Add me to the chorus - stunning. Have loved every one of the black Rivendell bikes I've seen. Great build-up with the Rolhoff. One of those is on my all time wish list. Not sure it will ever happen, though.
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J < thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > Thanks to all for the generous comments. Now I gotta go get some miles > on the thing!**** > > ** ** > > *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Joe Bernard > *Sent:* Monday, March 18, 2013 7:47 PM > > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Bombadil v. 2.0 and new Fatty Rumpkins**** > > ** ** > > Wow. That is a *stunning* bicycle. For some reason I get a "WWII military > motorcycle" vibe out of it. Very cool.**** > > **** > > Joe Bernard**** > > Vallejo, CA.**** > > > On Monday, March 18, 2013 9:43:12 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote:**** > > I’ve been tinkering with a Rohloff build on my repainted Bombadil for a > long time, trying to make an after-market eccentric bottom bracket work. > It never came together satisfyingly, so I gave up and ordered a Rohloff > chain tensioner. I built it up over the weekend – here it is: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8567470700/in/photostream. And > here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8567485276/in/photostream/ > **** > > **** > > Those are the new Fatty Rumpkins, which ride really well – the toughness > is not at much cost, in terms of ride quality. I’m really pleased with the > build. 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