I would look at the Homer Hilson if you are looking for a good all around bike. I love my Rambouillet but if I missed out on the, I would be looking at the Hilson for a randoneuriung/club ride/light touring bike. My one complaint about the Rambouillet is that It won't take 32mm tires (with fenders) which are my favorite size. If you want a go fast bike look at the Roadeo but if you are commuting with bags then the Hilson is probably the better bike. The Rambouillet kinda of splits the difference between the two.
Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:51:59 -0700 > Subject: [RBW] Looking for a 62cm Rambouillet > From: vargo.m...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > I have, until a week ago, been the proud and happy owner of a 62 cm, > blue Rambouillet, which I bought about 10 years ago and tweaked > slowly, most recently adding a Nitto rear rack for two Swiss Army ammo > panniers. > > And, then, the 17-year-old brain of my son decided that if you take > the bike off the rack on the Jeep, you should lean the bike against > the rear bumper of the Nissan. The inevitable ensued and my beautiful > Rambouillet is no more. The seat, bars and the rear cassette are > about all that survived. > > I am not dogmatic about the color, but I have a comfort factor getting > the same frame again . . . even compared to another Rivendell build. > > I ride primarily by myself and have a 10-mile commute with about 1,000 > feet of elevation change. My "long" rides run 30-50 miles at a > snail's pace. In my area (the Black Hills of South Dakota), it is not > really possible to ride more than a few miles on the flat, so I do > have to climb. > > Any comments concerning possible alternatives are also appreciated. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
