[Repainted] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route

[Jason Fuller]

So as some of you already know, I had my Bombadil (bought from Joe in 2020) repainted by local legend Chris Dekerf. I stripped it down in September, and just got it together again for a ride today. 

I took it up the same valley route north of the city as my original post about this bike, though I didn't make it as far due to the conditions. Here are some photos though! 

Full detail about the ride is here:  https://www.jasonmytail.com/2022/01/16/2022-01-15-bombadil-rebirth-ride/

[Joe Bernard]

It's. So. RAD 😎

[brendonoid]

That is such a special bike. Congrats!

The paint colour seems extremely close to the original Sam Hillborne green, is this deliberate of coincidental?

[Takashi]

Congrats on your "new" Bombadil! The frame color looks very cool, especially on the terrain you're riding.

You wrote about Rene Herse taillight in another post; did you have a frame builder drill a hole on your frame?

Takashi

[Bill Fulford]

Awesome bike. The Bombadil is one of my favorites. How how you like the albatross bars?

[WilletM]

For my money (quite literally, and too much of it!), Bombadil's build up to be among the most beautiful bicycles ever created.  The proportions and functionality of Jason's Bombadil, along with the multitude of perfect choices he made along the way during the build, put this particular bike at or near the top of the heap in terms of iconic bicycle beauty.  

If I were to ever to produce a glossy coffee table book of Rivendell frames and complete bikes, the first image in Jason's posting would my choice for the front cover.  It is a perfect bike in a perfect setting, perfectly photographed.  Gonna be hard to beat, that's for sure!

Willet M.

[John Phillips]

Beautiful, money well spent!

I was kinda surprised to see the albatross bars after the Aherne bars, how did you like them on those trails? And how did the Pass & Stow rack play with the Motolites?

John

[Eric Marth]

Another great ride report, Jason! Thanks for sharing your writing with us. The 

The bike looks fantastic. I was an advocate for maintaining the clear coat but this looks incredible. Beautiful, subtle. Really well done. 

For selfish reasons I'd love to see a detailed gallery with close-up shots of breaks, pedals, hubs. How are those Bubbly pedals? They sure look nice but how does the platform and grip compare to the Grip King Monarch/Gamma?

Looks like great riding abounds in your neck of the woods. 

The picture on your blog with the moss-covered forest (take from further away than the one you posted here) is really, really good! You should sent it to Will, I'd wager he'd include it in an email update where others might admire. 

[Jason Fuller]

Thanks for the kind words all! 

Brendon - my original plan was to use Jay's / Hunq green, but given there is no paint code available for it I gave some reference to the painter and he presented me with a pretty good range of color swatches from teal-ish greens to olive greens, all metallic as that was a criteria. So this green was chosen from a small sample and I honestly wasn't sure what it would look like on the frame!  I'm happy with it for sure though. 

Takashi - yep! After stripping the clear coat (which is clear powdercoat turns out! Much more robust than I expected, which ironically means if I knew that I'd probably have left it raw...).  He brazed the little adapter on and drilled a small hole near the front of the lower TT.  So far, I haven't been able to get it to work which is alarming and upsetting.  I might enlist professionals soon! 

Bill - I knew I enjoy the shape from my Twenty, and the reach is a bit longer on the Bombadil but so far seems good!  I have the Billie and Albastache too and so far, the Albatross is my preference. I'd love to try the Choco's too but would need a longer stem 

Willet - wow, that means a lot! Thanks so much! 

John - Yeah to be honest, this build was with full understanding that I might go back to either the MAP bar or the Wavie bar, but I wanted to give these a proper try because I like the ergonomics of the bar end shifters vs on a thumbshifter pod. Mind you it's kind of annoying how common it is to bump the end of the bar and shift the gears by accident!  It was certainly a bit tricky to get the Moto's and the rack to play together and to be honest I still need to do some tweaking - the brake rubs the underside of the Y mount.  The rear Motolite is rubbing the fender, too.  

Eric - Happy to hear! Once I have it all dialed in I'll take some detail photos for sure - right now, it would just highlight all the small issues with the build haha.  Leah mentioned I should email it to Grant so maybe I'll send them both a note with a few photos! 

[Jason Fuller]

I got a bit further today, thanks to the lack of snow.  

I stole the Albatross for the Charlie Gallop, because I knew the Wavie was always destined for this bike in the end. It feels very right with this setup - great control on the trail but also comfortable for the road. A fillet faceplate stem will eventually go on when I am able to procure one, and that's the final piece of the puzzle! Shifting is still fickle for some reason, and I'm hoping I just solved it by filing down the excess clearcoat on the derailleur hanger.  We'll see! 

[Jason Fuller]

Did 50km of muddy, snowy double track and trails today and while I'm absolutely smashed, the Bombadil is still shiny???? I don't understand. Dirt won't stick to it. Goes to show what two coats of wet-sanded clearcoat will do! 

[brendonoid]

That last photo amongst the logs by the lake is beautiful.

[Eric Marth]

Great pics, Jason! Bike looks great, as well. 

[JAS]

Jason, thank you for posting your beautiful photos of the perfect bike on woodland trails.  Your adventures bring inspiration and awe.  

--Joyce 

[WilletM]

I do seem to recall, Jason, having predicted (below) very precisely one of these pics back in late December when you let it slip that the Bombadil was out at the paint shop getting freshened up a bit.  I won't let it go to my head, though, as the likelihood of you posting lovely pics of a lovely bicycle in a lovely place is not all that unlikely, come to think of it.  And for my next trick, I predict that we will be seeing more "lovely x 3" Bombadil pics in the near future as warm weather and sunshine sweep across the PNW.

Willet M.

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Dec 29, 2021, 10:30:34 AM

Sounds as though the Bombadil might be doing a stint in rehab???  Looking forward to seeing the eventual unveiling, which we know will be beautifully photographed (and probably involve a wooden rails-to-trails bridge in the backcountry and/or giant trees dripping with moss).

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[Jason Fuller]

SORCERY! 

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[Jason Fuller]

Late update of some photos from a bike packing trip a couple weekends ago. I've put a few scratches in that expensive paint job, and have no regrets!  

[Jason Fuller]

In keeping with the updates; today's spec. I am going to try without the front rack, as I've got a trio of Fabs bags now so I can run a rackless bag plus a big Fab's Chest on the M1-B out back. 

[Joe Bernard]

It's crazy how good that bike looks with paint (I sold it with a raw finish). One of the coolest Rivs ever! 

[Jason Fuller]

I'm so glad we made that deal Joe!!  I'm lucky to have had someone willing to jump those extra hoops to ship to Canada. It's being put to great use up here. 

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[Daman Kumar]

Jason, the link in your original message appears to be broken. In case someone’s just discovered this thread like me, and wishes to read the ride report, removing “2021/01/16” from the link fixes it: https://www.jasonmytail.com/2022-01-15-bombadil-rebirth-ride/

The trick seems to work for the other reports on Jason’s blog as well.

Daman