I'll say that my Hillborne, with 40 Maraton Supremes, rides like a tank.
A really expensive tank, with amazing suspension. The Deore XTs and Mavic
A719s and 36h lacing might have something to do with that, too.
I'm 200+ and typically ride with a timbuktu and a left pannier, lock/cables,
etc.
Wow. There is alot of great info here. So the Hillborne is much
tougher than I originally though.
As far as the double top tube on the Hunqapillar...I typically ride a
53 frame which means I would need the 48 Hunqapillar (if that's what I
go with) which would not have the double top tube anyway.
> I am really really in like with the photo of the Hunqapillar on the
> Rivendell site. I have decided that I want to make my next bike
> similar to this one with nice fat tires a Bullmoose bars.
Big fan of the Bullmoose bars. Especially the metallic run Riv says
Nitto sent in error. I do not h
On Apr 21, 5:14 am, Johnny Alien wrote:
> Hmmm...it seems like it is not a crazy idea at all then. I now have
> options! Does anyone know if the Hunqapillar colors on the site are
> the final colors?
>
The last I read, they were thinking of offering two options: red panel/
headtube and orange p
Hmmm...it seems like it is not a crazy idea at all then. I now have
options! Does anyone know if the Hunqapillar colors on the site are
the final colors?
On Apr 20, 11:30 pm, Michael_S wrote:
> I have a Hillborne and am running some 700 x 40 Schwalbe Smart Sam
> knobbies.. it could easily take
I have a Hillborne and am running some 700 x 40 Schwalbe Smart Sam
knobbies.. it could easily take a 45-47mm knobbie w/o fenders. And
I've ridden it on some pretty techy singletrack in this mode and as a
result I hardly ever take out my 29er an more.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/422085
I would bet that the Hilborne is at least as rugged as the MB-1 and
MB-0, which saw lots of rougher trails.
jim m
wc ca
On Apr 20, 5:13 pm, Johnny Alien wrote:
> I don't think I will be thrashing it really at all but I do want a
> bike set up for slightly rougher trails. I wasn't sure if it wou
I don't think I will be thrashing it really at all but I do want a
bike set up for slightly rougher trails. I wasn't sure if it would be
overkill to set up a country bike frame in this manner. I have a
Bleriot and it doesn't seem like it would be a great frame to set up
in this manner. I think t
The spec sheet says 44 mm max tire.
How hard are you planning on thrashing the bike? Do you really need
the extra beef of the Hunq? If not, and the Sam would fit, then go
for it!
On Apr 20, 3:48 pm, Johnny Alien wrote:
> I am really really in like with the photo of the Hunqapillar on the
> Ri
