Nate, You can do a huge range of things on that Homer. It's outstanding. And it looks like you've already proven that with the firewood S240. Go for it. And if you reach a limit, you'll know it* and find a solution when you encounter the limit. (*Because, you've already indicated that you are used to perceiving handling.)
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 9:05 AM Nathan Phipps <nphip...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hiya. Long-time fanboy, first-time owner here. > > I’ve recently acquired a newer MIT A Homer Hilsen as my first Riv - very > fun bike, and I suspect it will help me explore which Riv is for me - and > maybe it’s the AHH. We shall see. I tend to prefer cantis, and all things > equal, the Sam would likely be my choice, but I got a great deal, so I went > for it. > > Query 1: In any case, I’m curious what tire/fender/brake combos folks are > running to maximize tire width (I *think* it’s 42 w/ fenders) - I’d also be > curious on max tire width without fenders (I’d guess a true 47mm). It’s got > the 41.5 (or so) Fatty Rumpkins on currently, and I may just add some VO > Zeppelins and go from there. > > Query 2: Have folks loaded their AHHs for touring? If so, with how much > gear? The latest Riv catalog claims 40lbs as a the right max load (set > against 55lbs I believe for the Sam). I did an S24O this weekend and had > roughly 40lbs before I added firewood. Handled fine, and I know weight > rating are generally conservative (though maybe not Riv’s?) > > Many thanks for the information. > > -Nate > Ann Arbor, MI > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d526cde-a017-49ba-bcf8-9d9883c48034n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d526cde-a017-49ba-bcf8-9d9883c48034n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHh5D39TQU%3DpOqJJc%2BojaFA6VGqnuw_QO-vnx4X0yWEwWq30Sg%40mail.gmail.com.
