Hi Joan, It was fun riding with you today, and I'm glad you like my AHH. I think the Bleriot has slightly heavier tubing, more in line with the Atlantis or Sam H, than the AHH. This might account for some of the ride differences you described. My very happy with the AHH and look forward to doing some touring later this summer. I'm planning a ride on the Great Allegheny Passage as soon as I receive and install some racks on the bike.
Richard On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:32:37 PM UTC-4, Joan wrote: > > I led a group ride this morning for one of the local bike clubs. Richard > showed up with his brand new A Homer Hilsen. He's very excited about the > bike, has posted here about his excitement (blueride2). It's a pretty > standard Riv build. I took my Bleriot to the ride - another standard Riv > build. > Differences are: > Bleriot has Hetres (45 front, 50 rear), AHH has Jack Browns (at 70 front > and rear) > Bleriot has SKS fenders, AHH is fenderless (though he is waiting for the > fenders). > Bleriot is a 53, AHH is a 55. > Bleriot has a trunk bag and rack(multi-tool, spare, patch kit) and rack, > AHH had just a tiny seatbag. > > Since I can ride a 55, I took Richard's bike for a short spin. Wow, was I > impressed. It felt - sprightly, lively. Definitely different than the > Bleriot. > > I'm wondering why. There's maybe a slight difference in weight between > the two bikes, by feel. Is it the tires? the tubeset? > Joan > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/0D4wsYofUJsJ. 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.
