Ben,
I'd have to do some research to answer all of your questions, but first I'd
like to point out that my Sam is a 62 cm from 2014, and it just might be
bicycle perfection. I hope you enjoy yours, and I really think you will.
I do recall that circa 2013-14, some Sams were painted single-color,
Good morning!
I have purchased (and am picking up after work today) a 62cm Sage Green Sam
and I am really excited about it! I used the Wayback Machine to double
check what Riv would have sized me in (seller bought at the end of 2013)
and I've read Grant's "Reintroduction of Sam Hillborne" a