I'm 6'5" and currently 240#. Like Amit I have a 67 Hilsen and 68 Atlantis. My Bombadil is a 64 and the Hunq is a 62. The Hilsen rides beautifully and feels the most lively. I ride it with minimal day loads and I love it. It feels fast and smooth. The Atlantis was my commuter and now around town bike. I originally got it thinking I would tour with it but I found when it was loaded it just too flexy for me. Various loading strategies didn't change things. For me it works best with moderate loads. The Bombadil shines loaded and is very steady climbing slowly or descending at speed. I've loaded both bikes with the same racks, bags and gear there is no question the Bombadil handles a load much better. It seems a bit dead without a load. The Hunq is set up as an offroader with Midge Bars and fat knobbies. It takes fatter rubber than the first gen Bombadil and I like the stand over room it provides. It's very steady up hill and down. I'm sure it would be fine with a touring load as well. If I could only keep one it would be the Atlantis. If you look through my photo stream you can see them in various configurations. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cnyriv/
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:26:14 PM UTC-4, DSat wrote: > > To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? > I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I > assume that the wider the tires the better. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
