Super! Let me know about the Compass 1.75... I've been contemplating adding them for the summer. (But I must say the Big Bens are great for road and trail. I've looked at the Smart Sams, but I do too much road to justify it over the Big Bens... hence my interest in the Compass.)
I'm the same height+PBH. (Saddle height ~69-70.) It's great on the trails to have a little extra room to step down. For my reach, the 48 is better for 100mm stem and Noodles. I've got a set of moustache bars that I'll put on later this spring/summer. Also +1 on the CX70 brakes. I swapped out the Tektros (after I over tightened and snapped a bolt), and CX70s are great, even with the OEM brake pads. Set up is very easy, nice stopping power, good feel at the brake lever. For the chubby Big Bens, as advertised, I no longer have to deflate the tire to pull the wheel. (Hurray for small victories.) Jandrews-- I've got a 48 Hunqapillar in grey/bean, so I think that's probably an unfair advantage. For this bike, it's the wheel size-- 54 is a 29er, and those wheels look really big. Happy riding! shoji On Thursday, May 8, 2014 12:15:56 AM UTC-4, DS wrote: > > Hey how about that, that's my bike on the blug. There was another > Hunqapillar (also a single top tube) that was about to be built up to, so > unless it was the exact same size and build I'd say it's mine. > > I got another set of wheels and just put them on with my new compass > tires, it's 2 bikes in ones: http://imgur.com/a/yUfWG > Please ignore the fact that I store a dog bed in my fireplace. Space is > tight ;) > > Hopefully will have a bikepacking version in a few months. Three in one > special. > > On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 7:17:21 PM UTC-7, djbardwil wrote: >> >> Beautiful build and great color scheme - best of luck with it! I am the >> same PBH and recently put a similar Brooks Cambium on my Atlantis and rode >> it in the NYC 5 Boro Tour this weekend. I'd like to hear your experience >> once you've had some time on it. >> >> By the way - except for the saddle, is that not your new bike on the BLUG? >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:01:56 PM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> Love the color, good call on that one! I think going down a size on >>> off-road bikes is a good call. I've put the downhill foot down on an >>> off-camber trail once too many times on a full-framed bike. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> David >>> >>> "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 6:58 PM, Montclair BobbyB >>> <montcla...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hunqa-Hunqa burnin' love.... wow!! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 3:10:56 PM UTC-4, DS wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just picked up my new Hunqapillar yesterday from RBW: >>>>> http://imgur.com/a/hkcZf >>>>> >>>>> Ordered this guy in late January, beat the 4.5 month wait time by 1/3. >>>>> >>>>> Took it for a 10 mile spin around Oakland (paved), hoping to do a >>>>> longer 'inaugural' ride this weekend on some dirt, but could be a few >>>>> weeks >>>>> due to some upcoming travel. >>>>> >>>>> Love the handlebar setup. I was super hesitant about it and made a few >>>>> posts, but mostly followed Patrick's advice (thanks Patrick!). The real >>>>> test will be on the trails. I'm coming from 10 years of road riding with >>>>> very little trail riding experience, I did about a dozen mountain bike >>>>> rides last year on a Salsa El Mariachi (which I Iater sold). Wish me >>>>> luck. >>>>> Hope to make it out to China Camp July 12 if there is room. >>>>> >>>>> Better ride report coming when I hit the trails. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
