That's really strange. My sks have no flop or movement of any kind. In fact it takes a good amount of pressure by my hands to get them to move at all. My bike is sitting right here next to me... they are rock solid. With the honjos and berthouds being longer i would think they would have more flop than the sks.
On Jun 8, 12:42 pm, Ron Farnsworth <r2far...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I find the Berthouds on my HH are a lot less "floppy" that the SKS on my > other bikes, and look nicer too especially with the Waterford blue. Can't go > wrong either way though. > > --- On Mon, 6/8/09, d2mini <d2creat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: d2mini <d2creat...@gmail.com> > Subject: [RBW] Re: New Hilsen > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 11:43 AM > > Looks awesome! > I second the need for fenders, but I would recommend the SKS fenders > that riv sells over everything else. > I started with those, then tried honjo and berthoud metal fenders and > ended up back with the sks. They don't cover quite as much but they > cover enough and they are more durable/hassle free. > > On Jun 8, 12:41 am, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've got about 100 miles on my new Metallic Copper Hilsen. I did the final > > build a few weekends ago in an afternoon, and everything went together very > > nicely. So far so good, but I'm getting used to drop bars and regular > > pedals after riding a mt. bike for the last 18 years. The jury is still > > out, and I've got a set of Albatross bars waiting in the wings. Shifting is > > velvet smooth with the 9-speed older Dura-Ace setup. The Silver shifters > > and brakes are all they're talked up to be... > > > It was really fun to put this bike together - I loved the frame as soon as I > > got it - these bikes are truly special! Next steps for this project will be > > getting some fenders and rackage/baggage - this is the pacific NW after > > all... BTW - weight as it stands in these pics is right around 25 lbs for > > those that care. On the trail it rides like a freight train - smooth and > > fast. I shaved about 5-10 minutes off my daily 10 mile one-way commute, > > although it's probably pure adrenaline from the big stupid grin on my face. > > > Hilsen Pics <http://picasaweb.google.com/stonehog/AHomerHilsenInSeattle#> > > > Brian Hanson --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
