The Bleriot and SH were/are built with thicker tubes than the AHH, correct? My AHH felt very springy/lively, just like my Romulus did. I would say both are more road-only lighter-load biased than the Bleriot and Hillborne. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:10:16 PM UTC-7, James Warren wrote: > > I've had the same experience in comparing a SH to an AHH: same fit, > similar toptube, both set up with similar 36-spoke wheels, Brooks saddles, > and typical Nitto Aluminum bits. Both with Jack Brown greens. The big > difference in the frames was 60 cm SH with 6 degree toptube slope versus a > 65 cm AHH with a 1.5 degree toptube slope, but the bar height relative to > saddle was the same. AHH's chainstay was 0.5 cm shorter! There's faerie > dust on those AHH's! > > - Jim > > > On Jul 10, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Joan Oppel wrote: > > I led a group ride this morning for one of the local bike clubs. Richard > showed up with his brand new A Homer Hilsen. He's very excited about the > bike, has posted here about his excitement (blueride2). It's a pretty > standard Riv build. I took my Bleriot to the ride - another standard Riv > build. > Differences are: > Bleriot has Hetres (45 front, 50 rear), AHH has Jack Browns (at 70 front > and rear) > Bleriot has SKS fenders, AHH is fenderless (though he is waiting for the > fenders). > Bleriot is a 53, AHH is a 55. > Bleriot has a trunk bag and rack(multi-tool, spare, patch kit) and rack, > AHH had just a tiny seatbag. > > Since I can ride a 55, I took Richard's bike for a short spin. Wow, was I > impressed. It felt - sprightly, lively. Definitely different than the > Bleriot. > > I'm wondering why. There's maybe a slight difference in weight between > the two bikes, by feel. Is it the tires? the tubeset? > Joan > > -- > 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. > > > James Warren > [email protected] > > - Remember, my friends, it is better to feel fast than to be fast. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/cbMvLcIMjXQJ. 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.
