Yep. My Hilsen felt like my Romulus, but with 650b wheels. It's a nice, lively road bike. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Friday, July 27, 2012 7:53:47 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > I've not ridden a HH, but I did briefly own a Sam and, based just on > that I'd say that the Sam makes a better all rounder or country bike > -- excellent for that, IMO with the reservations that I didn't like > its load carrying properties and, second, that it won't take the fat > tires that I like for dirt roads. But for a combo of pavement, firm > dirt and light loads, I'd love to have mine back; as it was, it just > didn't fit into my bike stable categories which are determined in part > by budget. > > As for road use, I found it somewhat sluggish compared to the purely > road Rivs I've owned and compared to other road bikes like the > erstwhile Herse randonneur. *Doesn't the HH have lighter tubing and > more roady geometry? * > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:10 PM, ted <[email protected]> wrote: > > As others have said, if you are going to set them up quite different > > that could make sense. > > I have a 56 hillsen and and my wife has a 52 sam. Hers has alba bars > > and rumpkin tires, mine has drop bars and GB cypres tires. They are > > quite different to ride. > > The hillsen is defiantely a really nice bike. If you are riding a > > local racing clubs rides you may want be on more similar equipment > > (like the rodeo), but short of that I don't think a hillsen would hold > > you back. I certainly think your notion of sticking to a single wheel > > size has definite advantages. > > Perhaps a Bombadil Hillsen pairing would be even better. There is more > > of difference between those two. Have 3 sets of wheels. One light road > > only set for only on the hillsen, one mixed surface set with rumkins > > on it for either bike, and a set with quasi-motos for only on the > > bombadil. Maybe a fourth set with schwalbe fatties on it for flat free > > use on either bike or skip the rumpkins and stick with 3 sets. > > Probably not a helpful idea though since you already have the > > hillborne. > > > > On Jul 27, 9:26 am, RJM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So I have been thinking of getting my next Riv and would really like a > bike > >> for light road riding primarily. Something that I can do quicker road > >> rides, some long rando rides, charity rides, group rides. One saddle > bag > >> or handlebar bag would be the most I could see putting on it. > Something a > >> little quicker than my 48cm Sam. My question is, do you think a Hilsen > >> would be a good compliment to a Sam or is it just too close in > >> functionality and build to justify? Maybe go for the Roadeo instead to > >> have something different? > >> > >> I have a PBH of 79, so pretty short and I am digging the 650b wheels on > the > >> Sam. Getting a Hilsen would allow me to swap wheels between the two > bikes, > >> which is a plus. I have a set of wheels made with Phil Rivy hubs and > Dyad > >> rims, 7 speed freewheel that I could see using for the Hilsen > primarily. I > >> also have a set of Synergy rimmed, LX hub wheels that I could put on > the > >> Sam. I like the fact that it has downtube shifter mounts, because that > is > >> probably the type of shifting that I would go for. (Roadeo doesn't have > >> these). The Roadeo is also 700 wheels, which would require me to get a > new > >> set of wheels built. The lack of downtube shifting is a con too, but > not a > >> deal breaker I suppose. > >> > >> The Sam has been doing fine for all my riding this year, but I tend to > keep > >> racks and fenders off of it because I don't generally ride it in the > rain > >> and I have been doing club rides with it, basically I have tried to > keep it > >> from getting too heavy. If I get another roadish riv, I plan on > putting > >> racks and fenders on the Sam and using that for commuting and touring > duty. > >> > >> What does everybody think? Go for the Hilsen, Roadeo, maybe scrap the > >> whole idea and get another Sam? > >> > >> Thanks. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." > > Flannery O'Connor > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > -- 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/-/bJzUo4-p1mcJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
