I'd say, given the area around your farm, get a bike that can take wider tires than the Homer. Another Sam, at least, or better yet an Atlantis, Bomba, or Hunqa. Id' say these last 3 are similar enough that you could go by price and/or paint scheme. The Sam doesn't come in a 54, just a 52, which may be too small. The others thus may fit better, too.
Cheers, Gernot (Sam Hillborne) On Feb 13, 10:41 pm, JimP <thefamil...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Sam Hillborne which I love, I ordered it with a 56 cm frame > and, as it turns out, I should have ordered the 54. Even so, it rides > like a dream. I have a farm located about 200 miles from home. It is > difficult to carry the bike back and forth without taking two cars so, > ahem... I have an excuse to buy another Rivendell. :^) > To be honest I really want an A. Homer Hilson but I do realize it is > very similar (functionally identical) to the Hillborne. That's OK as > the two bikes will be at different locations but I should at least > give thought to another type Rivendell, maybe an Atlantis, a Rodeo, > Ramboulet or... What do you think? > > I am 60 yo and have really just gotten into cycling. At home I ride > around the city just absorbing the beauty of being outdoors in a > wonderful old city. I take a camera sometimes and like photographing > some of the beauty (including bike) around me. But, mostly I just > enjoy the ride. I usually ride for about 40 minutes to an hour and > head back home. At the Farm I have access to about 3000 acres of > pastures and hardwood forests with horse trails and, no trails at all. > I want to explore this area with my bike again, just enjoying the > scenery and being outside alone with nature. > > Any thoughts? > > best, > > JimP -- 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-bunch@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.
