some photos to upload, but there are some raw shots
> there. All photos shot with a voigtlander bessa r with a 35mm f2.5
> lens
>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/sets/72157606879827070/
I still have some photos to upload, but there are some raw shots
there. All photos shot with a voigtlander bessa r with a 35mm f2.5
lens
Daniel
On Mar 31, 3:38 pm, Mike wrote:
> Dmolloy, you got any pictures posted of your ride?
Heavy tubes are good - As a Clydesdale, I need them, along with balloon
tires. But I will fondle it from time to time, when nobody else is
around...
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:47 PM, dmolloy wrote:
>
> It's a great bike, I rode a prototype on the entire Great Divide
> Mountain Bike Route and put
Dmolloy, you got any pictures posted of your ride? That sounds epic.
And on a Rivendell no less.
--mike
On Mar 31, 1:47 pm, dmolloy wrote:
> It's a great bike, I rode a prototype on the entire Great Divide
> Mountain Bike Route and put it through absolute torture with no ill
> effects. This is
It's a great bike, I rode a prototype on the entire Great Divide
Mountain Bike Route and put it through absolute torture with no ill
effects. This isn't a bike to fondle and flutter eyelashes at, it's a
purpose designed user with even heavier tubes than the Atlantis. I'm
sure you'll like it a lo
Not sure what size frame you are getting, but you may find that
standard derailer cables are near the limit - especially if you are
using bar end shifters and have the bars set high. Tandem cables may
be something to look into. The Bombadil I set up was the smoothest
build ever, and I've built up
Advice?...post pictures...
The best path to becoming one with the bike...is to create it.
Angus
On Mar 30, 8:14 pm, yagen...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all - a complete noob here, but I just have to tell somebody who will
> understand: I finished picking out all of the components for my Bombadil
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