I wonder if that's the Bombadil I'm thinking of. Was it returned by a Group member?
On Aug 27, 8:41 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > New to RBW Owners... Woo hoo!! > > After working with Keven at RBW, seeking an answer to the tricky > "which Riv is right for me" question, I opted for a Bombadil 60. I > originally thought I had my mind made up with an AHH (mainly for light > loaded on/off road travel), but since I'm 6'1", 230 lbs, Keven > (wisely) suggested something a bit stouter might ultimately feel more > reassuring for my style of riding, especially if I couldn't resist the > urge to take it offroad and/or load up with heavier stuff. (I already > own a nice Niner MCR 29er as my primary off-road steed, so I really > envision using my Riv for back road touring, but still with plenty of > dirt-road and off-road capability where a mountain bike might be > overkill. We talked about a double TT Hilsen (which sounded just OK > to me... and at some point why not just go with an Atlantis or > Bombadil? Maybe the Hilsen isn't the right one for me... DAMMIT I > thought I had it figured out!!!).. To get an Atlantis in my size would > require a non-standard 64cm... did I want to wait and pay a little > extra? (Dammit again, I thought I had it figured out... but the wait > and extra cost would probably be worth it in my mind. (But then I > discovered one current Atlantis owner, who is 6'5"/245 talking about > having Riv possibly add an extra TT on his Atlantis)... > > Jeez, I thought... can't a big guy like me get a bike that can do all > these things in a size that DOESN'T require a second TT? Well that > all became a moot point when Keven showed me a lightly used Bombadil > frame in my size they JUST received on a trade-in, and that was all I > needed to see... I did what any other reasonable future RBW Owner > would do... I bought it. > > Now I personally plan to set this up as a kind of do-all touring bike, > and I am taking inspiration from the previous owner (Rene, thank > you!), and plan to try out several configurations. Admittedly I have > a Salsa Fargo already nicely performing commuting, light off-road and > commuting duty, but even as awesome as the Fargo is (and I wouldn't > hesitate to declare the Fargo an act of sheer brilliance on the part > of Salsa), there is NOTHING on this planet quite like the Bombadil... > we all know that. I'm afraid my Fargo may need to find a new owner > soon (sad as that sounds)... The Bombadil will become my main ride > (for paved and back road/light trail riding, commuting, coffee shop > runs, etc.), and the Niner will remain my true mountain bike (capable > of pretty much anything off-road). > > I appreciate all the great dialogue onb this forum about seeking and > achieving the best setup. As a former Kogswell P/R owner and KOG > member (which I miss), it's great to once again tap into such great > thinkers as there are here in this group. > > Peace, > BB > > On Aug 27, 10:15 am, RJM <rjme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The AHH and the Bombadil or a Hunqapillar might be the solution, > > sticking with the Bombadil would keep me strapped to 650 wheels which > > isn't a terrible thing. I'm not sure what route I am going to go with > > yet, I will probably wind up ordering the first bike in a month or > > two, so I have some time. > > > Right now I am riding a Trek 7.5 FX so I have a rideable bike for > > rails to trails type stuff and the road, but no singletrack capable > > bike. I would like to replace the FX with a Rivendell though. I have > > some thinking to do though, but I think the first one will probably be > > a trail worthy bike. > > > On Aug 26, 6:03 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > To the OP, let us know what you decide. It doesn't sound like you have > > > any big tours planned so maybe consider getting a SH (single TT > > > Taiwanese model) or an AHH, ride it for a while and make your decision > > > about a touring bike from there. > > > > --mike > > > > On Aug 26, 1:03 pm, "cyclotour...@gmail.com" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > This is a great option! An AHH and a Bomb would make a great 1-2 > > > > punch, with less duplication than a Bomb/Atlantis combo. Whichever two > > > > you end up with, having a single wheel size is pretty nice. > > > > > On Aug 26, 7:34 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote:- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
