I have a 62cm Saluki and a 63cm AHH and my PBH is 89.5. Mine are set up differently, but if I were to go down the like-to-like line on a per-component basis, they would be very similar. I love them both, ride them both almost equally, and I've done light touring on both.
I've also ridden each of them loaded with 5 days worth of clothing and stuff to support an extended vacation / stay in PDX on the Seattle to Portland ride in years past. I didn't weigh them, but would guess that with two panniers and a Hoss pretty fully packed I probably had 45lbs. of jank plus 165lbs of me on the bike. Both bikes worked fine at 100m/d, though I'd say they were close to the limit. In any event, the Saluki is a great bike and would be well suited to the riding you describe, though so would the Sam. Can't see how you could go wrong either way. On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 5:35:26 AM UTC-8, SeanMac wrote: > > I have noticed several Salukis for sale recently on ebay. I know that > this bike was produced before the Bleriot, but I have had a somewhat > difficult time finding information about it on the web. I am hoping that a > list member or three might be able to shed some light on this bike for me. > > I'm in the market for a bike for longer rides and perhaps some short > touring - Erie Canal, C & O Trail, etc. I've had my eyes on a Sam for some > time, but have not yet pulled the trigger (might on the all-blue Sam - what > a deal). Would a Saluki be well-suited for this kind of riding or is it > really designed as a country bike / credit card tourer / rambler / century > ride bike? > > How would the Saluki compare to a Homer? > > I can't seem to find a chart that matches PBH to Saluki sizing. Should I > simply use the general chart on the Riv site, matching the 650b section to > my height to choose the correct Saluki? > > Thanks, > > Sean > -- 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/-/WmYIY6swYwYJ. 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.
