Thanks Bill! You do remind me of a friend, a co-worker, in Denver. I would have spent far too long overanalyzing something, usually which bike to keep, sell, modify, build a different way, etc. I would tell him of my dilemma, whatever it was, expecting at least a delay in his response while he thought through all that I told him. Anyway, without any discernible hesitation, he would say, just do this, this and this and, well, problem solved! And I would stand there, lost for words, as he always seemed to cut to the essence of the problem and present, almost always, the right answer. You guys kill me! And make me laugh at myself as well...
You are exactly right! The only danger would be my own habit of overbuilding and making a bike heavier than it needs to be. I do know the Sam would fit me, no doubt about that. I am going on more group rides (the "Cyclists of Galesburg"!) and though we do not go that fast, a little additional efficiency or speed would be welcome. I could overbuild the Joe for touring and rough-stuff and just try and have some discipline with the other bike, whatever it might be. I will consider your words! As they are wise... :>) Hope all is well there! Following your adventures and bike builds is a true gift here, so please keep all that up! Thanks for your help. >From the "true winter will be here soon" Midwest, Bob L. Galesburg, IL On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 1:37:53 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > My main 'real world road bike' is my Sam Hillborne. I have a stipped down > racing bike that resembles a Roadini, a Black Mountain Road bike. If your > application requires a stripped down racing bike, the Roadini is more like > that. > > Let's say hypothetically you built up a Roadini with a light build and had > a 22 pound road bike, with 32 mm tires. If you moved that build kit over > to a Hillborne, the only different thing you would need is a 135mm rear hub > and cantilever brakes. That hypothetical Hillborne would be about 23 > pounds, or about half a water bottle heavier. On that light Hillborne > you'd could run 38mm Barlow Pass tires instead and be just as fast (or > faster) and way more comfortable, and still could run fenders, which would > take you up to 24 pounds. You could add a nice handlebar bag and dynamo > lighting and now you have a full feature brevet bike. > > It's true that if you do an urban assault vehicle build on a Sam you might > end up with a 32 pound bike which would 'overlap' a fair bit with an > Appaloosa. A light Sam build could definitely give a Roadini a run for its > money. A Roadini is a straightforward stripped down race bike. If you are > sure you need/want a stripped down straightforward race bike (and nothing > more, ever), it's a great choice. If you want a 'real world road bike' that > excels at a wider swath of applications, there's very little compromise > with a Sam to buy you that versatility. You could absolutely run the Sam as > a loaded touring bike, or a cyclocross race bike, or a drop bar trail bike, > or an upright commuter, or a stripped down road bike. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > -- 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.
