I'd guess that a second Sam Hill might be a good choice for a "second location" bike that will be used on pavement and dirt. I had one, and while I didn't like the handling -- the front seemed to wander, though this may have been due to the fact that I had the bar a good 4 or 5 inches above those on my other Rivs -- many others like it very much. Cheap (ish, for a Riv), well designed (all the braze ons you need except for a front low rider), takes 45s or so without fenders.
Why not get a 54 and ship the 56 to the farm? I think that, if someone said to me, "Here, Patrick, take this SH for free," I'd set it up with lower bars, shorter stem and 40s or so. As it is, I have all the road, off road and load carrying bikes I need. Tho' it would be nice to have a Roadeo .... AND a 21 lb ss 29er .... AND a British racing tricycle .... AND .... -- 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.
