Ha ha ha ha!!! Nicely put! One of the Santa Cruz bikes is also departing. My son really doesn't want to mountain bike and I have to respect that. Besides, he's now tall enough to ride one of the other Rivs in my stable, so we'll still be doing some rides together every now and then. Just not on dual suspension trail bikes. I just didn't post that one on this list for obvious reasons.
Still, the same considerations apply, sell the whole bike or sell it as frame/fork + parts... It's not fun selling a bike... René On Thursday, July 9, 2015, Will <waller.will...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rene, > > When I first got my Atlantis it was completly bare bones. No racks, no > fenders, just some 42mm touring tires and moustache bars with friction > barends. I had an absolute blast bombing around town. The bike felt sporty > and fast. > > So I get where you're going with the Compass 38s and the Elysee's. It's > gotta feel stupendous. > > In your old post, you mentioned a couple of Santa Cruz mtn bikes... How > did they make the team vs this one-of-a-kind Hunq with just about every > Gucci part imaginable? > > Will > > On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 6:32:30 PM UTC-5, René wrote: >> >> With the wonderful help and insight provided by some members on this >> group, both publicly and privately, I'm ready for phase 2 of my downsize, >> which is getting rid of my first Rivendell bike. >> >> I've decided the bike I'm going to sell is my Hunqapillar with its low >> trail fork and pewter paint job. It wasn't easy to make this decision, for >> all the obvious emotional reasons, but after following the advice of one >> list member on riding one bike only for a while, alternating between my >> Hunqapillar and my Atlantis (both with low trail forks), there is no doubt >> in my mind that the one I enjoy the most, can ride most comfortably and >> just love to take out when I can ride, is the Atlantis in its latest >> configuration with the Barlow Pass tires and the Compass Elysees handlebars >> with reverse brake levers. So, while I can rationalize why I would still >> keep the Hunqapillar, contrary to what I first thought I'd do, this is the >> one that has to go now. >> >> In parallel to all these thoughts, and probably due to the same >> underlying root causes and following the advice of another list member, I >> finally read Grant's book "Eat Bacon, Don't Jog", and exactly two months >> ago started following the HFLC protocol that he outlines so clearly and in >> such a simple manner. Today I've broken the 20 lbs loss barrier, which of >> course, has huge implications for how and what I'll ride. Therefore, when >> next I manage to do an S240, not before Fall, I presume, it will be on my >> Atlantis instead of the Hunqapillar. Additionally, in the coming months >> I'll be riding my Homer a lot more, as well as my Betty Foy. >> >> The reason for my post is to explore whether to sell the Hunqapillar as a >> complete bike, or sell the frame and forks plus the parts separately. I'm >> traveling for business tomorrow and won't be back until July 26, so I'd >> like to use this time to gauge interest from the group, as well as to get >> some formal offers if anyone is really interested. >> >> Here is what I would sell, as a whole or in parts (currently assembled): >> >> - 58cm Hunqapillar with pewter/cream paint job and low trail fork painted >> to match, with all braze-ons needed for racks and fenders and Chris King >> silver headset as well as front/rear brake cable stops for cantilever >> brakes and original 26.8 Nitto seat post. Currently outfitted with downtube >> Duraace down tube 9 speed shifters. >> - Original fork with original gray/plumb paint >> - Nitto Mini front rack >> - Nitto Big rear rack >> - Tubus Nova lowrider stainless steel front rack >> - 700c A719/XT wheelset built by Rich Lesnik @ Riv >> - 60mm steel Berthoud fenders (with a couple of almost invisible nicks >> from regular use) >> - Front Paul Neo-Retro high polish brake >> - Rear Paul Touring Canti high polish brake >> - Phil bottom bracket (don't remember its width, but perfect for the >> Hunqapillar with a Sugino crankset) >> - Sugino triple crankset (I currently have a custom double + guard that >> I'm going to keep, but I think I have a spare triple one) >> - No front derailer, as I'm keeping the Centaur one I currently have. >> - Rear Shimano XT Shadow RD M-772 (not sure if I may keep it and >> substitute for a different one if the bike is sold assembled) >> - Trimmed to fit silver Pletscher twin kickstand >> - Front & rear Big Ben tires with lots of life left >> - Bosco Bullmoose handlebar, or regular Bosco with Nitto stem. >> - Shimano brake levers (or similar) >> - MKS Sneaker pedals >> - No bottle cages as I'm keeping the King cages currently installed >> - Brooks leather ring grips >> - Brooks B17 Special (I think) practically brand new saddle. >> >> Let me know if you are interested in either the whole bike or parts of >> it, and make some serious offers if you are serious about it. I'd rather >> sell locally in the Bay Area, but can arrange for shipping as needed, with >> the appropriate additional charges. Whatever happens will happen on July 26 >> or afterwards. Photos of different states of the bike: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/orthie251/sets/72157627319515196 >> >> Thank you all so much, for all the help, guidance, feedback and enduring >> my long messages! >> >> René >> >> -- > 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 > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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