Ditto what Leslie said. I've only had my A. Homer Hilsen a little over a year but it's proven itself to be a great bike. 40mm tires + fenders + luggage. Here's a pic<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/7934469150/>from a 4 day tour I did in September. This is a normal rack and gives plenty of heel clearance for my size 46 kicks. You could easily get a couple more inches of heel clearance with a rack that has extra bars to hang the pannier lower and farther back.
There are moments where I think it would be nice to have a more stripped down "road" bike and a fatter tired/canti brake camping bike, but the AHH is a great machine for a wide variety of riding. A Sam Hillborne or Yves Gomez/Betty Foy might be worth looking at too. --Andy On Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:59:13 AM UTC-8, sebseb wrote: > > Dear Forum, > I am a new member and would like to say hello and ask for a first advice > at the same time. I just found your group as I was doing some research to > replace my japanese touring frame which I lost in an accident some time > ago. I found the mid 80's frame which I had very well adapted to my needs, > a 28' wheeled "sports-tourer" with room for up to 32mm tires (with > fenders), long enough chainstays to have fenders and carry luggage on racks > but still with side pull-brakes (47-57 reach) and double crankset, the > fork even with eyelets for lowrider though I never used them. Besides doing > all my commutes with it I also travelled a lot on it, always with just two > panniers and a handlebar bag. I did a lot of brevets and several week-long > tours (with camping gear) with that frame, and though not the lightest and > maybe a little on the "flexy" side there was nothing really to complain > about. Since the accident I try to find something similar and Rivendell has > made some bikes in the past that seem to be what i am looking for, or at > least come very close to what I search for. As I hope to find amongst you > the real connaiseurs of this brand I would like to know which of the > Rivendell frames (also former ones) comes closest to my demands in your > opinion so that I can look for an occasion to try to find one in my size > (PBH 84cm). While in the current lineup I am not so shure there is such a > model, the older Rambouillet seemed to me "the role model" although I am > not shure if there is enough heel clearance to have larger panniers and two > eyelets would also be nicer at the rear and front drop out? Has anybody > experiences with that kind of luggage on a Rambouillet? I would be pleased > to hear some first hand knowledge and if somebody has a frame in my size > (~58cm for 28' wheels) he wants to part with i would also like to know > about it. With my best regards and a happy new year to everybody -sebastian > -- 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/-/-QMPFfGxMQ8J. 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.
