My initial attempt at setting up multiple cockpits is going *very* well for me. Get the one bike; and get what you need to make it three or four bikes as desired. I highly recommed daVinci bar-switch kits for this purpose. They don't address the front brake issue... But... it turns out that if you have a Paul motolite brake up front then simply getting an extra hooked canoe and noodle (moto kit) for each bar really makes things easy.
I've got Albatross and Moustache bars set up this way for my Hillborne. Makes it two completely different bikes. The initial set up of the da Vinci splitters is somewhat tedious. But on my very first switch of bars I did not have to adjust a thing; my indexing and brakes were good to go. Definitely more economical than multiple bikes. Yours, Thomas Lynn skean On Aug 25, 5:16 pm, "Allingham II, Thomas J" <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > I have an Atlantis and a Bombadil; they were similar enough in function > (actually, VERY similar) that I stripped the Bomba and am in the process of > rebuilding it as a Bullmoose barred, Rohloff-equipped bike of the apocalypse. > Which I guess is a roundabout way of saying that I agree with those who are > urging you not to make an Atlantis and a Bomba/Hunq your two Riv bikes -- > there's a lot of better variety in their offerings, especially the Homer. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rene Sterental > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:05 PM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails? > > I started with an AHH and then added a Bombadil with the idea that the AHH > would be my road bike and the Bomba would be my MTB/eventual touring & > camping bike. Both with 700c wheels. The Bombadil proved to be too large and > I exchanged it for an Atlantis that ia virtually identical in it's geometry > to the AHH which fit perfectly. The smaller Bomba was for 650b tires and I > wanted to have the same wheels for both. > > I second Ray that if you only get one bike, it should be the Atlantis with > the extra wheelset The second shouldn't be a Bomba or Hunqua, it should be a > Homer. An Atlamtis and a Bba/Hunqua is like having two for the same purpose. > > The idea of two Atlantis with different bar configurations is quite > intriguing... But I'd rather experwnt first, choose the preferred setup and > have one bike of each: AHH + Atlantis. I just love them! > > René > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > **************************************************** > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you > that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained > in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, > for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal > Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) > promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters > addressed herein. > **************************************************** > **************************************************** > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. > If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at(212) > 735-3000and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) > and any printout thereof. > > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their > professional qualifications will be provided upon request. > **************************************************** > =========================================================================== > === -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
