I'm dropping the price to $1500. This bike really deserves to be ridden by someone! I'll post some updated pics this weekend, but if you have questions, ask!
On Monday, March 18, 2019 at 9:53:15 AM UTC-7, Alan H wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > I've finally admitted to myself that my Homer is a wee bit too small for > me. I bought it used and I've spent the last 3 years trying to get it > dialed in, but I've never gotten it quite right. I've tried Noodles, > Chocos, and Albatross bars, short stems, long stems, and Dirt Drop stems. > Cork tape, cloth tape, and Ergon paddles. I even tried putting big tires on > it (WTB Byways...they don't fit). > > Last fall I bought a Roadini with Albastache bars, and it's a great fit. > Now the Homer just sits there looking lonely and unloved so I'm putting it > up for sale in the hopes that someone else will make it their own and give > it the attention it deserves. > > Here's the setup. $1800 > > Non-MIT A. Homer Hilsen size 52 cm (I think it's a Waterford frame, but it > could be a Toyo. It is *not* one of the new Taiwan frames). > > Albatross bars and a 12-cm Nitto Tallux Stem > Nitto Crystal Fellow Seatpost > Brooks C17 saddle > > Drivetrain is 3x9 with > - Sugino XD2 triple 46/36/24 > - Shimano XT front and rear derailers > - Shimano XT 11-32 rear cassette > - Microshift bar end shifters (index/friction switchable) > > S!LVER-branded sidepull brakes (i.e., Tektro R559s) > Shimano Ultegra R780 brake levers > > 650b wheelset built by Rich Lesnik with Velocity Synergy rims and Shimano > LX Deore Hubs > Soma Express 37mm tires (I'll include a pair of 1.6" Schwalbe Marathon > Supremes too) > > Nitto Campee racks, front and rear > Wald basket > SKS Longboard fenders > > Below is a picture to give you an idea what the bike looks like. It's an > older picture that is slightly different than the current build. For > example, the picture shows a B17 saddle and Thompson seatpost rather than > the above-listed C17 saddle and Nitto seatpost. Similarly the pic shows > thumbie shifters and Ergon grips instead of the bar end shifters that are > listed. Also the fenders are not currently mounted on the bike but will be > included if you want them. > > I would prefer a local sale (I'm in Orange County, CA), but I'm willing to > work with a local bike shop to ship it. > > - Alan > > [image: IMG_0829.jpg] > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
