I couldn’t join this edition of parkbagging on my bike, but the finish park was only three blocks from my place so I walked over with the dogs. Leia has been having some health stuff but is still spry and enjoys being outside.
This weekend I decided I’d finally do a full tear-down and rebuild on the two Rivendells in my possession. The primary reason for going right down to a frame was actually so I could weigh them – I’ve always been curious. The Hillborne frame was 2144g while the fork was 860g, which is really quite light. The Bombadil on the other hand, a rather stout 2826g for the frame but a respectable 940g for the fork. Not a huge surprise.
The differential was bigger than I expected though and it helped solidify my plan to rebuild the Hillborne into the sporty drop bar bike again, after the Bombadil’s been filling this role for almost a year now. The Bombadil will resume “mule bike” duties with the pannier rack and the upright KT bar and become my commuter once again.
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