tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post4683747181559010386..comments2023-05-24T05:05:49.488-04:00Comments on family//bike//words: Thanksgiving ExplorationDerrickPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09034165897877375002noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-4274869993918006902011-11-28T16:42:22.515-05:002011-11-28T16:42:22.515-05:00@ Pondero and Doug - I really love the Troll. My e...@ Pondero and Doug - I really love the Troll. My eventual plan was to put drop bars on it. But I want to see how well I can push the boundaries of the H-Bars. I'd love a Rolhoff. For now, I'm saving up for an Alfine. I think an IGH would make this the perfect foul weather commuter AND mouton bike.<br /><br />I've heard the term "ballast" before, too. I'd forgotten that. I got the sense that it would be too rough for even the Pug. A boy can dream, though.DerrickPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034165897877375002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-48720587984858367952011-11-28T16:30:07.075-05:002011-11-28T16:30:07.075-05:00I'm with Mr Pondero. I can't stop thinking...I'm with Mr Pondero. I can't stop thinking about a Rohloff equipped all-purpose bike built around the Troll. <br /><br />I've heard the gravel on railroad tracks refered to as "ballast". There are a few abandoned railroad right aways around here where they have removed the tracks but left the original ballast. I've tried to explore them on my Pugsley, but even with the Pugsley it's a rough ride. I gave up on trying to ride it.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-11841442860884084952011-11-28T16:09:52.873-05:002011-11-28T16:09:52.873-05:00What a great bike! I keep trying to talk myself a...What a great bike! I keep trying to talk myself away from one. And it keeps talking back.Ponderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042079750126434523noreply@blogger.com