I don't know about the new design, but I've had a Waterford Homer since 2011 or there about. I love the smooth, comfy ride, and it's plenty quick enough. Not fast like my old Masi or my custom Terraferma, but plenty fast enough, especially with Rene Herse Tires. The Homer is more comfortable and rides similar width tires as the Terraferma, but I have ridden some pretty gnarly single track on that Homer I would not try on my other "fast" framsets. If I had to have only one bike, I always thought I'd pick the Homer. I do wish it had canti-brake mounts I'd run my favorite brake ever, the Paul Mini-Moto's! I also have an Atlantis, and it's more of a mountain bike, setup with upright bars, the Homer is faster than the Atlantis, but I love riding them both. I've seen plenty of Brevet riders on Homers, great long distance bikes are both fast and comfortable, I'm sure the new ones ride beautifully, are even more comfortable and probably faster downhill.
Mark On Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 6:54:22 PM UTC-7 jkg...@gmail.com wrote: > Graham, > > I believe you said elsewhere that you're looking for one of the older > Homers. I got a 2011 Homer about 6 months ago. My first Riv. It's > fantastic. I put 38 mm Soma Shikoro tires on it -- may try 44s when they > wear out -- and use it for my commute (with a rear rack and panniers) in > Los Angeles. Take it longer (30-40 mile) rides several times a week. Have > done spend a few full days in the saddle with long climbs and descents. I > literally couldn't be happier or imagine anything I'd want to do that I > can't. > > I've had a few short spins on a friend's Hunq, double TT Sam, older > Atlantis, and a zippy custom. All really wonderful. Find myself > fantasizing about getting another Riv (Joe App or Atlantis) to complement > the homer, maybe with fatter tires, front basket, swept back bars, etc., > but every time I do so, I ask myself why, as it would mean that I would > have less time on my Homer that is so comfortable and smooth. It's such a > joy to ride and a true all-rounder, just as a quick as my old Raleigh > Reynolds 753 road bike, when I want it to be, but far more versatile and > handles better, for sure. > > Good luck with our search, but if you can find one at a reasonable price, > I can't imagine you'd be disappointed. Mine is all that I'd hoped it would > be and more. > > jason > > On Monday, March 28, 2022 at 4:28:47 PM UTC-7 Roberta wrote: > >> I know you're also considering other Rivs. >> >> I LOVE my Homer. I live in the city, where there are poorly paved >> streets--trolley tracks and potholes. For 3 or 4 years, I rode my Joe A. >> and was wonderfully happy. Got a Homer to ride at a second location. Talk >> about sprightly, lively, wonderful!!!! When they both lived at my house >> because of Covid, I switched between bikes every ride and when I decided to >> get a Platy one of the originals had to leave. It took a long time to >> decide, but I let Joe A go because I'm almost strictly a pavement rider of >> about 20 miles +/- each ride. No single tracks or dirt tracks at all, no >> long touring trips, or I would have kept the Joe A. They are both >> wonderful bikes and shine in their respective sweet spot. >> >> I really like my Platy, but for light and sprightly riding, the Homer is >> it for me! Platy has a smooth and wonderful ride and it's a step thru! >> It's my daily commuting bike through the city and trades off weekend rides >> with Homer. >> >> The good news is they are all wonderful riding bikes (testing an Atlantis >> is what got me hooked, BTW). >> >> Roberta >> >> On Monday, March 28, 2022 at 11:20:08 AM UTC-4 Graham McCall wrote: >> >>> I'm coming from a really short and qucik handling bike- Surly Pack Rat. >>> I'm curious in starting over and getting a Home for longer rides that would >>> benefit from some less-nervous handling. >>> >>> 58cm is what I'm after, any ride review or insights would be great! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- 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/386b7b3d-0264-4bf3-af74-7fbe1275d3d5n%40googlegroups.com.
