Love the color, fit look is great. I would like to hear your thoughts on the Hilsen vs a low trail bike.
In many ways I prefer the road feel and manners of my 650b Bleriot vs the low trail, light tubes of the Rawland Stag which I got rolling in 2015. My front bag capacity needs are low, I usually just throw a phone and camera in a strap on small Acorn bag, The tool kit and everything else goes in the back. When I want to carry more stuff I prefer the convenience of a rear rack and an ortlieb pannier. Unloaded I prefer the feel of the Bleriot, but of course I have 15+ years of experience on Riv style sport touring frames so they feel right to me. The Stag behaves better with something on the front rack and I get used to it quickly enough but I can't say its better for my very casual low mileage, low performance riding style. The Stag has better braking and fits bigger tires and fenders easier, so it has a lot going for it. I've failed at minimalism so I'll be enjoying both in 2016. On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:16:26 AM UTC-5, stonehog wrote: > > Hey Riv bunch! I was reflecting today on my beloved Hilsen after riding > it for about 7-years, and decided to put up some thoughts in a "long term > review". Still my favorite bike, ever... > > http://stonehog.com/2016/01/04/a-homer-hilsen-7-year-review/ > > Brian Hanson > Seattle, WA > Bike Blog <http://www.stonehog.com> > @stonehog > stonehogboɥǝuoʇs > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
