Hello all, I'm the new owner of the previously mentioned Heron, and also an owner of a 58cm 2TT Sam. I thought I'd drop a line and give my initial impressions after only a couple commutes.
My attraction to the Heron was mainly the canti brakes. I live in the PNW and commute on my Sam, my 230lbs plus gear, rain, and hills is more than I feel the brakes on the Sam can handle. First were the long reach Tektros, currently using Paul centerpulls which are only marginally better. On braking, the Heron wins easily with cantis. The frame is certainly livelier. Lighter tubing than the Sam as previously mentioned and the Sam has a 2TT. Heron rides more like my Romulus, and the Sam feels more planted and firmer. The geometry of the Heron I also like better, though that's a personal preference. The front end feels like it's a lower trail than the Sam, it has that wheel flop turn in that a low trail bike exhibits. The Heron also tracks straighter while riding no hands. The Sam had a tendency to wander a bit at high speed. It would move a little left, then a little right, almost like being billowed by wind. It wasn't a shimmy, but nevertheless it was a sensation that I didn't like. So far the Heron tracks straight. I'll update as I have more time on the Heron. I did really enjoy my Sam and if it had cantis I'd still be riding it. FYI, my Sam will be up for sale in the coming weeks after I move parts around and get settled into the Heron. If you're interested drop me a line. Aaron On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 10:07:31 AM UTC-7, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > I'm thinking about the Heron posted earlier to replace my Sam for c daily > commuting and other on road bicycle related activities. My only other bike > is a Brompton and that's all I have room for. I wasn't aware of Riv or GP > when the Heron was current. Where does it fit in to the pantheon? Thoughts > on the pros and cons of each model? -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
