+1 for The Country Bike Shop! I drove from Chicago one weekend and visited there in order to check out the Hillborne (one of which I now own). Very accommodating folks; we chatted quite a bit and they let me pedal on the Hillborne on a trainer to verify the fit. They were actually encouraging me to take it for a ride but I was too nervous to do that.
Dick and I had talked on the phone beforehand. They set up the bike ahead of time with B17 and 35mm tires and dirt drop stem and Albatross bars so that the actual fit (i. e. PBH measurement and saddle height adjustment) and test took 10-20 minutes. But Dick and his father are such pleasant folks and so enthusiastic and knowledgable about the bikes and gear they sell that my friend and I stayed and just generally geeked out on bikes/bags/tires/RBW for maybe a couple hours in their delightful shop. (PBH of 90, saddle height of 80, and the Sam 60cm fits *perfectly* with 35-38 tires.) When you pick up your bike, don't ignore the bags! Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Jul 27, 9:18 pm, JB <baile...@voyager.net> wrote: > Thanks all, > > I'm buying the bike at The Country Bike Shop in Ohio -- they're a > Rivendell dealer. The owner (Dick) was great to work with and spent > all day with me getting the right fit. I tried a number of sizes of > Hillbourns and Hilsens. The second I got on the 61cm Hilsen I knew I > had the right fit. Between riding my own bike to the shop and riding > different Rivendell's, I put on 93 km that day and had a good long try > on all the bikes. However, there are no (zero, none, nada) hills in > that part of Ohio and he had no Atlantis to try. I have been in > contact with Rivendell (Mark) and it seemed that either bike would be > OK. The frame is already in but it'll be about 3 weeks before the > build is done. Just wanted some reassurance from the masses. > > Thanks, it doesn't sound as though I really have any worries. > > John > > On Jul 27, 9:47 pm, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I have a Rambouillet and an Atlantis. The Atlantis is a work horse that can > > haul a load and is fun to ride unloaded. I have ridden 200k brevets on it > > when my Rambouillet was out of commission. The Rambouillet feels more > > lively when unloaded and will always be my first choice for unloaded > > riding. I have even done Inn to Inn touring on the Rambouillet bike. I > > currently weigh 210, have been as high as 230 and as low as 200. I have > > not been disappointed by this bike. > > > It is my understanding that the Hilsen tubing falls in between the > > Rambouillet and the Atlantis. I think given your description this is the > > bike you are looking for. I will offer this, if you aren't sure call > > Rivendell. I have found that they are very good at matching bike and rider > > and they won't steer you wrong. > > > Larry Powers > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:09 -0700 > > > Subject: [RBW] Big guy advice > > > From: baile...@voyager.net > > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > I've ordered an A. Homer Hilsen. I've got a bit of a worry. At 220 > > > lbs. I presently ride a Trek FX 7.3. Anytime I stand up to power up a > > > hill, I get flex in the lower seat post and the chain touches the > > > deraileur. It's a minor annoyance, but I've wondered if the A. Homer > > > Hilsen will be adequately stiff for me. I don't plan on any loaded > > > touring with the bike, just all day long trips on paved roads with a > > > few dirt roads thrown into the mix. I've lost a considerable amount > > > of weight since I started riding a year ago, so I'm not likely to lose > > > much more. > > > > I really like the A. Homer, but would switch to the Atlantis if really > > > necessary. I'm hoping some out there in Riv land are big guys that > > > have been riding the Hilsen can give me their opinion. > > > > Thanks, > > > > John > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with > > Hotmail.http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&oci... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
