Hi Mike, I'm another Hunqapillar commuter (48cm.. so much smaller than yours would be, and with 26" wheels). The Hunqapillar is no slug when riding unloaded or lightly loaded (6 miles each way for the commute).
In fact, it feels much faster and more comfortable than my Surly Crosscheck. I'm torn with selling my Crosscheck and moving full time on the Hunqapillar through the salty winter commute. On the one hand, I don't want to beat it up unnecessarily through the winter grit, but on the other hand, life's too short not to ride the good bike. If the component choice makes a difference to you, since you'll be moving components from your Cannondale: which Riv frame(s) use the appropriate brakes (canti vs side pull... with appropriate brake reach)? Good luck-- This is not a bad problem to have. Shoji On Sunday, February 2, 2014 12:34:56 PM UTC-5, James Warren wrote: > > > Mike, > I can only report my experience to give you data. > I spent half of last summer (I'm a teacher) just riding around on my > Hunqapillar. It was never too beefy. The riding around meant paved or dirt > with no hesitation in transitioning from one to the other. There were many > overnight excursions exploring new roads to pleasant destinations. > > Now seat, seatpost, wheels, tires, and handlebars might have a lot to do > with it not feeling too beefy, so here is my setup: Boscos extended far on > a Ritchey mountain stem, Rich-built LX hubs in Atlas rims, and 700x55 Big > Ben tires. I use a B17 on the lugged steel Nitto wayback stem. > > I really hit the sweet spot with the handlebars. I got the angle I like > and the forward extension I need for these bars. The 90's Ritchey Force > stem (with its perfect 25.4 mm clamp) made this easy. The stem is 140 mm. > > I ride a lot of bikes for variety, but I could go to this Hunqapillar as > the only one. I sometimes think, "how can so much matter seem to disappear > when I ride this?" Yes, I climb other bikes uphill faster (on pavement), > but I think the extra time only adds to the enjoyment. On dirt, I am often > faster climbing than my mountain biking friends. What the Hunq brings for > dirt tours far outweighs any compromises on pavement, and those compromises > on pavement are very slight. Pictures: > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/11765735035/in/set-72157639418587383 > > -Jim W. > > > On Jan 31, 2014, at 10:31 AM, Mike K. wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I've been admiring Rivendell's website and the various Flickr pages > associated with it for a few years now. This year looks like I should > finally be able to buy one. I have a few bikes now that I have set up as > near a Rivendell as I can, but they're just not what I'm looking for > (probably all psychological, but still). > > I'm torn between the Sam Hillborne and the Hunqapillar. I don't do any > touring now, but that's largely due to not having a bike to do it. I have > plenty of friends who go bike camping now that I'm in Texas, and am looking > forward to it this summer. Upwards of 30 miles each way, fully loaded with > camping gear, food, etc. for a few days' trip. > > Mostly, though, I am a commuter. About 4 miles each way. I have a commuter > now, a 1984 Cannondale 56cm ST300 frame with an SR Apex 30/44/48 Triple > front and a 12-32 8-speed Cassette in the back, 35mm Bontrager "Commuter" > tires with Longboard fenders, Nitto Mustache bars with bar ends and a Nitto > Technomic Stem, and a Daija Rear Rack I bought from VO. It's a good bike, > but just a tad small and I'm not comfortable loading even for the camping > trips. > > I would be all-in for the Hunqa, except I'm concerned about it being a > bear to just ride around with a light load or unloaded if I was heading out > for a day ride around town, which points me to the Sam. Plus the Sam is a > good bit cheaper these days, but I would move a good deal of components > from the Cannondale to the new frame. > > Anyway, sorry for the word vomit. My point: anyone have experience with > these two as far as handling? I'd love a Hunqa. I think it's a real beauty, > diaga-tube and all. I'm 6' even with longish legs. Around an 89 PBH, so I'd > be looking at a 58cm in either bike, 2tt on the Sam, diaga-tube on the > Hunqa. I'm just afraid it's too beefy for just riding around. > > Any help is much appreciated. > > Cheers, > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > James Warren > jimcw...@earthlink.net <javascript:> > > - 700x55 > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. 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