First, the Bike on Bike drawing is super cool. Thanks for sharing. Second, has anyone spent time on an early model Homer AND a MIT 2018 or 2019 Homer? If so, I'd really like to know what you thought was different, particularly for long rides with maybe 10 pounds of food and supplies. I keep things light, which is why I always thought a Toyo Atlantis was a little too "stout" for longer road rides.
On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 7:39:40 AM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote: > Ah, size. The Sam is a 55, the Homer was a 51. I have a PBH of 83 and > weigh 195. I usually rode with what you see in the picture - a rear bag > for Allen wrenches and spare tube. > For me the Sam is about two Cm too tall, hence my stepping down a size > with the Homer, which was about two Cm too short. I’m apparently at the > ends of the size ranges, not the middle. > But I also wanted to try the “longer chainstays” and the 650b wheel set-up > and a number of other things. In spite of the size, the bikes were almost > exactly the same wheelbase. > Neither bike felt loose. They were both good solid rides. The biggest > difference in feel, other than what I credit to flex, was the Hollowtech II > front drive on the Homer - it seems noticeably stiffer to me than the > square taper on the Sam, in a good way. > > I sold on the Homer frame because it would have been the only bike in my > stable that was 650b, and I wasn’t overwhelmed with the ride compared to > the Sam. > The other bike in my stable is now a Soma Saga Disk - back to 700c and a > little stiffer feel. > > -- 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/c63e23c5-3316-454d-8c53-c7f89d4cb91fn%40googlegroups.com.
