I have a 48cm Sam, 650b wheels and feel the bike is very stable and does really well going down hills, especially in the twisties. I noticed on my ride yesterday, where I was pushing myself on the bike pretty hard and coming to a section with quite a few twists in the road, at one point I felt myself put countersteer into the handlebars to get the bike to turn tightly on one of the turns. It was just more noticeable at that time and I would say I conciously did it. This maybe due to the fact that it was a really tight turn, I was riding pretty fast and my hands were in the drops. I don't know, but I remember it being different from the other turns I went through and I was thinking about what I had to do to get the bike to go where I wanted it to. I didn't have any bags or racks on the bike at that time, just a small tool roll on the saddle. I ride on pari moto tires pumped up to 70lbs and am using dyad rims. I used to ride a Trek Madone and I remember the bike was quicker handling and not as good when going downhill. The Sam is not as lively handling as a race bike like the trek, but that kind of stability is what I really want out of a Riv like the Sam.
On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 10:51:36 PM UTC-5, hangtownmatt wrote: > I've got just under 6,000 miles on my new to me Sam Hillborne. Sometimes > I'll be heading into a turn and it seems like the darn thing just won't go > where I want it to go! I'm not complaining because I know the solution. > If I consciously rotate my hips in the direction I want to go it performs > admirably, but for me this is a conscious decision because my other bikes > didn't handle like this; at least not as dramatically Don't get me wrong, > I really enjoy this bike, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same > experience. And if so, do you know what causes it? > > Matt > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
