Oh, boy... Fixed the bent derailleur hanger and dropout on my Mystery Bike, finished a quick basic assembly last night, and took it for a brief trial run (no lights, so only a couple of miles) around the neighborhood.
Verdict: Wow. It's unquestionably the must luxurious bike I've ever ridden -- smoothes out bumps like they weren't there (~40mm Marathons may have something to do with that, but they're certainly not the most supple mid-fat tire in the line-up, so I think it's mostly the bike). Not just a Cadillac -- it's a Rolls limo. But at the same time it handles beautifully, goes exactly where it's pointed (even at very low speeds), and is insanely comfortable in the saddle. And the most amazing thing is that with the Bullmoose Bosco bars, when I stood up to mash on a high gear uphill (the derailleur/shifter was slipping, so I didn't shift much -- I'll work on that tonight), it was as if somebody had reached down and made the perfect bike/fit for me alone. The grips were in the perfect spot; everything seemed perfectly aligned; it was really almost too easy. This bike is a home run. It's going to be my main commuter and errand bike, so it's getting a Platrack with large Wald basket and large Shopsack on the front, and a large Nitto Rear Rack on the back, probably with some Swift Industries Short Stack panniers. SON hub with Supernova lights front and rear. VO fluted aluminum fenders. And maybe even some of them-there Thin Gripsters, too. Or maybe a set of Hillbubba's Grip King Deluxes. Woo-hoo! ________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clampe1...@cox.net Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:29 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Mystery Bike! Has this particular bike or any of the other ones been posted as a completed build? I really, really like the look of the one posted in this thread. On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 12:11:53 PM UTC-5, Pudge wrote: Is here, but no time to assemble. But here's a pic... No name, no decals. 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