Hunter: You mention "... But...Riv says the AHH isn't suitable for "self supported long tours. Does anyone know why?."
Rivendell is pretty conservative in their recommendations as to suitability for a particular service. What you describe is right in the Atlantis sweet spot. BUT you have to ask yourself if this is the predominate use for the bike? Lots of people spend the majority of their riding time unloaded, then add 30-40 lbs of gear a few times a year. One bike to do it all is a nice approach. Your weight is not unusual. I'd venture either Homer or Atlantis would work for you. If your heart is set on Homer, you won't regret it. It's always nice to have the "ideal bike" for whatever we're doing at the moment. I've done quite a bit of touring on my Atlantis, and always meet people having at least as much fun on all manner of less than ideal bikes. Converted MTBs, 70s/80s era road bikes with racks fastened with p-clamps, touring bikes, you name it. Homer would actually be more toward the touring end of the scale than lots of bikes I've seen. As they say in Oz, "..she'll do..." dougP On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 11:15:06 PM UTC-7, 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.
