I think his Sam was 650B too, so if he thought his Sam and his Hunqapillar rode the same the wheel size probably doesn't matter to him.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 10:19:58 AM UTC-8, RJM wrote: > > Wheel size will make a difference with how the bikes feel. Going from the > Hunq to the Hilsen, he will be going from 26" to 650b. That is a change I > can usually feel and on the road I think the 650b feels faster. > > On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 11:58:17 AM UTC-6, ted wrote: >> >> dstein, >> >> If you think the Hunqapillar and the Sam Hillborne ride the same you will >> likely think the Sam and the Hilsen ride the same too. >> As you pointed out Grant has said the Sam and Hilsen are functionally >> interchangeable, though there are differences between them. >> >> I haven't ridden a Hunqapillar much, but I do have a first generation >> Bombadil and an AHH. For riding mostly roads I prefer the AHH. I think they >> ride differently, with the AHH being more responsive and the Bombadil being >> more stable. But it's possible that in a blind (if that were possible) test >> with the same components and position on each frame I wouldn't be able to >> tell the difference. >> >> How would you like your next bike to seem different than your >> Hunqapillar? What attributes would make a "better bike" seem better to you? >> >> I think you live in the east bay, in which case it could be well worth >> your while to bop over to RBW and test ride Hunqapillar, Hillborne, Hilsen, >> Roadeo back to back to .... >> >> Btw what tires do you have? Earlier you posted there were Smart Sams on >> there, now Compass. Are your Compass tires Rat Trap Pass or a smaller size? >> >> On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 5:09:20 AM UTC-8, dstein wrote: >>> >>> I actually do have compass tires on there now ;) And that is my fear. I >>> felt the hunq and sam rode the same honestly and since i liked the hunq >>> more i sold the sam. And I've heard the sam and ahh ride the same (grant's >>> words). >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Clayton.sf <clayt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Get some compass tires for your hunq- it will be much faster. If you >>>> want really fast, look into skinny flexy tubing or some vintage 531 and >>>> compass tires. The AHH likely won't be that huge of an upgrade. >>>> >>>> Clayton Scott >>>> SF, CA >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/CQRh7rPiKSc/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
