What size were each frame? And how much do you weigh, and did you carry a lot of gear or minimal gear? Thanks for your input. I have an opportunity to buy either one of the exact models you’re discussing, and I’d consider the 2018/2019 Hilsen if I thought it was genuinely lighter duty than the Sam.
On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 7:14:26 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote: > I got a Sam Hillborne in April 2015 (2014 frame, RBW built up and shipped > in March 2015). 455mm chainstays. > I got an A. Homer Hilsen frame in 2019, and built it up myself with Deore > 590/591 drive and tektro brakes. 475mm chainstays > > I love the Sam. It is my favorite bike of all time (OF ALL TME!). > I did not love the Homer. It just felt “too flexy”. I purchased it > thinking it might be a better “light tourer” than the Sam, but it was too > light and too flexible for me. > Ben used the term “burlier” for the Sam, and I absolutely agree. > > They both had almost identical steering sensitivity - not too twitchy and > not too stable. I used 42mm tires for the Sam (700c) and 40mm tires for > the Homer (650b). At 55 psi I didn’t really feel a noticeable difference > due to tires. Riding was on paved and cinder trails - not fist sized rocks. > > But like I say, the Homer just felt too “flexy” for me. > The Sam also just seems to me to handle a typical dirt road more > comfortably. > > BTW - they were set up almost identically. Same saddle, same Albatross > bars… > > > -- 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/54c807f2-6024-4d7e-ace9-1cf50aeae4bbn%40googlegroups.com.
