As others have said, if you are going to set them up quite different that could make sense. I have a 56 hillsen and and my wife has a 52 sam. Hers has alba bars and rumpkin tires, mine has drop bars and GB cypres tires. They are quite different to ride. The hillsen is defiantely a really nice bike. If you are riding a local racing clubs rides you may want be on more similar equipment (like the rodeo), but short of that I don't think a hillsen would hold you back. I certainly think your notion of sticking to a single wheel size has definite advantages. Perhaps a Bombadil Hillsen pairing would be even better. There is more of difference between those two. Have 3 sets of wheels. One light road only set for only on the hillsen, one mixed surface set with rumkins on it for either bike, and a set with quasi-motos for only on the bombadil. Maybe a fourth set with schwalbe fatties on it for flat free use on either bike or skip the rumpkins and stick with 3 sets. Probably not a helpful idea though since you already have the hillborne.
On Jul 27, 9:26 am, RJM <[email protected]> wrote: > So I have been thinking of getting my next Riv and would really like a bike > for light road riding primarily. Something that I can do quicker road > rides, some long rando rides, charity rides, group rides. One saddle bag > or handlebar bag would be the most I could see putting on it. Something a > little quicker than my 48cm Sam. My question is, do you think a Hilsen > would be a good compliment to a Sam or is it just too close in > functionality and build to justify? Maybe go for the Roadeo instead to > have something different? > > I have a PBH of 79, so pretty short and I am digging the 650b wheels on the > Sam. Getting a Hilsen would allow me to swap wheels between the two bikes, > which is a plus. I have a set of wheels made with Phil Rivy hubs and Dyad > rims, 7 speed freewheel that I could see using for the Hilsen primarily. I > also have a set of Synergy rimmed, LX hub wheels that I could put on the > Sam. I like the fact that it has downtube shifter mounts, because that is > probably the type of shifting that I would go for. (Roadeo doesn't have > these). The Roadeo is also 700 wheels, which would require me to get a new > set of wheels built. The lack of downtube shifting is a con too, but not a > deal breaker I suppose. > > The Sam has been doing fine for all my riding this year, but I tend to keep > racks and fenders off of it because I don't generally ride it in the rain > and I have been doing club rides with it, basically I have tried to keep it > from getting too heavy. If I get another roadish riv, I plan on putting > racks and fenders on the Sam and using that for commuting and touring duty. > > What does everybody think? Go for the Hilsen, Roadeo, maybe scrap the > whole idea and get another Sam? > > Thanks. -- 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.
