Well... it's not really that simple for me. Either of these bikes will completely and comfortably cover the functionality I need and want. Increasing my capabilities is something of an unlikely project, since they are limited not by the bike but its engine :) I expect to do no riding that I wouldn't feel perfectly comfortable doing on the Hunqapillar or the Hillborne. If I had them both, I might prefer one over the other every now and then, with most ties I'd expect to go to the Hillborne. I've got a prejudice; if I could end up with two of one and one of the other, I'd choose to have two Hillbornes and a single Hunqapillar.
To me it's more a question of: Will I appreciate the variety itself enough to give up near-total redundancy on the known-and-loved? I mean, there's always the possibility that I won't actually love the Hunqapillar. But I confess I've lately developed a desire to taste the cushy goodness and even-more-solid ride that I'd expect from a Hunqapillar. It's even remotely possible that I'll *prefer* it to the Hillborne (hard to imagine from my current perspective). As a practical matter, of course, I still will have lots of redundancy with the Hillborne/Hunqapillar combination. I expect to be able to swap cockpits without problem. Most parts and accessories will be swappable (perhaps with tweaking) without any compromise. Fenders and tires probably not. And maybe the seatpost, since there's some possibility I won't be able to get a 27.2 seat tube on the Hunqapillar. And I don't know about bottom brackets. Small differences, but differences nonetheless. So it's variety versus small compromise. I'm tending towards the Hunqapillar, I think. But I won't hesitate to get a Hillborne if the Hunqapillar doesn't fit. I haven't decided what I'm going to do if I can't find out about the Hunqapillar's fit. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On May 24, 12:02 pm, Brett Lindenbach <brett.lindenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > thomas, you only need to answer one question: what is it you want your new > bike to do? > > if the answer is to duplicate what you already have, then go for it. i > should add that having an identical bike would allow you to go for rides > with your doppelgänger when he visits. or you could set up one hillborne as > your commuter, and the other more for distance/light touring. > > personally, i'd get something that increases my capabilities. i travel a > lot, and often wish i had my bike with me. i might consider getting a > lightweight riv set up to break apart for travel. or maybe a fun little > brommie. -- 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.
