Hunter, You may be able to have your cake and eat it, too. When I found my sport tourer bike was a bit too wimpy for 4 full panniers and racks, I started using a BOB trailer when I went a-touring. On rail trails (read: flat, not always paved) I even used it on a SS ridged 29er mountain bike. It's a whole different experience towing the weight behind, admittedly, and not for everyone. But you might like it and you can get in and out of the trailer decision for cheap - especially if you find one used. (I think I paid about $200 for mine). I have an AHH now and think it would handle the trailer fine.
I now have a dedicated touring bike I set up from a Sam Hillborne, so use Nitto racks and panniers. Sold the BOB since it was overlap. But, it gave me a chance to learn what I needed to know about touring and touring equipment over the couple years I used the BOB. Downsides to a trailer? A bit harder to transport depending on your vehicle. Harder to get in and out of the bag(s) in a hurry if you need something like a jacket. (But you can always add a handlebar bag for snacks, jacket, etc., which is what I did). A bit more to store. Finally, towing the weight behind can take some getting used to - both for you and your touring partners following you and is harder to park, though they do make a kickstand for the Bob, which helped me a lot. Paul Germain Midlothian, Va. On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:15:06 AM UTC-4, Hunter Ellis wrote: > > Hey guys--looking at a future dream bike, and since I'm dreaming, I might > as well dream. > > I want a Rivendell bike that I can use for touring, don't want to pay for > a full custom job, and I want center-pull braze-ons (I am flexible in > real-life, but since this is a dream...indulge me) > > Riv can affordably add Centerpull mounts to the AHH, but that's it. Great! > Problem solved. But...Riv says the AHH isn't suitable for "self supported > long tours." Does anyone know why? I want a bike that I could, someday, > ride across the country, or put a baby in a seat on the back, or something > like that. I want to carry 30-40 pounds, not 40-60. I weigh 180. > > Has anyone toured with their AHH, or know what its capable of carrying, or > know why Riv has relatively stringent limits on its carrying capacity? > > > Thanks, > Hunter "wants to be a iRBW Owners' Bunch member but is really only an iBob > member" Ellis > -- 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.
