Tim, You don't mention your weight but if you are riding a 63 cm Hilsen I imagine you to be close to 200 pounds if lean. If you want a touring bike/off road machine get a 'Hunk' for sure it'll take your weight (and) loaded baggage. I think your Hilsen is plenty fast for road rides if your wheels/tires are right for you. I don't see a dedicated 'race bike' being a big improvement in speed.....maybe in climbing but you mention artificial knees. If that be the case you should have wide gearing to save the wear on them. No mashing allowed. Just my opinion of course....... As an aside, the Roadeo is a better 'fast bike' than some of the big brands because it is more versatile due to its ability to take wider tires with fenders and something you'll actually be able to ride on more than clean dry pavement. I believe there is kind of a upper weight/size limit to the Roadeo also......which is why the Hilsen and Sam exist.....so we come full circle.....
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.
