Cheers Paul, and thanks for the photos! Yes the knobby tire version is quite capable, I took it on a variety of trails (nothing too extreme, but plenty of roots and a few rocks) and it felt great, though I was wishing I heeded the advise to run side-pull brakes on it. Unfortunately, it rains nearly all winter long here, so I've had to set it up for fenders until spring at least.
On Friday, 15 November 2019 12:14:05 UTC-8, Bikie#4646 wrote: > > Jason, > > That's a wild rough-stuff setup on your Hilborne! As an owner of both a > Hilborne and an older model Hilsen, both are wonderful bikes. You would not > fit 48's on the latter, though. I use my Hillborne as a fendered tourer > with 35 mm tires because of the (slightly) stiffer tubing. The Hilsen is > used as a fendered mixed-terrain bike with 38 mm tires, but carry very > little weight on it. It has a bit more lively feel than the Hilborne. I > love them both. > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikecrazy-paul/48959491076/in/album-72157711498338087/ > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikecrazy-paul/46793762461/in/album-72157705950163554/ > > Paul Germain > Midlothian, Va. > > > > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6f634be8-b9e0-42df-b3ee-33469adc5b84%40googlegroups.com.
