Yes, I do see that it would be like having two of the same bike. Maybe a Hillborne/Hunqapillar-Bombadil mix?
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) > 735-3000 and 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. > **************************************************** > ==============================================================================- > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
