Thanks, Max. I just saw that listing, too. I have learned that I am not a 700C guy. The Hunq of my dreams would be the 56 with 650B wheels, made briefly ca. 2017. I can't imagine there are that many of that model out there.
-- Bob On Monday, June 15, 2026 at 3:44:34 PM UTC-6 maxcr wrote: > Bob, there's a black 54 Hunqa for sale $3,333 on Marketplace > https://www.facebook.com/share/18tEoH4DkA/ (no affiliation) > Max > > here is the text from the ad: > Frameset/Headset/Front Drive: Riv Hunqapillar 54 - FSA threaded silver - > White Industries ENO Square Taper, 42t 170mm ~ $3333 (White Ind crankset is > $453 plus tax and shipping new) Rear Der: Microshift XLE 11sp ~ $40 > Shifter: Shimano Deore SL-M5100 11sp ~ $35 (incredible click and shift) > Cassette: Microshift 11sp 11-46t (NEW) ~ $45 Brakes and Levers: Shimano > Cantis (new springs needed for brakes) and Shimano Claris (left scratched) > ~ FREE if desired with purchase or complete Stem: Nitto x Crust UI Quill > 26.0 OR Nitto x Crust Pearl Quill 26.0 ~ $95 per stem Handlebar: Nitto x > Crust Cut Loose Bar 26.0 ~ $105 (amazing bar) Wheelset: Slasa Delgado Rim > to Shimano XTR Hubs, 32 spoke ~ $300 (feels like the biggest deal on here) > Tyres: UltraDynamico CAVA 700x42 ~ $70 for set (extras available if want > more, ask) Seat Post: Ritchey black, 27.2 ~ $25 Rear Rack: Nitto Big Back > Rack ~ $200 Front Rack: Nitto Mark’s Rack M1 ~ $130 (SOLD) Added cost of > getting it to CA ~ $300 (discounted) $4548 if ya add all those numbers up. > $4400 for EVERYTHING still available. This frame forged new would be $4000 > from Riv direct (MUSA). $3333 is cost of all the stuff not stripped off. > Extra $200 for that burley rear rack. Fully built back out would be $5000 > if ya want me to do it. No pedals can provide WTB Rocket for free. This > build complete can be shown in last picture. I wanted to make a Rivendell > “fast”. I was sick of waiting for the right parts to build the drive train > different…lo and behold, 42 front with 46 rear can still spin up to Grizzly > Peak, the Temple and Butters. (Yes, I know the rear derailleur lists a 42t > max but the drive system worked and I LOVED IT). BUT…this thing can be > built in ANY fun way you can think. Go old school and ride 26 FAT with a > 3x8 drive. Get a second wheelset of 650b and run V Brakes to really get > rowdy with confidence. Its also at a nearly naked stage to get it powder > coated or DIY Squid style painted.. The HUNQ is your oyster… The frame > didn’t exist before I asked to buy one. I once called it “the bike I would > ride into Hell.” Selling because I got into hydraulic disc brakes and trail > geometry. This bike has done so many cool things already and it deserves a > rad next owner. Don’t be shy, as I am not. I’m open to show and have > conversations. Jo > On Monday, June 15, 2026 at 5:13:15 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> I agree with Bill about the Bombadil (and by extension, Hunq presumably) >> being optimal for loaded touring on mostly pavement. Mine's been this the >> past few years both with drops and flat bars, and as long as it's not too >> much off-road I have been totally happy with it. For trails, I prefer disc >> brakes and a little more tire clearance, though I also really enjoy it set >> up as an elevated 90s MTB: no racks, no fenders, and 2.2" knobby tires. >> It's just a bit heavier than it needs to be for this job, but at least you >> don't have to worry about whether it'll take the abuse of a chunky rocky >> descent. >> >> I'm actually building up a "Bombadil replacement" in a month or so, but >> will not be selling the Bombadil unless I decide I don't need it after a >> year in storage. So check back in July 2027! The replacement will be a >> Stooge Rambler: bigger tire clearances, disc brakes, a little more slacked >> out. Frame is 200g lighter than the Bombadil but the fork is 400g heavier. >> If I miss the Bombadil, I'll switch back, or part with another bike so I >> can have both built up (I am at the limit on space). >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/01f17c08-355e-4da8-a8a3-19b87ed7cd8bn%40googlegroups.com.
