Hi Michael, That is certainly a beautiful Sam! Interesting to read your dilemma as I am having frame swap thoughts about my own Bronzey Green Hillborne. I'm having the opposite problem to you in that I find the ride to be too harsh for the terrible condition of the roads and cycle lanes I commute on here in South Wales. I personally think it's a faster bike than I need (also set up with a high albatross but with inner bar ends on the front of the curve for an extra aero position). This is with 44 mm tyres which is nearly the max with fenders so I'm potentially in the market for something dedicated to commuting with bigger tyre clearances like a Platypus or a Clem. I have an Appaloosa set up as a trail bike at the moment which would potentially be well suited to commuting duty.
I personally didn't get on with drops on my Sam. In order to put the reach close enough to be not too stretched out I had to use a short stem and it was far too twitchy with 42 cm bars Hopefully some food for thought. Ant On Friday, 7 November 2025 at 14:44:33 UTC Michael wrote: > [image: Screenshot 2025-11-07 094233.png] > -- 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/ce246861-10f5-4d87-9f37-ccd41ca101f9n%40googlegroups.com.
