Bones, I have a Homer, Hillborne, and Rambouillet.
The Homer and Hillborne are closer to the same than the Homer and Ram are. My guess is that you didn’t overshoot. Homer and Hillborne are both country bikes. Let’s say I were to settle on two bikes and wanted one to be a light feeling “road bike.” If I had a Roadini, I’d have that covered, and Sam could by my country bike. Enjoy, Jimmy > On Sep 23, 2021, at 7:38 AM, Bones <ekstrane...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I know these comparisons have come up frequently, but here is my particular > situation: > > I had a 62 Hillborne. It felt too similar to my Appaloosa, so I got a 61 > Roadini. I've been riding that for a year and a half and I love it. It serves > the purpose the Hillborne was meant to serve (the Hillborne always felt a bit > too bulky for my intended purpose... which is primarily riding on roads with > light loads). > > Sometimes I feel like I overshot with the Roadini though, and the Homer would > be the best choice. I sometimes wish I could put fenders on it, without > having to go with a smaller tire (currently running Barlows on Quills --> > ~41mm). I sometimes wish I could add a small front rack without using > P-clamps. > > Being a tall and slender fella, pretty much every Rivendell is overbuilt for > me for any of their stated purposes. What I am getting at is would I be > losing anything if I swapped the Roadini for a Homer? Clearly I would gain in > functionality. I am indifferent with respect to the chainstay lengths. I just > want to be sure that the bike would have the same lighter feel that I > experience with the Roadini. > > Any insight is much appreciated! > > Bones > -- > 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/80fbb747-ab34-4d63-84ca-dfb80fd4cf83n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/EEB1359F-6C2A-4FF1-AFD7-65C7C5C00916%40gmail.com.
