I'll disagree the Hillborne is out. My own weight is 240 pounds and have done an S24O on my Hillborne with no ill effects. In fact, Sam is the bike I've ridden the most this year. Also own an Atlantis. For fully loaded "ruff stuff" touring, would take that. Nothing wrong with Sam being on unpaved roads and some trails. Although with "just" 40s the tires might not be perfect for serious single track with baggage.
Would argue that if you are a gentle rider, you could probably do a fully-loaded tour on the Hillborne. But yes, if the tour is primarily dirt based, then the Atlantis or Bombadil would probably be the better bet. That being said, I'd recommend the same whether you weigh 200 or 150. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Aug 11, 5:37 am, Johnny Alien <[email protected]> wrote: > You actually can get the info you need right on Rivendell. For your > weight the Hilborne is pretty much out. Rivendell lists the the > weight limit on the SH as 240lbs combined for passenger and load. > > That leaves the Bombadil and Atlantis both of which would be good > choices. The Atlantis is listed with a 300lb limited while the > Bombadil is listed as able to take more. If you were going to limit > yourself to mainly commuting and some light touring I would say the > Atlantis is the best choice however if you think you ever might do > heavy duty touring the Bombadil would have less limitations. > > http://www.rivbike.com/assets/full/0000/0012/framecompJan.pdf > > On Aug 10, 10:57 pm, broken_cynic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If you were contemplating the purchase of either a Sam Hillborne, a > > Bombadil or an Atlantis as an all-rounder which was to be used mainly > > for commuting and the occasional weekend trail ride to start with, > > then proceeding to s24o type outings, shorter and eventually longer > > unsupported touring to include some off-road elements, which would you > > lean toward and why? At 6'1 and just shy of 200lbs I'd need one of > > the stouter frames if it is to carry myself and a load of gear over > > rough ground. I know the "right" answer is to ride all three and go > > with whichever feels best, but it will a few months at best before I > > have that opportunity and the question is burning a hole in my mind > > right now, so I'm enlisting your opinions as a sort of vicarious > > contemplation.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
