Thanks Eric. Loving the ride of the bike so much my wife is now wondering "maybe you should find me a used Rivendell to ride regularly and I can just use my Long Haul Trucker for a camping bike":). Perhaps my new project...
On Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 8:25:28 PM UTC-8 Eric Karnes wrote: > Congrats! Looking at your seatpost height, I think my 63cm Hilsen might > have been a tad too small. Looks like you found the right fit. > > FYI, I've had both a Cross Check and a very unusual AHH with a 1" > treadless stem. I owned them at the same time and the Hilsen was so much > livelier that the Surly. Night and day. So definitely not simply initial > enthusiasm. > > On Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 9:08:15 PM UTC-5 Brody wrote: > >> Update! I finally met my match: a 62cm double TT Sam Hillborne. Love the >> ride. Comfy upright set up I was seeking. I've seen a lot of comments about >> the single color head tube - I'm a fan. >> >> Early ride impressions: It feels a bit livelier than my Surly Crosscheck. >> Probably due to stem and lighter wheel set (and maybe rider's enthusiasm). >> Just put on this Chromag LTD saddle in chocolate brown. Love how it goes >> with the brown shellac job. Time will tell if the saddle is a winner. So >> far, so good. >> >> Thanks to all who offered advice over the last few months. My search is >> over. It's time to pedal. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Brody in LA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Monday, September 23, 2024 at 9:38:54 AM UTC-7 Brody wrote: >> >> Lots of long-distance flirting. A few serious candidates. >> >> I'm picky. While I don't have a fear of commitment, I do have a fear of >> choosing the wrong one (or Riv)... >> >> To borrow from the recent New Yorker article, I guess you could say I'm >> "taking it slow". >> >> Thanks to everyone who has sent me links and words of encouragement. >> >> Keep 'em coming. I'm also open to trades/partial trades on my minty Indy >> Fab <https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3529607/>. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Brody in LA >> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6006d0db-bbaf-4611-94c5-727c4de66e52n%40googlegroups.com.
