I owned a Romulus for about a year. Nice bike, but I didn't fall in love with it as I had hoped to as I did with my ultra-stiff but still comfy Seven Alaris, my Peter Mooney single speed (set up fixed), and my EAI Bareknuckle. I eventually sold the Romulus. I borrowed the Urban Tour prototype (depicted in the promotional photos and videos) this past weekend. The ride quality is much better than the Romulus, and I think the Urban Tour is more beautiful. I found the Romulus frame to be way too flexible, loaded or not. It was lovely when riding it in a very civilized and proper manner, but ultimately didn't excel at anything. The Urban Tour is an incredible ride. It just feels special in a way that so many other bikes don't.
As for the $2K being affordable, I don't think it is. I agree it's pretty expensive. But I think it's a better value than a Rivendell right now, and if you do value the fact that it's made in the U.S., even better. On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Norman <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the differential between those two bikes comes from the > "fanciness" of the Hilsen compared to the Hillborne. My Sam H. was made in > US and still a grand less than the Hilsen. > > > On Monday, April 8, 2013 2:16:38 AM UTC-4, hsmitham wrote: >> >> MIke, I had the choice of buying a Hillborne made in Taiwan and the >> Hilsen in Wisconsin, the difference was $775.00. As you know I chose >> Wisconsin. I made a conscience decision and feel good about employing >> American workers. At the same time make no mistake I want other people in >> the world to make a good wage just not at the expense of American's. >> >> Hugh >> Sunland, CA >> >> >> On Sunday, April 7, 2013 5:18:49 PM UTC-7, Mike Schiller wrote: >>> >>> I think this is a good thing, and we need more of it in the US. I don't >>> mean to offend anyone, but buying Taiwanese products when there are >>> suitable US products made is a poor compromise. I know the world is flat >>> and all that but our economy needs more of this kind >>> of entrepreneurial spirit. >>> >>> ~mike >>> >>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
