I really like this photo you caught of a Hunqapillar in the grass: https://picasaweb.google.com/115167041841412610078/HunqapillarInTheHills5111?authkey=Gv1sRgCImI2MiGwJqxpAE#5602169349475313458
How long did it stand there before it reacted to your presence? And seriously, what was the location of these shots? -----Original Message----- >From: Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> >Sent: May 2, 2011 12:14 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >Subject: [RBW] Hunqa photos, and Albatross HB question > >I spent some time on favorite trails yesterday and snapped a few cell >phone cam photos of my 62cm Hunqa: > >https://picasaweb.google.com/115167041841412610078/HunqapillarInTheHills5111?authkey=Gv1sRgCImI2MiGwJqxpAE# > >I really like the Albatross bar set up on this bike. Being able to >lean back a bit when descending lends confidence, I think, and I like >touring with this kind of bar. However, I've got a vexing issue: No >matter how hard I cinch the binder bolt on the lugged stem, the bars >will still move a bit when going through rough spots at speed. Does >anybody have any suggestions to help sure this up? I replaced the >stock binder bolt with a higher-tensile strenght variety, but still >have snapped a few trying to get sufficient bind on the bar.... > >I found that I have to angle the grip ends of the bar downward >somewhat in order to keep my hands from slipping forward on the bars >on steep, rough trails, but the amount of downward slant you see in >the photos is after slipping somewhat and is a bit more than I like. >Frankly, I'm getting a little paranoid about that little binder bolt >failing on me at an inopportune moment.... > >I had really good luck with 'trosses on my old XO-1 and have toured >with them plenty, but that's with a mountain-bikey stem with a bit >wider, 25.4 clamp. Also, those bars I never have angled down so much >because it never really got much use as a mountain bike. > >Shmaybe I'm pushing these bars a bit much for a big (210 lb.), lay-off- >yer-brakes kind of guy (?) Is it bullmoose time? > >-BR > >-- >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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
