There used to be a write-up on RBW's site that was a comparison between the Sam Hillborne and the A Homer Hilsen. Something to the effect that, the Hillborne is 80, maybe 90% of the bike that the Hilsen is, at half the cost. Gave a lot of details on what that extra was getting you.
While not exactly the same, this is a similar situation. Maybe, the Clem is functionally 90% of a Hunqapillar. But, there's going to be differences. For one, the Clem does have some welded tubing, whereas the Hunq would have lugs there instead. (The Clem does have some lugs, like the seat lug, but, not as many as a Hunq.) The Clem will use less-expensive tubing. Not bad tubing by any means, but less costly. The Clem is being built in Taiwan, not in the US. The Hunq is a two-color paint. Aesthetics is a large part of the difference. A Hunq, you can build up however you like: as a road bike w/ drops if you wish, or as a bullmouse-MTB, or as a townie. The Clem will push you into using it more as a townie bike, I think, but, maybe not.... I'm sure it's versatile, too (I've not seen drops on one yet, tho'...). Either will be good. On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 1:52:49 PM UTC-4, DSat wrote: > > Anyone can compare the two that has had experience with one or both? > What's different? What's the same? Ride the same? Ride different? One > heavier vs one lighter? One more upright than the other? I know the Clem > is designed for swept back bars such as the Alba's or Bosco. I know the > Hunq would be 700 tires vs 650 for the Clem. I know the Clem has longer > chainstays. What would be the reason to spend the extra $$$ for the Hunq > over the Clem? > I am talking the Hunq 54 vs the Clem 52 (though that probably don't matter) > > Any input appreciated. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
