Thanks all, I'm buying the bike at The Country Bike Shop in Ohio -- they're a Rivendell dealer. The owner (Dick) was great to work with and spent all day with me getting the right fit. I tried a number of sizes of Hillbourns and Hilsens. The second I got on the 61cm Hilsen I knew I had the right fit. Between riding my own bike to the shop and riding different Rivendell's, I put on 93 km that day and had a good long try on all the bikes. However, there are no (zero, none, nada) hills in that part of Ohio and he had no Atlantis to try. I have been in contact with Rivendell (Mark) and it seemed that either bike would be OK. The frame is already in but it'll be about 3 weeks before the build is done. Just wanted some reassurance from the masses.
Thanks, it doesn't sound as though I really have any worries. John On Jul 27, 9:47 pm, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I have a Rambouillet and an Atlantis. The Atlantis is a work horse that can > haul a load and is fun to ride unloaded. I have ridden 200k brevets on it > when my Rambouillet was out of commission. The Rambouillet feels more lively > when unloaded and will always be my first choice for unloaded riding. I have > even done Inn to Inn touring on the Rambouillet bike. I currently weigh 210, > have been as high as 230 and as low as 200. I have not been disappointed by > this bike. > > It is my understanding that the Hilsen tubing falls in between the > Rambouillet and the Atlantis. I think given your description this is the > bike you are looking for. I will offer this, if you aren't sure call > Rivendell. I have found that they are very good at matching bike and rider > and they won't steer you wrong. > > Larry Powers > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > > Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:09 -0700 > > Subject: [RBW] Big guy advice > > From: baile...@voyager.net > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > I've ordered an A. Homer Hilsen. I've got a bit of a worry. At 220 > > lbs. I presently ride a Trek FX 7.3. Anytime I stand up to power up a > > hill, I get flex in the lower seat post and the chain touches the > > deraileur. It's a minor annoyance, but I've wondered if the A. Homer > > Hilsen will be adequately stiff for me. I don't plan on any loaded > > touring with the bike, just all day long trips on paved roads with a > > few dirt roads thrown into the mix. I've lost a considerable amount > > of weight since I started riding a year ago, so I'm not likely to lose > > much more. > > > I really like the A. Homer, but would switch to the Atlantis if really > > necessary. I'm hoping some out there in Riv land are big guys that > > have been riding the Hilsen can give me their opinion. > > > Thanks, > > > John > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with > Hotmail.http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&oci... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
