Agreed. Nothing wrong with discs, probably even better for loaded descents (heat), but weaker wheels and over-built forks don't intrigue me too much. V-brakes really stop pretty darn good. So do cantis for that matter! :-)
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:04 PM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > Disc brakes come with good and bad, I have been an advocate, but I > think the dishing of the wheels from the left side opens up greater > inherent weaknesses. If the canti brakes are not enough, or the flex > in the stays is a bit much you can always throw a booster arch on it. > It is not like you could overbuild the thing any more. > > The simple one does seem good in concept, it will be interesting to > see where the price falls for tiwan stuff, makes me regret not > grabbing a quickbean in any color, kept hoping something better than > silver would be next. > > Rob > > On Aug 27, 8:54 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > I like the Diagonal tube... but the 54 is the best fit for me, which > > has a single top tube.....still thinking a disc brake would be a good > > thing with those big fat tires too. > > > > I'm more interested in the Simpleone at this point. I'll have to wait > > until later next week to see what's under the wrapping. I'm OK > > waiting as I'm driving up to the Bay area to pick up my "new to me" > > green Ram. > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > On Aug 27, 8:43 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm intrigued. For those of you following along at home, I bought a > Karate > > > Monkey on the cheap, but might be persuaded to trade it in to get a > Hunq. > > > I'm between sizes, and both 54 & 58 have compromises for me. Leaning > toward > > > a 54 if I can get the bars up high enough to run drops. > > > > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:06 PM, James Valiensi <valie...@mac.com> > wrote: > > > > That diagonal - I wish he did it like the original Breezer's. That > would be > > > > cool. > > > > On Aug 27, 2010, at 8:00 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > > > > > > Interesting, yes; but also weird looking (the Hunqa). This > diagonal > > > > > thing strikes me as a solution in search of a problem. My Atlantis > > > > > has been thoroughly over-loaded, abused, misused and otherwise > > > > > subjected to loading indignities, and it hasn't complained, bent or > > > > > broken. Ami I missing something here? > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > On Aug 27, 7:29 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> Interesting. > > > > > > >> > http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/352/original_aug28knothole.pdf > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscribÂ...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > James Valiensi, PE > > > > Northridge, CA > > > > H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796 > > > > > > -- > > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscribÂ...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA -- 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.
