LOL Yep, the normally shy Hunqa-beast did not bolt. I baited it with Boeshield on a Ritz cracker ;-)
Seriously, these photos were taken not far from my home in NorCal, in and around Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, on the SF Peninsula: http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_long_ridge.asp I also saw a bobcat that day, but it did bolt (even though I called him with "here kitty kitty kitty"). -br On May 2, 12:54 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I really like this photo you caught of a Hunqapillar in the grass: > > https://picasaweb.google.com/115167041841412610078/HunqapillarInTheHi... > > 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/HunqapillarInTheHi... > > >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 > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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-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.
