I am also in the process of making the same decison: Hunq or Hilborne.. my PBH is around 85... budget is $3500... use is off and on road...
I was there yesterday, Mon. July 25, prepared to make a decision leaning a bit more to the Hillborne when I was made aware of a couple changes on the Hillborne.: Color for one.. a green that is purported to have been used on early Porsches that closely approximates asparagus soup... not bad just takes getting used to it , of more concern to me was the labelling... a bit too much information and large...minor point.. I like the monchromatic paint.. not the label size or color. Double top tubes... said to be a strength issue for the size and geometry given the type of tubing used And thirdly the main mechanical item... side pull brakes... not cantilever as found on the previous offerings... So.. if you are wanting cantilevers... the Hillborne is not the unit... unless you want to wait for a Waterford made frame and pay $450 more..not an option I'd choose. I was assured that the side pulls would be fine on and off road which makes, which I do not doubt, but me wonder why cantilevers are used on the more off road leaning models such as the Hunq and Bombadil... not side pulla... just a point of interest. The Hunq was a very interesting bike...and rode well.... I am not fond of the white pinstriping.. all else ok... In my size, a 54, this would be a 700 C bike... This bike comes with cantilever brakes and will accomodate the largest of the tires. This size does not have the extra tube.... another factor based on the geopmetry for my size and the tubing used. So ... I made no decision... I would probably have selected the Hillborne if it was a cantilever brake... but not inclined to wait for a Waterford or pay the additional $450.. I'd rather use the $450 on another bike model or equipment. After discussions with a couple folks there... the decison seemed to them to come down to choice of tire size.....and simply accept the colors and brakes offered on the bike of choice. A simple decision ? perhaps... but when contemplating an expenditure of roughly $3k I'd like to hit as many bases as possible, including the old fashioned gut feeling that THE choice is obvious choice. I don't think there were any bad choices.... Best of luck with your decision and consider the brake issue... side pull or Cantilever.. that may make a difference to you. -- 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.
