I believe 2019 was the only year the 58 had that tire size and geo. I have a 2019 with the geo shown on bike insights. I think after that it was changed to 700c wheels and maybe some other tweaks. I have an 87 PBH and it fits nicely.
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 8:03:53 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > I'm about the same PBH. The Stack and Reach numbers on the bike insights > link would be great for me. Those numbers are right in the neighborhood of > where I shop. That said, I'm having a hard time reconciling the numbers, > the date, and the silhouette on bike insights. The three things don't line > up. > > The silhouette looks like the current Hilsen silhouette, and the date of > 2019 lines up with approximately when the current Hilsen was introduced, > but then the numbers would be wrong, and the most obvious way they would be > wrong is the wheel size. A current Hilsen in 58 would take 700c wheels. > > The numbers, including the wheelsize, look like the old Hilsen. But the > old Hilsen would have a flatter top tube silhouette, and I think would > pre-date 2019. > > So, are you absolutely sure the numbers on bike insights match the > physical bike you are thinking about buying? Do you have a photo of the > bike you are thinking about buying? Did the seller of the bike point you > at bike insights and guarantee you that their bike exactly match these > numbers? > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 10:29:58 PM UTC-7 xerox-dream wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I had a pretty basic question, but wanted everyone’s opinion and >> expertise. I am thinking of getting a 58CM 2019 a homer Hilson my PBH is >> 86 to 86 1/2. currently I’m riding a 55 CM platypus and that’s been great. >> just reaching out if anyone has a similar set up with a similar PBH? >> >> >> https://bikeinsights.com/bike-geometries/5cedbc58663b2d0017aa071d-2019-rivendell-bicycle-works-a-homer-hilsen-mit-58 >> >> i guess this model was 650b compared to newer 700c model for this frame >> size >> > -- 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/a72f126a-f6c6-4aa5-a60a-e5fe8989fab2n%40googlegroups.com.
