Hunqa Sizing

[Ryan Ray]

I have a 35"/90cm PHB, which Hunqa size would be right for me? Any?

[Joe Bernard]

58. Scroll down for sizing stuff.

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-hunqapillar.htm

[James Warren]

58 for you would be my first guess. I have a 93 cm PBH. My 62 cm Hunqapillar is just right for all that I do on it, which is mostly Big Ben 700x55 riding, any surface, rides from half an hour in length to 4 days. If a person can fit a range of bikes, I would guess that the 62 cm Hunq is toward the larger end of my ideal range.

I hope you can get one and like it as much as I like mine.

-Jim W.

On Jan 16, 2016, at 9:13 PM, Ryan Ray wrote:

I have a 35"/90cm PHB, which Hunqa size would be right for me? Any?

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[Garth]

It may depend on how you prefer the the feel of you and the bike.  The 62 is about an inch longer in both TT and front-center , which may or may not be a preferable to the 58 . 

[Daniel Jackson]

How tall are you Ryan? What kind of bars are planned for the setup?

[Deacon Patrick]

Give Rivendell a call re your specific plans and details, and they won't steer your wrong. Grant put me into a 62 and my PBH is 90. I love it, and ride in on the full range of roads and trails.

With abandon,

Patrick

[Ryan Ray]

I would be using it to ride to the mud trails near my house and for putting it on a car (never thought I'd do that) and riding it on MTB trails. Some MTB camping as well.

I'm thinking it would be set up pretty much like the one on the blug right now sans racks. Probably boolmoose bars. I've tried albas and all sorts of swept back bars are they are not for me.  If I take it camping I'm going to see if I can put two frame packs on it :)

I've ridden a xl (not xxl) ogre and it felt right with similar bars.

I'm 6" 6 200. Long torso. I ride bikes with 61cm top tubes, long and short stems and noodles.

The fact that a 58 was in stock interested me.

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[Deacon Patrick]

With a long torso, you may appreciate the 62 Hunq, and/or consider an albastache bar and longer stem (I ride the albastache and love it for trails of all kinds, bike packing trails, etc. The one issue people tell me should be a problem but isn't for me is top bar height. I've never had an issue.

With abandon,

Patrick

[Garth]

 
   I can't see you on a 58 Ryan, 62 all the way ! 

[James Warren]

It sounds like the ideal non-custom would be a 60 cm Bombadil. The stock one had a similar TT to the 62 Hunqapillar, but you gain 2 cm of standover clearance. The stock Bombadil I'm referring to would now be available used. If you went with the higher priced new Bombadil, you might get some custom frame dimensions for you. (I'm not sure how far the tag "semi-custom" extends for that model, but for an extra $1000 you could probably do it up.)

My original instinct to tell you 58 cm Hunq was before I knew you were 6'6". I was only basing it on your 90 cm PBH. So now I'm not sure. You should call Riv.

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[Dave Johnston]

Ryan, if you are using 61cm on drop bar bikes I would go longer, not shorter on the top tube of a Hunq for use with any bar other than drops or 'stache. That would put you on a 62cm Hunq with 62.5cm TT. For Drops or Albastache I would try to get as close as possible in Top Tube length to your road bikes (58 Hunq with 60cm TT).

-Dave

On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 10:56:42 AM UTC-5, Ryan Ray wrote:

[Deacon Patrick]

As you can see, Ryan, there are multiple ways to go right!

With abandon,

Patrick

On Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 10:13:24 PM UTC-7, Ryan Ray wrote:

[Ryan Ray]

One more Hunqa question. It says the bb drop is 80. That seems really high for a MTB. Specially for tall people who will want to run longer cranks. Even the Ogre is 68 and people consider that pretty high. The Salsa 29er is 60. I've never understood why production frames don't decrease the bb drop on taller bikes. Tall people would appreciate the extra clearance to run longer cranks and it would shorten and raise the seat tube. All wins.

Anyone take the hunqapillar out on rough stuff? Have pedal strike issues? Did the bomba have a higher bb?

- Ryan

[Deacon Patrick]

I can't speak to the Bombadil, but, as I've mentioned, I have taken my Hunqapillar on lots of "rough stuff" and when I've ridden with others I've often made it through spots they've struggled with. Does my pedal strike sometimes? Sure. Ways to minimize strike:

1. Improve the line you pick,

2. Be aware of pedal placement and take advantage of your freewheel to backpedal for better placement (experience helps this a lot)

3. I ride in a higher gear than many (the gift of having strength due to my Quickbeam), so "slower" pedal rotation minimizes opportunity for pedal strike and greatly simplifies #2.

Ultimately, the things I have to stop on are rarely pedal strike issues and far more a combination of steep grade and extreme obstacles.

Also, keep in mind the Hunqapillar is designed to be a hearty tourer, so a lower BB lowers CG and increases stability -- which is a big plus on technical trails.

For example, here is a photo of bikepacking several years ago. I now ride over this rock without needing to stop or put hands on a tree (as I had to here). These are also 45mm actual measurement tires, whereas I am riding 2.1" (53mm) now.

With abandon,

Patrick

On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 10:51:29 AM UTC-7, Ryan Ray wrote:

One more Hunqa question. 

[Bill Lindsay]

Rivendells in general have a ton of BB drop.  I don't think you will see more drop on any other bike.  It's one of the areas that Grant seriously diverges from the traditional crowd.  I think one needs to seriously qualify their definition of a "Mountain Bike" before calling the Hunqapillar a Mountain Bike.  The Hunqapillar is definitely Rivendell's version of a Mountain Bike, but I would not call it a mountain bike by the mainstream definition.   

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Joe Bernard]

I think it's fair to say the Hunqapillar is a trail bike meant to be ridden in a non-thrash way. If the rider is looking for something to leap off roots and rocks at top speed, there's plenty of mass-production bikes better suited for such activity.

[Deacon Patrick]

Brilliantly put, Joe!