I love my Bombadil. I'm 6'2", 200 lbs. It doesn't feel heavy to me, and I have super heavy duty Sun CR-18 rims with Schwalbe 700x47 tires. The bike is stout, but feels nice and responsive.
I can get the bars nice and high on mine. I was between sizes, and went with the bigger 64. No regrets. It's been on longish road rides and on rocky MTB trails. It can take it. I bought mine without riding one, and don't regret it a bit. I'm trying to think of some downsides besides the initial cost, and I can't really think of any. I get a lot of attention when I ride it, and if that's not something you like, then maybe it's not the bike for you. Kids on fixies seem to be confounded by it. Since I've purchased the bike, I've put almost no miles on my Quickbeam. That's kind of sad! Paul On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Delano <2951...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've posted this on a bike forum, and someone directed me here. I > didn't know this group existed, and I am very much happy that I've > found it. > > I need some help from owners of the Bombadil. I am considering > purchasing one, but I haven't been able to find people's reactions to > the bike. How do they like the bike? Would they purchase one again? > What are the downsides (other than weight)? > > I am 289 lbs, once athletic but broke my back once and have not > exercised in about a decade. At 41, it's crunch time to get back in > shape. I pondered the Bombadil because of its construction, but have > absolutely no interest in mountain biking. Like most people, I like > speed and a good energy expenditure-return ratio. That is, I don't > want to work very hard :) > > When I mentioned in a forum about the construction of the bike being > my reason for looking at the Bombadil, someone mentioned that the > Atlantis was rated to 300 lbs. I think I remember that correctly, but > I can't find it on rivbike.com. One of the sales people in an email > suggested the Atlantis might wobble a bit considering the weight, and > steered me toward the Bombadil again. > > What are your thoughts? I've been through the "a bike is just a bike" > and "Rivendells are special" and "there are cheaper options" > conversations with people, and I can't make an informed decision > without anyone's feedback on the Bombadil itself. I live too far to > test ride one, and its a big (expensive) leap of faith with any bike > as far as I'm concerned. > > Any help? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
