I like the Sam H a lot, if I do decide to sell the Bleriot I would want a Sam because from all I have gathered it would be a great fit in 51cm for me. The Homer May be a tad taller from I information I have gathered from a forum member. Also, nice to have one with a shorter chainstays as well.
All great bikes though. On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 5:51 PM Jason Fuller <jtf.ful...@gmail.com> wrote: > I do sometimes wonder if I shouldn't have went with the Homer for the > lighter tubing, but the Sam is by no means sluggish or heavy feeling for > having the stouter tubes of the two. I have mine built up pretty > lightweight (for what it is), it's around 27 lbs with accessories but no > bags. I came off a very light tubing bike, the Soma Grand Rando, and the > Hillborne doesn't feel much slower to be honest, if at all! It's > definitely smoother, which is surprising given the stronger tubing. I think > the geo just puts me in the perfect place between the wheels. > > I do long distance road rides on the Hillborne and while it might do me > well to have a bit of a lighter tubed bike in those cases, it's really nice > to be able to also strap a bunch of weight to the same bike (or ride rough > roads and trails) without worry! I do these rides with people on full road > bikes sometimes and I don't feel the bike holds me back more than maybe > 3%. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/B3T9V-c81is/unsubscribe > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/158b8e56-d06a-493b-902b-c5edb759a8c5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/158b8e56-d06a-493b-902b-c5edb759a8c5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- ~IMPORTANT~ Note to all~~ EMAIL ETIQUETTE If you forward this email, please highlight and delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address and maybe others. It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world. Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from obtaining addresses, prevents viruses from being propagated, and limits the proliferation of spam. Also, please use the “BCC” area instead of “TO” and “CC” when forwarding to several people at once. ~~Thank you~~ -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPjfky_f%3DNktBYV6irKFWTic3kOcbeTZALyjkKZjGsaLV7ELHA%40mail.gmail.com.
