Thanks for all that -- now I get it -- you're at least a size bigger than me and I didn't realize that your size Joe was 700c ...
On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 1:18:33 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Jeff asked about why I would buy a Hunqapillar to replace an Appaloosa. > Just that it's MUSA, and I'd pick a color, and it would have no > toe-overlap with a longer front center plus smaller diameter wheel. Any > ride you can do on a Hunqapillar, you can also do on an Appaloosa, if you > want to. > > I always get very strong MUSA urges around election time. I feel deep > respect for fellow Americans that build things, and I want to buy the > things they have built. Every election cycle I try to recommit myself to > buying fewer things in total, but more things manufactured in the USA. I'm > not great at holding myself to it. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10:00:12 AM UTC-8, jeffrey kane wrote: >> >> Ah, ok, the Joe is too long in the TT for drops. In your eyes, what does >> the Hunq represent in "upgrade" highlights -- aside from maybe all those >> braze ons? >> >> On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 12:03:09 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>> Jeff asked about the Atlantis and the Hunqapillar vs my Appaloosa for an >>> upcoming California Alpine tour. >>> >>> I have no intention at this time running the Appaloosa for that tour. I >>> think of the Appaloosa as an S24O bike. If I left today on that tour I >>> would use a bike that I've never shown off here because it's not a >>> Rivendell. It's a Niner RLT9 disc brake gravel bike that I perversely >>> converted to 650b. >>> >>> If I buy a 650b Atlantis (likely), it will have drop bars and I will >>> seriously consider using it for my tour. I would set it up roadish. >>> >>> If I buy a 650b Hunqapillar as well (less likely), it would be to >>> replace/upgrade my Appaloosa. I would use it at a trailish S24O bike with >>> uprights of some kind. >>> >>> If anyone out there is dying for a 55 Appaloosa in butternut, let me >>> know. You could force my hand. I'm thinking frame/fork/choco >>> bars/headset/seatpost/wheelset for the price of an Appaloosa frameset. I >>> would keep the rest of my build kit for my Hunqapillar. >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito Ca >>> >>> -- 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.
