Good point, I do love the Hilsen, I was just under the impression that the Ram was more of a road type of bike than the Hilsen. I will definitely experiment with different types of tires and set ups before I do any trading or selling.
On Dec 3, 10:32 am, "David Faller" <dfal...@charter.net> wrote: > You probably need to identify what you personally consider to be "better" in > a road bike. I thought about a Hilsen, but got a Ram. I'm not sure I could > have told the difference at the time, as far as which was "better". What I > later found made an enormous difference was tires. I went from Ruffy Tuffy > to Jack Brown greens. It's like a different (and better) bike! You might > find the feel you're seeking by going the other direction and putting on > narrower tires. > > IMHO, you should experiment extensively with tires on your Hilsen to see if > you have some sort of revelation about feel. I think you'd regret trading > away the Hilsen for some elusive sense of road feel. What if you did trade > for a Ram and discovered you actually liked it less? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shawn > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 6:34 AM > Subject: [RBW] AHH as a road bike > > Now that I have the Atlantis, I have been thinking of making my Hilsen > more of a roadish type bike to use on week-end rides with my friends > on our smooth local MUP. Can anyone tell me how the AHH might handle, > ride and look with 25mm to 28mm tires on it. I know most people don't > ride that skinny of a tire but any feed back would be appreciated. I > am trying to separate the two bikes into two distinct categories; > Atlantis- touring, camping, commuter= big tires; Hilsen- club rides, > events, exercise, go faster=skinner tires. It seems like the Hilsen’s > clearance are wasted now that I have the Atlantis. > > I know it sounds like I want a more traditional type road bike and the > Roadeo would fit that bill perfectly, except there is the matter of > finances, can’t sell the Hilsen to totally finance the Roadeo, and I > am not crazy about the fact the Roadeo does not have brazeons for at > least a Mark type rack. > > Is the Rambouillet a better road bike than the Hilsen? If so maybe I > should trade or sell my Hilsen for a Rambouillet. I want to be clear > that I do not want to race, I just want to make a clear distinctions > between the two bikes. > > Sorry about the long post and thanks in advance for any advice or > feedback. > Shawn > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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-bu...@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.
