> I really kind of want to set-up a Hillborne. If that > turned out to be as stable with a load as the LHT then I'd think about > selling the LHT off. I'm I'm lucky a 60cm Hillborne will come up on > the list at the right time (ie when I have cash burning a hole in my > pocket) and I'll pick one up.
If you do get a SH, please describe how well it carries loads -- how heavy and how disposed. I didn't find my SH very nice to ride with either rear pannier or front pannier loads and I'm curious about others' experience, to try to find out what I did wrong. The SH wandered -- uncomfortably light front end -- with typically 30 lb rear loads on a (lowish-strut Logo), and with similar front loads on a Tubus Tara lowrider I could hardly steer. I wonder what I did wrong? That is very very odd because I carried up to 45 lb on the rear of a light, 531 racing frame (stiff Fly rear rack) and, apart from some initial tail wag (long, 45 cm stays) when accelerating from a stop, it handled fine. > I actually finally pulled the trigger on a dyno hub and light which is > an obscene amount of money. Seems to be worth it though for my > randonneuring adventures. I hope so... SON/Edeluxe? I wouldn't say "obscene" compared to the price of, say, Dura Ace or XTR cassettes ($200 ?#*#&@ dollars for a consumable item????!!! That's obscene!) but yes, expensive. But the upper-grade Shimano dynohubs (lube and adjust the bearings!) and the IQ Cyo are very, very good deals: about $200 plus wheelbuild and they perform as well as the SON/Edeluxe. ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- 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.
