Jim, Well for starters the craftsmanship on the Waterford doesn't hold up well compared to the new bike, but the Road was a production bike. The contact points are pretty much the same so the fit feels very familiar. Both bikes have about the same top tube length (long) but the head and seat tube angles on the new bike are a full degree slacker. The Road is set up with lighter wheels and tires so obviously it feels different in that respect, but they don't feel that much different. The things I wanted in the Road and A.H.Hilsen have been taken care of with the new bike. I used the Road on trails too but the limitations in tire size would beat me up after a while. It has Hilsen clearance and comfort but handles more like a Quickbeam or the Riv Road - with fat tires, so, more comfortable. And that's a good thing, the Road was my favorite bike. There were times when I'd head out for a ride on the Hilsen and after a mile I'd go back home and grab the Road instead and then head back out. I probably won't ride the Road much for a while but it is a great bike. And it's orange!
- Frank On Oct 25, 5:44 pm, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > Frank, > > Very nice bike! How do think it compares to the Rivendell Road > (Waterford era) bike that you owned? It obviously can accommodate a > much larger tire size than the original Rivendell Road Standard. > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > On Oct 25, 2:05 pm, frank_a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I got it last week, well worth the wait. I've owned or own a > > Quickbeam, a couple of Atlantis', a Saluki, a (Waterford) Rivendell > > Road and an A. Homer Hilsen. > > I told Grant what worked for me and what didn't, here's what he came > > up with. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/8531...@n06/sets/72157625110373653/ > > > And I am very happy. > > > - Frank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
