@junes1junes, I'm building an Atlantis that I hope to use here and there
loaded for dirt touring and bike packing. At this point, I'm undecided on
gearing and your gearing raised my brows. On my MTB I run 26 front and 32 rear
(as my lowest gear ratio) and that feels on the verge of spin out.
Any thoughts on where your 24 front/36 rear combo shines and why you run it?
Thanks in advance,
Scott
On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 06:41:23 AM MST, J J
<junes1ju...@gmail.com> wrote:
I, too, would choose my Hunqapillar. The setup would be generally what I am
currently running on my green Waterford-built 58:
- Upright, wide, swept-back bars with mirror and bell
- Low gearing (triple with 24 tooth smallest in front, 9-speed with at least
36 tooth biggest in back)
- Rapid Rise RD
- Friction thumb shifting
- Tires no smaller than 50mm
- Cantilever brakes
- B67 saddle
- Robust wheels with at least 36 spokes; dynamo hub
- Good lights
- Flat pedals
- Rear rack
I could get particular about specific components; they would just have to fit
these general parameters. The main thing is the Hunq itself. The more examples
of other bikes I’ve ridden — including other Rivs — the more attached I get to
the Hunq as a do-it-all. The other bikes seem to have too much or too little of
something relative to the Hunq. They might be fun, interesting, comfortable,
capable, whatever, but they feel compromised or annoying in some way, big or
small. The Hunq compromises nothing to me and riding it puts me in a happy
place.
On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 7:41:29 AM UTC-5 captaincon...@gmail.com
wrote:
I nominate my 650b Hunqapillar. It's the most comfortable bike I've ridden,
and it's geometry doesn't seem to be intended for drops, flat, or upright
handlebars--it feels different but good with each.
On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 6:35:43 AM UTC-6 Chris L wrote:
On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 1:20:20 AM UTC-6 Luke Hendrickson wrote:
This is a fun one! I guess that I’ll kinda cop out and say that what I have now
is what I’d run as a do-it-all. I really like the Gus but I see it as a 75%
unpaved sorta bike which is why I’m pretty happy with my Atlantis. I live and
ride in San Francisco and so see a lot of elevation changes both while
commuting and while riding aimlessly. Thus my current setup (44-32-22 up front,
12-32 in the rear) allows me to take on the steepest San Francisco hill and
gnarliest unpaved route in Marin.
The addition of the basket has made it a true quiver killer in my eyes and
makes me so happy that I no longer view baskets with disdain. I was sorely
missing out. I’ve been a long time admirer (I saw my first Riv in 2008) but I’m
a new owner (August of this year). I’m sure my answer will change over time,
but, for now, the Atlantis is all that I need.
Also also: I just did the attached route and featured a lot of rough terrain
with the final 40 miles being exclusively paved. The Atlantis was supremely
comfortable on all of it.
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 8:15:13 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote:
I have one Riv that already does all this, but I'm cheating the premise of the
thread cuz it's a custom I had built for the purpose. So I'll shift my answer
to: What if I didn't have a car and part of the ride to go shopping included
gnarly singletrack!
Ok the answer is Gus Boots-Willsen. I'd move most of my parts over:SRAM 1x11
drivetrainSugino 152mm 36t cranks (maybe a smaller front ring, I don't care
much about spinning out)Deity pedals WI rear hubVelocity Atlas rimsBosco
barsFace Plater stemNitto postBrooks B17Paul Motolites and leversNitto Big Rack
I'd swap the front hub for a SON Dyno, a move I wish I'd done when I had Rick
build my wheels. Would probably add front low-rider racks.
This would give me all the stuff I love about Rivs (except lugs..don't tell
anybody but I love the fillet welds on Gus, my custom has a couple, too) in a
stouter frame that will handle big loads and gnarly terrain.
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 1:35:25 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
The threads on Platypus versus [name] and using versus "saving" your Rivendell
raises an interesting if (fortunately!) academic question: if you could have
only 1 Rivendell as your only bicycle, and that Rivendell had to serve all
purposes -- fast pavement, commuting, errand loads, at least light dirt and
gravel: what model would you choose and how would you build and equip it?
I'm fortunate to have a bike for each of my purposes, except a theft-be-damned
but fun to ride grocery beater, which I hope to add to the collection*, but if
I had to choose just 1 and that a Riv, it would be my gofast with a second set
of wheels shod with 42 mm Naches Passes (which fit with room to spare under the
front normal reach single pivot) but not bolt anything else to the Riv. Lights:
I have an excellent B&M Ixon IQ Premium which puts out at least as much
brightness and has a nicer beam pattern than my Edeluxe I, and Cateye clamps
are cheap and easy to find. There are all sorts of bright, strap-on blinkies
for the rear. I'd rig up a QR for my Saddlesack Medium and attach it with the
Nitto standoff only as needed, and augment it with a courier bag in 1 of 3
sizes. I'd get some clip-on, easy on/off fenders, shorties if need be -- hell,
this is New Mexico.
Wheels: Actually, I might do as I did decades ago when I tried to make a
mountain bike do triple duty with 3 wheelsets: gofast with 23 mm tires and
12-19 (7-sp) cassette, commuting with 35 mm tires with 13-21, and off road with
knobbies and 14-28. The Phil fixed/fixed with Elk Pass would keep the 17/19
Dingle and the 28 mm Elk Passes, but I'd have another Elk Pass rear for the TC
fixed hub with 17 t cog for 76" direct and 66" underdrive; and then I'd have a
third wheeset for Naches Passes with the fixed TF hub with a 19 t cog and the
Naches Passes for 70" and 52"; good pavement-to-moderate dirt ratios.
Of course, I'd have to overcome the scruple of keeping this bike pristine ....
Funny, I usually take a brief detour for a mile or mile-and-a-half along a
very busy 6-lane when I ride North from my house because the direct route is
dusty, sandy crusher fine. Would have to strenuously overcome that vice.
* Actually, one reason for this 5th beater bike would be just the fun of
building up a bike that rides nice and meets my gearing and handling
preferences at the lowest possible price.
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------Patrick
MooreAlburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum
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