I picked up a San Marcos 51 cm for my girlfriend (1G light blue paint, 650b wheels). The 650b model has ample tire clearance (38 mm plus fenders) but the 700c models are a little tighter (35 mm with fenders). The fork is slightly lower-spec tubing (Tange Infinity), not that you'd notice without weighing it.
The San Marcos seems a bit more road-oriented than a Hilsen. It has a 6 degree top tube (two tubes in the top sizes) but otherwise its geometry falls between a Hilsen and a Roadeo. You could also see it as a budget Roadeo. My girlfriend's San Marcos is built up as a light tourer, with drop bars and a front Campee lowrider rack. I'm about to change it from 8 speed STI to 9 or 10 speed bar ends (depending on which cassette I have lying around). You're correct that the San Marcos doesn't show up on Riv's frame page <http://www.rivbike.com/category-s/788.htm>. I assume that a call to RIVHQ would answer the question of whether they'll continue to stock it. The Clem fits into the "entry-level Riv" price slot that the SM has occupied. On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Philip Kim <philipw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was looking through Riv's site and saw they had a demo one. Are they not > being sold anymore? > > It seems like a solid bike frame, and I hear it has lighter tubing than > the Hillborne. Maybe a nice substitute for the A Homer Hilsen (in function > as a club ride bike, not geo). > > I debated between the Hillborne and the San Marcos and chose the > Hillborne, but wondering if there were any Soma San Marcos owners out there > and how you guys like it. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
