You could set your Hilsen up to be more "roady" with a stem change, could you not?
I vote for keeping the ability to run 38s with fenders. That's what I run on brevets. On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 7:16 PM, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclofi...@gmail.com> wrote: > You might try playing with the tires first. That's going to have a lot to > do with how either bike rides. I've run brevets and centuries on my Hilsen > with Jack Brown-Greens (33 1/3) and have been very happy. > > If the 60 cm Rambouillet fits you better (yours or someone else's?) you > might take a close look at saddle with respect to bb position, bar to saddle > height/distance, etc. There's really no reason that the cockpit cold not be > made identical. > > Brevets are all about staying comfortable - so if you feel like the 63 cm > bike is too big, it's not likely to feel better at the end of 7 or 8 (or > more) hours on course. > > On the other hand a more "roadie" ride might be less comfortable on the > homeward leg. > > Of course, either bike would be a great choice. I'd lean toward the Hilsen > simply for better fender clearance/tire size possibilities. 33 1/3 with > fenders would be my choice rather than 28 with fenders. > > - Jim / cyclofiend.com > > > On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 5:04:57 PM UTC-8, Donald Funke wrote: >> >> I have a 63cm Homer that I enjoy riding for many different surfaces. I >> have been getting into doing Brevets and considering swapping for a 60cm >> Rambouillet. The 60cm would fit a bit better and it looks like the geometry >> is a bit more roady. I like the ability to ride 38s with fenders, but it >> does at times feel a bit "bulky". Any thoughts? They are both in excellent >> condition BTW. > > -- > 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. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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.
