Sorry if this double posts...I typed out my reply and then...nothing! Effectively, according to Riv's 2018 catalogue, Sam and Homer are 95% the same bike, but Sam is stouter and burlier. I'm guessing it's a tubing difference and the fact that most Sams have canti posts that can take a stronger brake than the sidepull. Comparing geometry from similar sized frames from the same year on Bikeinsights shows them to be very similar indeed.
I don't think you can go wrong with either, honestly. I love my Sam and I know I'd love a Homer. The slightly burlier Sam would be my choice because I'm over 200 pounds, but I think I'd never have any issues with a Homer in my size. Ben in Omaha. On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 6:48:19 PM UTC-5 Dave C wrote: > Has anyone has extensive experience riding both models, particularly the > ones made in the 2015-2018 time period, and had an opportunity to see how > they rode differently and handled different terrain? I am very interested > in these models but they have changed in some ways over the years and I am > trying to get a sense of what made them different besides just brake style > and sometimes wheel size.. I have searched the past threads but there is > not much direct comparison/contrast information. Thanks, Dave in Carlsbad -- 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/6f2811b2-59fe-41ac-8ef7-d9572bd677e0n%40googlegroups.com.
