Looks like this is the quote: "Own both. Built up a 52 cm Hillborne but it turned out to be too long in the top tube for my wife. Bought and built up a Bleriot and she's now quite happy. In the mean time I was able to ride the Hillborne a couple of times on my daily commute and took it for a 3 day dirt road camping tour this summer. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now it looks like I inherited it, not that I need another bike.
Hillborne: Nice relaxed geometry, steady when turtling up steep inclines, braze-ons for cantis and front/rear racks. My example has some weird lump beneath the paint on the bottom bracket shell and there's evidence of sloppy brazing beneath the paint on the seat tube lug. Neither is likely to cause structural problems but still kind of irritating on a $1000 frame. Bleriot: Doesn't quite fit me (too small) but my wife looks "right" on it. Braze-ons for rear rack only. Nice neutral steering, same comfy feel from the 650B tires. I've heard of sloppy paint on some but I must've got lucky. Even though the Bleriot frame has a slightly rising top tube it looks more conventional compared to the Hillborne's top tube." How 'bout the tubing and stiffness vs. liveliness of the two? That was my only dig at my Bleriot: a bit stiff and too solid feeling. I've read that Salukis feel a bit lighter, so wondering of the Sam compares. Cheers, DE On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Phil Roberts <lugsnst...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have both. I recently commented, and it'll be in the archives. > > Phil Roberts > Chandler, AZ > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 7:50 AM, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Isn't that custom paint amazing! I hope that's becoming a good seller for >> RBW as it seems like a great bike. >> >> Anyone have any comments as to how it compares to a Bleriot? >> >> DE >> >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Alan at EcoVelo recently got his hands on a Sam Hillborne. He's posted >>> some beautiful images of it over at his blog. Check them out. >>> >>> http://www.ecovelo.info/2009/09/12/more-sam-h-pics/ >>> >>> I'm really thinking that the addition of one of these bikes would >>> round out my quiver nicely. I'd use it as my camping all--rounder >>> bike. I doubt I'd set it up with those fenders but it sure does dress- >>> up nicely. >>> >>> --mike >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA >> >> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something >> wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, >> scientist guy >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
