on 2/13/11 7:41 AM, JimP at [email protected] wrote: > I have a Sam Hillborne which I love, I ordered it with a 56 cm frame > and, as it turns out, I should have ordered the 54. Even so, it rides > like a dream. I have a farm located about 200 miles from home. It is > difficult to carry the bike back and forth without taking two cars so, > ahem... I have an excuse to buy another Rivendell. :^) > To be honest I really want an A. Homer Hilson but I do realize it is > very similar (functionally identical) to the Hillborne. That's OK as > the two bikes will be at different locations but I should at least > give thought to another type Rivendell, maybe an Atlantis, a Rodeo, > Ramboulet or... What do you think? > > I am 60 yo and have really just gotten into cycling. At home I ride > around the city just absorbing the beauty of being outdoors in a > wonderful old city. I take a camera sometimes and like photographing > some of the beauty (including bike) around me. But, mostly I just > enjoy the ride. I usually ride for about 40 minutes to an hour and > head back home. At the Farm I have access to about 3000 acres of > pastures and hardwood forests with horse trails and, no trails at all. > I want to explore this area with my bike again, just enjoying the > scenery and being outside alone with nature. > > Any thoughts?
I could see a series of S24O's with essays about the various parts of that tract. Kind of a Walden by bike. That would suggest a back country setup, maybe "back country lite". Gernot's suggestion of larger tires is certainly salient - Atlantis and Bombadil both come to mind. By the same token, there's really none of the Rivendell bike models which couldn't be set up for that - just tradeoffs for the type of terrain they prefer - a knobbied Atlantis might be a touch more plodding on the long, flat, straight, smooth bits, but would be ideal for twisty trails and rocky, exposed bits. Personally, I enjoy getting the "road bike out _here_?" looks/comments when crossing paths with devotees of the springy bikes brigade, and I like the challenge of thinner tires over more difficult terrain. - J -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Workshops of the iBob's Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- 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.
