Mike - they're ahhsome. I've now had mine in about 7 configurations, and each one worked way better than most bikes I've ridden. I've gone through 7, 8, and 9-speed with friction and indexing, Noodle 46, 42, B115, B135 Randos, and Porteurs. I haven't had Albatross bars on it yet, but give me some more time - I'm about to change out the Midge bars on the Hunqapillar for Albas...
The thing I like most about the AHH is the (god forbid) light weight, and ability to put wide tires, racks, bags, and different drivetrains. Right now, as the Rando bike, it has all the nice stuff on it, so it's going to stay that way for a while... http://flic.kr/p/egKppk Brian Hanson Seattle, WA On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've had my Hilsen now almost 5yrs. It's been a great bike and quite > versatile. I've used it for sporty quick rides, randonneuring, touring, > camping and just rambling around. I've ridden it with and without racks, > fenders, kickstand and with a double and triple crank, SPDs and flat > pedals.Given it's ability to accommodate a big range of tire sizes and > racks, some simple changes can make it into a completely different bike. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/sets/72157613195465589/ > > One thing that has remained static is the bars. Since I first had it I've > always run 46cm Nitto Noodles. Lately I've been thinking of either > switching to 48cm Noodles like I have on my LHT and love, along with going > to a wider tire (700x38 Marathons). But then why go to that trouble given I > already have my LHT. Seems redundant. > > I've also considered swapping out to Albatross bars, especially after > seeing pictures of Grant's Hilsen and Manny's friend Mike's Hilsen: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/8344568536/in/faves-41335973@N00/ > > And this one too: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidlemon/5105881635/in/faves-41335973@N00/ > > There was a time when I never would have entertained putting a bar like > this on the Hilsen. But given my mileage is coming down significantly this > year, I've been entertaining the idea. It's almost as if the Hilsen (really > all RBW models) is just too darn versatile. What's your experience? > > --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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. 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.
