Whoops! I guess I was thinking Hilson when I said 54! JimP
> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:52:00 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] Re: Another Rivendell... which one? > From: earlg...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > I'd say, given the area around your farm, get a bike that can take > wider tires than the Homer. Another Sam, at least, or better yet an > Atlantis, Bomba, or Hunqa. Id' say these last 3 are similar enough > that you could go by price and/or paint scheme. The Sam doesn't come > in a 54, just a 52, which may be too small. The others thus may fit > better, too. > > Cheers, > > Gernot > (Sam Hillborne) > > On Feb 13, 10:41 pm, JimP <thefamil...@gmail.com> 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? > > > > best, > > > > JimP > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
