LOL!!! Sent from my iPhone 4
On May 24, 2011, at 5:37 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's time for a sweet custom! > > On May 24, 3:55 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> FWIW, I started with a 61cm Homer and then got a 60cm Bombadil. The >> Homer fit perfectly and it's fit has been improved with a 7cm Nitto >> stem. It also runs 35 Supreme tires. The Bombadil with 50 Supremes >> proved too long and dangerously too high for standover clearance. The >> horizontal length was the killer factor and I exchanged it for a 61 >> Atlantis. >> >> My center of crank to saddle distance is 78.8cm. Can't remember my exact PBH. >> >> Rene >> >> Sent from my iPhone 4 >> >> On May 24, 2011, at 5:03 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that it's not as simple as 62cm - 60cm >>> = 2cm difference in exactly what's important here, my ability to >>> comfortably straddle the top tube. There's seat tube angle, there's >>> rounding of published numbers, there's different effective top tube, >>> there's inconsistency in the available specifications. >> >>> That test provides some info, though. I did lift my Hillborne and I >>> can get it maybe 2 or 3cm off the ground (more accuracy than that is >>> not going to happen, I'm afraid). So basically it all adds up to "too >>> close to call" without some additional real world information. >> >>> First-hand experience would be great. As would any comparative >>> information from out in the field. Say, if someone said "Hey, I own >>> both! My Sam is sorta tight and my Hunqapillar is even tighter, but >>> they both work for me.". Or if someone said "No way, dude. I've got >>> both those bikes. All kinds of room on the Sam. But I had to get a 58 >>> Hunqapillar. The 62cm was Way Too Big." >> >>> Alas life is not like that so far. >> >>> We should all have such problems! :) >> >>> Yours, >>> Thomas Lynn Skean >> >>> On May 23, 6:45 pm, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> How 'bout a 60cm Bombadil? If not, and you can't find a local >>>> Hunqapillar to try, consider that 2cm is not much difference at >>>> all. But, one test would be to straddle your SH, grab the bars in >>>> one hand and the seat in the other, and lift; then have someone take >>>> a look at how high the wheels come off the ground. If you have an >>>> inch or two of clearance, the HP should work. >> >>>> Anyway good luck with the choices. >> >>>> -Matt >> >>>> On May 23, 7:28 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> Hi! >> >>>>> I've an important decision to make: 62cm Hunqapillar or a (second) 60cm >>>>> Hillborne? >> >>>>> At least, I *may* have that decision to make. No amount of measuring will >>>>> actually let me *know* if I can actually straddle the Hunqapillar. I have >>>>> a nominal 90cm PBH. All the other numbers seem reasonable to me. So it is >>>>> *possible* that I *might* be comfortable on one. I don't know. >> >>>>> So... if there's a 62cm Hunqapillar owner in the Chicago area (generously >>>>> defined) who'd be willing to let me throw a leg over their Hunqapillar, I >>>>> would greatly appreciate it. I wouldn't need the wheels to roll, let >>>>> alone to actually ride it. Just to straddle it to see where the top tube >>>>> lives. >> >>>>> It'd be fantastic if it proved appropriate. But it'd still be great to >>>>> *know* if it didn't. It would eliminate any down-the-road >>>>> missed-opportunity regrets. >> >>>>> Much as I love love love my Hillborne, I do feel slightly odd about >>>>> buying two identical bikes. And I don't dismiss the allure of the Fatter >>>>> Tire and Rougher Trail and Even Heavier Load. >> >>>>> Please e-mail me offline if you're willing to let me check it out. I'll >>>>> come directly to you or meet you anywhere neutral and convenient for you. >>>>> We could arrange it with all the notice you need. Obviously, weekends or >>>>> evenings would be great but I'm willing to consider pretty much any time. >>>>> I'm hoping (but not committed to) make my choice (if I actually have one) >>>>> in July. But I'm flexible. >> >>>>> Thanks for reading, let alone considering, my request! >> >>>>> And feel free to fill this thread "online" with >>>>> opinions/insights/experiences of having two identical bikes or multiple >>>>> RBW bikes or comparisons/contrasts between Hillborne-like and >>>>> Hunqapillar-like bikes. I'm interested. >> >>>>> Yours, >>>>> Thomas Lynn Skean >>>>> P. S. 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