Thank you all for such great feedback! My only concern with taking the AHH off-road, is that I still weigh around 265 lbs, but am working on that as I said. I will be rereading all these responses and checking out the wheel/tire combinations as well as considering the handlebars that were also recommended. I do agree that trying to sell the Roubaix now may not be such a good idea, but I may consider testing the waters after I ride it some more to make up my mind.
I'll keep the group posted and will be coming with more questions as I learn more from all of you. I've also been devouring Bicycle Quarterly, and have to say that it puts all my other cycling magazines to shame. I don't think I'll be renewing some of those subscriptions... The wealth of real practical, not to say historical, knowledge I'm already acquiring is amazing! As for the November 22 ride, I seem to have read it's up Mt. Hamilton; I can certainly give it a try, but right now I'm a pretty slow climber... :-) Thanks again! René orthie...@yahoo.com On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:57 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > Welcome to the group, René. What a great story. > > It seems like, above all, you are asking the right questions. > > I'd say that the AHH is one of the more versatile of Grant's designs. I've > raced cyclocross with mine, used it for commuting, mixed-terrain riding, > done a brevet and a century on it and just enjoyed the heck out of it. > > By the look of your rig, it would easily lend itself to an S24O. Unlike > most of the bicycle models marketed these days, Rivendell designs encourage > tinkering around with the setup - dropping a rack off here or using a > different bag there can tune the bike for exactly what you want. > > Of course, some folks just want to set each bike up specifically and not > mess with it. If that's the case for you, considering a > Roadeo/Hilsen/Bombadil trifecta causes angelic harmonies in my head. (Well, > there'd be a Legolas in there too....). > > Unless you feel the burning need to do so, I'd not dump any bikes - winter > produces a glut of lightly-used bikes on the market as folks dump their > "last year's model" or cash it in for snowboards/skis. If you list it for > sale from now through March, don't be surprised if you get a bunch of > low-ball offers on the price. > > To me, the most important sentance in your introduction was this - > > "...I've never been able to ride without pain." > > and now, those days are behind you. Good on ya, man! May the miles unfold > before you. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Current Classics Bicycle Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc > Cross Bike Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cx > Single Speed Garage Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg > Working Bikes & Practical Hardware - http://www.cyclofiend.com/working > Work Shops of the iBob's - http://www.cyclofiend.com/shop > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; the > anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of grace." > > William Gibson - "All Tomorrow's Parties" > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
