Hi Philip, Welcome to the bunch! I have previously owned Atlantis (50cm) and Appaloosas (46 and 51). Have ridden friend's 51cm Hillborne a few times. Currently own a Roadini and a Susie.
Appaloosa would be more versatile than Sam. Both are real fun bikes. If want to turn the knob slightly toward roadish, Sam would fit the bill. Appa is more gravel kind, also behaves relatively better for loaded rides. If you want to turn the knob even more to the right, Susie/Wolbis is an excellent experience. With Susie you give up some speed, but in return you get more comfort, stability and utility. See you around, Ash On Wednesday, 9 December 2020 at 23:52:31 UTC-8 philipr...@gmail.com wrote: > New to this group, I actually currently own & ride a Grant Peterson bike > already (Bridgestone MB-1) plus a CIOCC road bike but am interested in > something more dual purpose. The area the bike will be used primarily is > the West Coast of Scotland = narrow, rutted B & C-roads, fast A-Roads & > graded dirt tracks with lots of rain & wind thrown in for good measure. I > like to ride as "spirited" as my late-50s legs will allow, am most > comfortable on the hoods & I may eventually do some minimalist bikepacking > overnights. > > From looking at the Rivendell range it would seem that the Sam Hillborne > or Homer Hilsen would be a good fit, however the Riv folks also recommended > the Appaloosa. > > I'd love to hear some opinions on this from the folks that own them & > thanks in advance for any advice you can give. > > [image: Screen Shot 2020-12-03 at 8.03.40 AM.png] > -- 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/8308faa7-c1fc-4737-9430-3809e992697cn%40googlegroups.com.
