Hey Mike, welcome to the group! Will, who is an employee at Rivendell owns both a Hunq and a Sam in 62cm, I know cuz I ride with him a bit, he would be the man to talk to! Either way, I dont think you can go wrong. Good luck man! -Mike
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 1, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Cyclofiend Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > > Welcome to the gang! > > As far as the Hunqapillar feeling "bear like" - I gotta say "naaaaaaahhh!" > > The added tube (whether 2nd TT or Diagatube) adds much, much more weight in > people's minds than it ever does in the real world. Back when GP was looking > at the original Bombadil design and thinking about added more tubes, he > handed me the tube he was thinking about. My first thought was, "C'mon > Grant, let GO of it!" He had, of course, and I think I drifted away for a > minute or two in the reverie of thought about what a wonderfully light and > strong thing modern steel is, while thinking about the stress distribution > inherent in a tube structure. > > In either case, you have the additional tube, so I'd be surprised if you feel > any direct difference. I've ridden both and the differences were all about > the setup and bars, rather than the frame. > > A 58 cm Rivendell is going to be different (way different) than a 56 cm (?) > C'dale. Though the 35 mm tires were a good move to offset the aluminum > frame. I'm to the point where I just don't want to ride anything less than > Jack Brown tires (at 33 1/3 mm) but do use those to cover a pretty wide > variety of topography. YMMV, of course, depending upon your trails and > riding style. But, if you plan on touring, there are now so many good tires > in the 35 - 45 mm range that I'd figure those to be your basic specs. > > I'd probably give the edge to the Hunq if you are going to tour, only because > it was optimized and designed with that more in it's basic palette. You could > easily use either for both. > > A bit vague, but hope that helps! > > - Jim / cyclofiend.com > >> On Friday, January 31, 2014 10:31:32 AM UTC-8, Mike K. wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> I've been admiring Rivendell's website and the various Flickr pages >> associated with it for a few years now. This year looks like I should >> finally be able to buy one. I have a few bikes now that I have set up as >> near a Rivendell as I can, but they're just not what I'm looking for >> (probably all psychological, but still). >> >> I'm torn between the Sam Hillborne and the Hunqapillar. I don't do any >> touring now, but that's largely due to not having a bike to do it. I have >> plenty of friends who go bike camping now that I'm in Texas, and am looking >> forward to it this summer. Upwards of 30 miles each way, fully loaded with >> camping gear, food, etc. for a few days' trip. >> >> Mostly, though, I am a commuter. About 4 miles each way. I have a commuter >> now, a 1984 Cannondale 56cm ST300 frame with an SR Apex 30/44/48 Triple >> front and a 12-32 8-speed Cassette in the back, 35mm Bontrager "Commuter" >> tires with Longboard fenders, Nitto Mustache bars with bar ends and a Nitto >> Technomic Stem, and a Daija Rear Rack I bought from VO. It's a good bike, >> but just a tad small and I'm not comfortable loading even for the camping >> trips. >> >> I would be all-in for the Hunqa, except I'm concerned about it being a bear >> to just ride around with a light load or unloaded if I was heading out for a >> day ride around town, which points me to the Sam. Plus the Sam is a good bit >> cheaper these days, but I would move a good deal of components from the >> Cannondale to the new frame. >> >> Anyway, sorry for the word vomit. My point: anyone have experience with >> these two as far as handling? I'd love a Hunqa. I think it's a real beauty, >> diaga-tube and all. I'm 6' even with longish legs. Around an 89 PBH, so I'd >> be looking at a 58cm in either bike, 2tt on the Sam, diaga-tube on the >> Hunqa. I'm just afraid it's too beefy for just riding around. >> >> Any help is much appreciated. >> >> Cheers, >> Mike > > -- > 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. -- 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.
