The ride will feel a little different too. Homer uses, iirc, heat treated down tubes and chain stays, and the tubing, gauges, and geometry is not the same as Sam.
On Friday, August 29, 2014, Andrew Marchant-Shapiro < marchantshap...@gmail.com> wrote: > While I prefer a different set of parts (and I *like* DT shifters) I have > to agree enthusiastically with you about aesthetics, and I think a lot of > other folks here will as well. There's something about the classic shape > that even practicality (in some cases) can't outweigh. > > On Thursday, August 28, 2014 11:05:36 PM UTC-4, blakcloud wrote: >> >> As much as I like my Sam Hillborne, I don't love it. What bothers me is >> the six degree sloping top tube, aesthetically it is ugly. I grew up with >> horizontal top tubes, and I want my next bike to have a horizontal top >> tube. So what I am saving for is an A. Homer Hilsen. >> >> This is my what my dream bike >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/28889177@N06/12021993526/in/pool-1256590@N22> >> would look like, minus the downtube shifters. The look of this bike just >> does it for me. Yes, the top tube slopes 1.5 degrees but that is alright >> for me, it is horizontal enough. >> >> I suspect the ride won't be much different than what I currently have and >> that is fine with me. I have enough parts, to build a second Rivendell or I >> might just sell the Sam frame when the time comes. I don't want to own too >> many bikes, I am trying to minimize but it is hard! >> >> There really isn't a question here, it is just me talking out loud. >> >> Now time to save! >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com');>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
