I think I have something to offer here. I measured my own PBH to 91 cm. I went to Riv, used their method, and got 94 cm (with someone helping, using the paint stick, and really going for it lol).
I am 6'3 and 240 for reference. I rode the 62 Hunqapillar and the 64 Hillborne. I ended up going with the Sam. I thought that it would be more versatile, as I do some longer rides that I would want a bike that feels a little more lighter and spry. I thought that the Sam would be great for that, and wouldn't buck if I decided to go camping and ride a bit shorter distance. If I were to get another Riv, the Hunqa would be at the top of my list. It was really fun to ride, and seems like it would be a beast on fire trails, with a full load. Just a super fun bike to ride. I personally would not get another Sam. I am, however, with you on both the diagatube and the Hunqapillar paint job. I don't like the grey/maroon combo. I also think that getting a custom paint job with a green or blue plus the cream would make the bike look sweet, and would lessen the weirdness of the diagatube somehow. I think sometimes people scoff at the aesthetics, but, let's face it, how a bike looks (particularly a riv) is part of the greatness. Even with all that being said, I would love to have one of the stock hunqas. It's a really sweet bike. One of those "you have to ride it to understand" things I think. I would also call Riv to ask them about the fit, they would be best suited to answer your questions I think. On May 24, 1:58 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <[email protected]> wrote: > Well... it's not really that simple for me. Either of these bikes will > completely and comfortably cover the functionality I need and want. > Increasing my capabilities is something of an unlikely project, since > they are limited not by the bike but its engine :) I expect to do no > riding that I wouldn't feel perfectly comfortable doing on the > Hunqapillar or the Hillborne. If I had them both, I might prefer one > over the other every now and then, with most ties I'd expect to go to > the Hillborne. I've got a prejudice; if I could end up with two of one > and one of the other, I'd choose to have two Hillbornes and a single > Hunqapillar. > > To me it's more a question of: Will I appreciate the variety itself > enough to give up near-total redundancy on the known-and-loved? I > mean, there's always the possibility that I won't actually love the > Hunqapillar. But I confess I've lately developed a desire to taste the > cushy goodness and even-more-solid ride that I'd expect from a > Hunqapillar. It's even remotely possible that I'll *prefer* it to the > Hillborne (hard to imagine from my current perspective). > > As a practical matter, of course, I still will have lots of redundancy > with the Hillborne/Hunqapillar combination. I expect to be able to > swap cockpits without problem. Most parts and accessories will be > swappable (perhaps with tweaking) without any compromise. Fenders and > tires probably not. And maybe the seatpost, since there's some > possibility I won't be able to get a 27.2 seat tube on the > Hunqapillar. And I don't know about bottom brackets. Small > differences, but differences nonetheless. > > So it's variety versus small compromise. I'm tending towards the > Hunqapillar, I think. But I won't hesitate to get a Hillborne if the > Hunqapillar doesn't fit. I haven't decided what I'm going to do if I > can't find out about the Hunqapillar's fit. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On May 24, 12:02 pm, Brett Lindenbach <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > thomas, you only need to answer one question: what is it you want your new > > bike to do? > > > if the answer is to duplicate what you already have, then go for it. i > > should add that having an identical bike would allow you to go for rides > > with your doppelgänger when he visits. or you could set up one hillborne as > > your commuter, and the other more for distance/light touring. > > > personally, i'd get something that increases my capabilities. i travel a > > lot, and often wish i had my bike with me. i might consider getting a > > lightweight riv set up to break apart for travel. or maybe a fun little > > brommie. -- 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.
