Thanks Ant! I really do love this bike regardless of my n+1 desires. How would you say the Sam feels compared to your Appaloosa? I've never ridden a Platypus but I've heard it's similar to the Sam, but certainly can fit larger tires. It may be a good choice for your case. Also, do you happen to have any pictures of the bar ends you are running?
On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 11:18:18 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > 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/f9871a6e-d295-4fa9-9baa-50525141f7fdn%40googlegroups.com.
