I'd get a Roadeo for fast club rides, deck out the AHH for touring, and use the Rockhopper for singletrack.
Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On May 9, 7:06 pm, Tim <tki...@comcast.net> wrote: > Ok, please help me out. I had to send my fork to Waterford to have the > stuck stem removed and the gravity of not having a second Riv has sunk > in. I'm stuck riding a waaaaay too small Cannondale or an old > Specialized Rockhopper which is, although a decent bike, also too > small (and not a Riv.) So, now it's time to choose. Right now I have a > 63cm AHH with noodle bars and longboard fenders. At least 90% or more > of my riding is on the road. I did a supported Southern Tier tour last > summer and would like to do at least one, unsupported (though lightly > loaded) tour this year and more in the future. I like the occasional > fast club ride. In fact, I really, really like them, but I'm not as > fast as I used to be (51 with 2 artificial knees.) I bought the old > MTB for single track last year and found it to be a blast. > > So my dilemma: Which should be my next Riv? Hunqa or Rodeo? I will > eventually have both but I'll order one of them probably very soon. By > the time I get Homer's fork back I'll have been without it for 3 weeks > and that, my friends, is unacceptable. I love the fast riding and I > actually was planning on the Rodeo when I got the AHH but changed my > mind after talking with Keven and Grant. Do you guys think the Rodeo > is too close to the Homer and too limited? I guess if I got it I would > probably go with racks and more of a touring setup for Homer. Or if I > got the Hunqa, maybe I could strip down Homer and use it for the > clubbish rides. But where does that leave the occasional single track > foray? What say ye all? > > Thanks in advance. -- 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.
