When I briefly discussed my comparisons between the Homer and the Romulus, I did not consider the differences between the wheelset of the bikes. I have basically the same tires on each bike, and each has a Sugino triple, but the Romulus has the stock Araya road rims and 105 hubs, whereas the Homer has Velocity Dyads and XT hubs. I can't speak to the spoke difference right now, but it occurs to me that people have discussed ride quality differences between wheelsets. I have to admit I have very little understanding of how different rims may affect ride quality, and not just in terms of weight differences. I would appreciate any observations people have had on how a bike like the Homer might ride differently based on the wheelset, assuming the same tires. thanks, Dave
On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 7:36:44 AM UTC-8 Dan Sullivan wrote: > Wondering what people who have experience with both the early Hillbornes > with cantis and the Romulus think about the two in terms of overall > impression -- is one "speedier" than the other, or is one stiffer, etc, > those kinds of things. I get that the Hillborne is a tad longer wheelbase > and more tire clearance, but just wondering if one or the other is > noticeably stiffer than the other? > > Thanks, I have gotten the itch to change things up in my fleet (of two, > really not a fleet at all) and since test rides are out of the question > looking to the group for advice/opinion. > > thanks, Dan in the deep freeze of winter in Mount Horeb, WI > > ps. I have a canti-Rom, looking at a first-gen green Sam > -- 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/dd414e30-edd3-4e5d-a796-4a27e04e945bn%40googlegroups.com.
