I've been riding a 1983 MTB with 55mm Big Apples and really enjoying it. A lot. It makes me have a much greater appreciation for the Bombadil. I've been curious about 650B wheels for some time and right now, a Bombadil just checks all the right boxes for me.
On Thursday, November 6, 2014 10:42:16 PM UTC-6, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > Pardon the poor image quality... I met up with Tom at about 4:30 today to > pick up my new blue 56 Bombadil. It was a real pleasure meeting you Tom, > thanks for the fantastic bike! > > While the bike came with a sweet Bullmoose cockpit I have a ~80 mile ride > planned for Veterans Day and I didn't think I could hack the upright > cockpit for that long of a day so I went into a crash build tonight with > parts from all over the garage... good thing my Saluki is still down for > the count as many of her parts were pressed into service. And yes as > you'll see the Co-Op Nitto Handle Works Forged stem did make the initial > build! :) Build highlights; > > 56 Bombadil - taller and bigger than I had expected... very close > dimensions to my 60 Saluki > 48cm Noodle handlebars w/ Nitto forged stem > Bruce Gordon Canti's (super sweet, thanks Tom!) > Sugino Triple off my Saluki > Velocity 32H 650B wheelset off my Saluki > Vee Rubber 650Bx1.95 Tires > VO Orange brake cable housing > Silver Shifter (rear/right only) > No FD, stick shift for now > Nitto R-14 rear rack / Nitto saddlebag QR & Carradice longflap > > I think that's about it, I'll be commuting in tomorrow morning thanks to > the successful build tonight... Can't wait! > > Tony > > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qQ-GkeeNzZY/VFxLbKAALEI/AAAAAAAAF2A/ZkbE_SSg8TY/s1600/IMG_20141106_232030.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hBzvx3AVyYg/VFxLeirIhfI/AAAAAAAAF2Q/q3s6JBLkyM8/s1600/IMG_20141106_230810.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ByHueL0cjGc/VFxLYsnmhiI/AAAAAAAAF10/PA5tDMQjEUg/s1600/IMG_20141106_230833.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WX72fGJZlTI/VFxLdiBVV6I/AAAAAAAAF2I/YaDK6Cm0PVU/s1600/IMG_20141106_232047.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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
