IMHO....no one bike doesn't it all as well as something made specifically for the task at hand. If a guy has a limited budget or wants a "one bike does it all" an all rounder that can handle the rough stuff is the best. Of course this depends on your weight. I think that since you have a Hillborne I would get a heavier frame "Hunkqa" and set it up as a rough stuff/camping bike.
On May 23, 4:28 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi! > > I've an important decision to make: 62cm Hunqapillar or a (second) 60cm > Hillborne? > > At least, I *may* have that decision to make. No amount of measuring will > actually let me *know* if I can actually straddle the Hunqapillar. I have a > nominal 90cm PBH. All the other numbers seem reasonable to me. So it is > *possible* that I *might* be comfortable on one. I don't know. > > So... if there's a 62cm Hunqapillar owner in the Chicago area (generously > defined) who'd be willing to let me throw a leg over their Hunqapillar, I > would greatly appreciate it. I wouldn't need the wheels to roll, let alone to > actually ride it. Just to straddle it to see where the top tube lives. > > It'd be fantastic if it proved appropriate. But it'd still be great to *know* > if it didn't. It would eliminate any down-the-road missed-opportunity regrets. > > Much as I love love love my Hillborne, I do feel slightly odd about buying > two identical bikes. And I don't dismiss the allure of the Fatter Tire and > Rougher Trail and Even Heavier Load. > > Please e-mail me offline if you're willing to let me check it out. I'll come > directly to you or meet you anywhere neutral and convenient for you. We could > arrange it with all the notice you need. Obviously, weekends or evenings > would be great but I'm willing to consider pretty much any time. I'm hoping > (but not committed to) make my choice (if I actually have one) in July. But > I'm flexible. > > Thanks for reading, let alone considering, my request! > > And feel free to fill this thread "online" with opinions/insights/experiences > of having two identical bikes or multiple RBW bikes or comparisons/contrasts > between Hillborne-like and Hunqapillar-like bikes. I'm interested. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > P. S. Would t'were we all had such problems! -- 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
