I am 5 11 and 190 lbs. I love my Sam Hillborne. I have one of the 52 CM frames
I don't know what the weight limit on the frame is but I ride it with the Maxy-Fasty tires on Velocity Dyad rims and DT-Swiss 370 hubs. Kind of a fast commuter and when I tour I travel light with less than 15 lbs of gear but a credit card with a high limit. However, I am sure the light hubs reduce the weight limit of the bike. My other options that I looked at were inporting a Dawes Galaxy or Thorn Nomad or Mercian King of Mercia from the UK but the currency conversion crashed the budget. I've toured all over Asia, in some rather difficult places and I can't really imagine a place that I would go that the SH wouldn't handle well. Obviously, you have to know the limits of your bicycle and riding ability. On Aug 12, 6:51 am, Johnny Alien <[email protected]> wrote: > I surely did not mean to sell the Sammy H short in any way. Beyond > the Rivendell PDF I have been told by 2 of their dealers that if I > planned on doing any heavy touring to heed those weight limits. I am > SURE that it is a tad conservative and as long as the original poster > is looking at light touring and s24o action than the SH is probably > way more than enough. But if it was me looking and I was investing a > good deal into a bike frame I would get the one that fit as many of my > needs as possible. If the original poster thinks that he may do any > heavy duty touring at any point it might make sense to go with a frame > that is designed to handle a little more weight than the SH. > > I myself own a Bleriot and am very aware of what that frame can handle > so I have no doubts of the greatness of the SH. One of those in > orange is on my short list to acquire within the next year. > > On Aug 11, 6:39 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Aug 11, 2009, at 5:37 AM, Johnny Alien wrote: > > > > On Aug 10, 10:57 pm, broken_cynic <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> If you were contemplating the purchase of either aSamHillborne, a > > >> Bombadil or an Atlantis as an all-rounder which was to be used mainly > > >> for commuting and the occasional weekend trail ride to start with, > > >> then proceeding to s24o type outings, shorter and eventually longer > > >> unsupported touring to include some off-road elements, which would > > >> you > > >> lean toward and why? At 6'1 and just shy of 200lbs I'd need one of > > >> the stouter frames if it is to carry myself and a load of gear over > > >> rough ground. I know the "right" answer is to ride all three and go > > >> with whichever feels best, but it will a few months at best before I > > >> have that opportunity and the question is burning a hole in my mind > > >> right now, so I'm enlisting your opinions as a sort of vicarious > > >> contemplation. > > > > You actually can get the info you need right on Rivendell. For your > > > weight the Hilborne is pretty much out. Rivendell lists the the > > > weight limit on the SH as 240lbs combined for passenger and load. > > > Not if he keeps his total weight below 240,. Less than 40 lbs of > > gear for an S24O is easy and for a long unsupported tour can be > > done. The 2 wheeled Winnebago mentality makes bike touring much less > > pleasant than it ought to be. > > > And, I suspect that Rivendell's weight limits are very conservative.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
