Ellis, you have received lots of replies but allow me to add a few more points. I own, among other bikes, an early 63 cm version of the Saluki, which is the frame that the AHH grew out of. If memory serves me right the AHH was originally introduced in the larger sizes in 700C and the Saluki remained the smaller 650B offering. Mine is 650B.
The Saluki is noticeably heavier and stiffer than my Ramboulliet. I would not hesitate to use it for "loaded touring", unless perhaps I was headed for Tierra Del Fuego, in which case I would want at least an Atlantis, or maybe a Comotion Americano. The Saluki is much more of an All Arounder and I suspect the AHH is too. I think you would find it more responsive and more fun for everday commuting and club riding. My Saluki currently has the 41mm Fatty Bumbkin tires and Al fenders but it has Paul's Cant Brakes. Our tandem originally had Paul's posted CPs and I loved the action, but they maxed out at a 55 mm fender and 38 mm tire. I understand that the Compass brakes exceed that but I think that in the long run you will have more options and more success with good canti brakes than any other choice. Michael On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:15:06 AM UTC-4, Hunter Ellis wrote: > > Hey guys--looking at a future dream bike, and since I'm dreaming, I might > as well dream. > > I want a Rivendell bike that I can use for touring, don't want to pay for > a full custom job, and I want center-pull braze-ons (I am flexible in > real-life, but since this is a dream...indulge me) > > Riv can affordably add Centerpull mounts to the AHH, but that's it. Great! > Problem solved. But...Riv says the AHH isn't suitable for "self supported > long tours." Does anyone know why? I want a bike that I could, someday, > ride across the country, or put a baby in a seat on the back, or something > like that. I want to carry 30-40 pounds, not 40-60. I weigh 180. > > Has anyone toured with their AHH, or know what its capable of carrying, or > know why Riv has relatively stringent limits on its carrying capacity? > > > Thanks, > Hunter "wants to be a iRBW Owners' Bunch member but is really only an iBob > member" Ellis > -- 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.
