Thanks for the inspiration, Thomas. If my self-employment allows, I'll be
riding a 60 cm Hillborne in Ohio a week from today. If work doesn't allow,
it'll be a little longer wait, unfortunately.
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Indeed, the reason is clearly explained in the frame description; D-OH! I
thought the price had suddenly risen.
I'll contact Dick at Country Bike Shop for further info. He spent at least
10 minutes talking to me on the phone last Saturday. Saturday!
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Thanks, Smitty. I spoke with Dick from Country Bike Shop who has the same
bike. He also helped me locate this group to locate a used Ramboullliet or
Hilsen, what a guy! If work allows I'm going to drive 12 hours each way to
compare the ride of the Sam vs. an A. Homer Hilsen. A $1000 more is
+1 for the Dennings of The Country Bike Shop; I drove there late 2009 (6 hours
each way for me) just to straddle a Hillborne. I was nervous that I maybe
misunderstood or fumbled the whole PBH thing and would find myself getting a
poorly-fitting bike. They set it up with my kind of bars, did the
They noted this price jump with regret a while ago.
As far as I can discern, the current Sam line-up is:
48cm - Waterford - single TT - 650b - canti brakes? - BB, headset, no
seatpost - $1500
52cm - Waterford - single TT - 650b - canti brakes? - BB, headset, no
seatpost - $1500
56cm - Taiwan -
Btw, that new green is gorgeous. Much nicer in person than on the riv
site photos. Almost as nice as the original orange, and much nicer
than the original green IMHO. :)
Gernot (first batch 56cm orange single top tube canti Taiwan Sam)
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On Aug 12, 9:08 pm, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com
I recently saw a 60cm single TT Sam in orange at Free Range Cycles in
Seattle http://www.freerangecycles.com/. Not sure where you are, Shifty,
and not sure if FRC ships bikes, but if Riv HQ doesn't/won't have what
you're looking for it might be worth calling FRC.
I have no connection to FRC
60cm double top tube canti-studded new green Hillbornes can be ordered.
presumably similar 56s can be too
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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As stated in the text of the Sam Hillborne page, the more expensive
Sam Hillbornes are made by Waterford, while the cheaper ones are made
in Taiwan. The place of manufacture, rather than the number of top
tubes, appear to determine the selling price.
On Aug 11, 8:18 pm, Shifty
I may be wrong, but my understanding is that they wont be stocking single
tube 60's for now and that all new stock frames 56 and up will be doubles,
and again, may be wrong, but the $1500 frames are the Waterford built ones.
Please correct me if I am giving bad info.
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I can't say for certain... but I can't recall seeing anything that suggested
that single-top-tube 56 or 60 Hillbornes are in the plan as of now.
Definitely worth a call or e-mail to rbwhq if you're interested in knowing.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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