First bid up, and much better photos loaded. The color is even better in these views. Well done Riv!
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/337 Marty On Mar 5, 8:54 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Another opinion - am 6' with an 89cm pbh and ride a 56cm fist > generation Sam Hillborne. That was after a lot of discussion and > worry on my part. > Photo of bike from last summer -http://tinyurl.com/6f2bbnc > > On the new generation of Hillborne bikes, I could (and probably would) > ride a 60cm frame. Have test ridden one and it works. Quite well, in > fact. > > For comparison, was recently able to straddle a Hillborne from the > same time period as mine. Wow, that was a big bike. Could barely > reach the bars as it was setup. Would probably need a 60mm stem to be > comfortable. Maybe even a 50. > > Do happen to like the look of this latest Hillborne, but the color > seems awfully close to Surly's "Utility Blue" from a couple of years > ago. Not a bad thing. Just very similar to my eyes. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Mar 4, 7:21 pm, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for all your input! I live in the bay area, so maybe I'll try to do > > a test ride at RBW before I decide to bid. > > > -nathan > > > On Friday, March 4, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > To me it seems you're right at the spot where there's no clear winner > > > without considering various factors. > > > > If you like high bars (say, 2-3cm or more above the saddle) and intend > > > to avoid truly rugged terrain, I'd say the 60cm would be the default > > > choice. > > > > If you like lower-than-that bars or ride in the hooks or want to > > > accommodate rough stuff or have short arms or intend to ride thinly- > > > shod a lot, then I'd say the 56cm would work better. > > > > Of course, if you get a chance to straddle a 60cm set up roughly "your > > > way", you'll know one way or the other pretty quickly. > > > > I'm 6' tall, have a 90 PBH, like *very* high bars (5-10 cm above the > > > saddle), ride bad roads and "improved" trails (no out-in-the-middle-of- > > > the-field or boulder-skipping stuff), use 700x40 or 700x38 tires > > > @60-70psi, and *never* let the weather stop me (the 700x40 tires have > > > 240 studs). My 60cm Sam is near perfect. A 61cm would certainly be > > > even better. A 62 would work either even better or not at all. The > > > 64cm is definitely a no-go. > > > > Here are various pictures of my bike. I do like my handlebars high. > > > But the frame felt fine for me even with the Bullmoose 150mm bars as > > > pictured. (I lately have chosen to ride with those bars on the RBW- > > > sold steerer extender. That is a *sweet* ride! But I'll switch 'em > > > back some too.) > > > > (Try to ignore the "rampant" look in the photos. I've since cut the > > > kickstand down a bit. It looks *way* more normal, even with the really > > > high bars.) > > > >http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/albatross-bike.jpg > > >http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/bullmoose-bike.jpg > > >http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/moustache-bike.jpg > > >http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/noodle-bike.jpg > > > > (All the configurations have a Dirt Drop 100 stem.) > > > > Yours, > > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > > > On Mar 4, 12:17 pm, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > It's beautiful. I'm tempted… but is a 56cm Sam too small for me? I'm > > > > 5'11", 88 PBH, SH usually around 77-78. Would that result in a lotta > > > > seatpost showing / would a 60cm Sam fit me better? > > > > > -nathan > > > > > On Friday, March 4, 2011 at 7:51 AM, scott wrote: > > > > > Holy Smokes! I think the Sam Riv is auctioning right now is the nicest > > > > > color I've seen in a long time. It makes the single color paint job > > > > > pop! I would be thrilled if the new batch of Sam's were this color. In > > > > > other words, GRANT and Crew, please use this color on the new > > > > > Sams!!!!! > > > > > > Scott "Counting pennies for a Hillborne" Lutz > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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-bunch@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. > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@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.-Hide quoted text > > > - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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