On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM, dougP <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert: > > TOO LATE IN THE DAY! Those pictures were taken with plenty of > perfectly good daylight. How could you not at least open the box? > That bike would have been all over my patio before the UPS guy had > started his engine. Getting a new Riv is more exiting than Santa > Claus showing up. >
Believe it or not, we don't get much twilight here. Within 30 minutes of those photos it was getting near dark. I would have needed the light to make all the images I wanted of unboxing, building, first ride, and so on. And, knowing myself well enough, I left things in the box so no shiny bits rolled away. Indeed though, no shiny bits could get away. In the years since I got my Quickbeam the packing skills at RBW haven't lessened a bit. The bike was superbly packed....very, very safe and stable. After morning errands I got to work on unpacking and within a couple of hours (I'm slow and made images) I had a beautiful, and I mean beautiful Hunq put together. I should mention that because I had the bike built for me, all I really had to do was hook up the brakes, put in the stem, tighten the handlebars in a reasonable position (amazingly I got it really comfortable on the first try), put on the front fender and rack, add a saddle (Brooks B-17 Select), screw on some pedals (the new Gripsters - great pedals really), and ride off. Wow. Because I've got a couple of other bikes around I was actually able to dial in the saddle after about 3 blocks. Then it was off for an around the city waterfront ride. True it's all flat, but it's my city and I'll be riding these roads a lot.... > > OK, so you got it late on Friday & it's now afternoon there in Hawai'i > so I expect you're out riding your new bike. Your initial ride report > is due to be posted yet today...remember: you are being watched! > So yes, it's afternoon and I'm back. I hate to say this but when I first got my Quickbeam I thought it was the best bike I'd ever ridden. Up to that point I was right. The Hunq is even better (or maybe it's because it's new, eh?). It really is a superb bike though. While I definitely want some 50mm tires soon, the 38mm's were super on city streets with plenty of air to keep me comfy. The Alba bars were a gamble for me. I'd ridden a Hunq at RBW back in May and hadn't completely cared for them, but since they were part of the build kit I figured I could swap later. Nope, I love 'em. Wow. Yes, this bike is comfortable. I stopped to make some images here and there...a wee bit of bike porn...and continued around the city. I also stopped for an iced coffee because isn't that really what a weekend is about? Riding and leisure. You just can't do better. I did manage to find a few patches of rougher stuff to ride on, a gravel filled alley, a cut across a park on a crushed coral path, a bit of grass, and the Hunq handled it all very nicely. The Alba bars gave me lots of control and the geometry of it all kept me comfortable. More wow. I really like the bar end shifters as I mostly forget they are there and don't shift too much. :-) Then it was home as I've got to clean up and go out with a friend for dinner and birthday celebration. All in all I think put in about 10 miles on my first ride and a good one it was. > > We really are a bunch of dorks, getting excited about someone else's > new bike, looking a pix of the UPS truck arriving. Maybe I should > think some more about that orange Ram in the Bay Area... > I've got much better images now, though I have to admit that the smiling UPS guy really brightened my day yesterday. :-) The photos are uploading right now to my Hunq set on Flickr. I don't have time to label them all right now, but I'll get around to that later tonight. In the meantime, enjoy... Slideshow http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/sets/72157631702162963/show/ or 'no show' http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/sets/72157631702162963/ Tomorrow I think I can get in a nice long ride and try her out on some hills to see how I like gears you can change while riding. What a concept! Aloha, Bob > > dougP > > On Oct 5, 9:47 pm, "Robert F. Harrison" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hunqementation Chapter 1. > > > > The Arrival... > > > > http://www.flickr.com//photos/mgps-bob/sets/72157631702162963/show/ > > > > Sadly it was too late the day to do anything useful, but my Hunq has > > arrived. I even managed not to open the box...saving that for tomorrow. I > > did, however, made some images of the UPS truck's arrival. A happy UPS > guy > > too...must have know what he had in the box. :-) > > > > The pictures prove something got delivered. ;-) > > > > Bet you can guess what I'm up to tomorrow. > > > > Aloha all! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 2:59 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > The QB documentation was great, so the Hunqementation will be just as > good! > > > > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Jim Mather <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> Great! A Hunq would complement my QB nicely too some day. Big Apples > in > > >> 50 are a very nice tire for something like a Hunq. > > > > >> happy trails > > >> jim m > > >> wc ca > > > > >> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Robert F. Harrison < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >>> "Your order has shipped." Those are four of my favorite words. > > >>> Apparently I agreed to 2-Day Air shipping of a brand new 62cm > Hunqapillar. > > >>> The air shipping is a bit overboard when you live in Hawaii because, > quite > > >>> frankly, it all comes by air anyway. But as I ordered the bike back > in May > > >>> I think I'll be happier with a bike this weekend than I would be > spending > > >>> the weekend wondering when it'll arrive. Right now it's scheduled > for this > > >>> Friday...yes. > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected]. > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > ** > > > "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby > > > can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Robert Harrison > > [email protected] > > statrix.com- 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Robert Harrison [email protected] statrix.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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