Hey, that's great. To hear the 62 Hunqapillar described as significantly smaller than the 64cm Hillborne is encouraging indeed. Thanks!
Trust me... If there were a 60cm Hunqapillar, it'd be the front runner. Alas, the 58 is too small. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On May 24, 7:30 pm, Zack <zack...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tom- > > I am 6'3" and would say that I have a relatively short inseam. I have > a very long torso. > > I would say that the 62 Hunqa felt significantly smaller than the 64 > Sam did. It didn't, however, feel tiny. > > Also, your comment about fendering both bikes pushes me even more > firmly in the direction of picking up the Hunq - either the 62 or, > gasp, the 60. Then you could still run big boy tires, even with the > fenders. Just seems like you could do so much more with the combo of > the Sam and the Hunqa. > > On May 24, 6:33 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > > > > Interesting, indeed. > > > I have not measured my PBH myself. The nice folks at The Country Bike > > Shop in Celina, OH, did. (Can't say enough nice things about the > > Dennings and The Country Bike Shop. Nice people and a wonderful > > place.) I suspect theirs is comaprable to an RBW measurement. It felt > > like it to me! > > > I'm 6' (probably plus a smidge) and 245. I'd say I have slightly- > > longer-than-average legs. So the Country Bike Shop 90 PBH sounds right > > to me. To me, your 6'4" - 94cm combination seems roughly consistent > > with my 90 PBH measurement. > > > Did your "clearance" of the top tubes of the 64cm Hillborne and the > > 62cm Hunqapillar seem very similar? > > > Yours, > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > Enjoying the problem. > > > On May 24, 3:25 pm, Zack <zack...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I think I have something to offer here. > > > > I measured my own PBH to 91 cm. I went to Riv, used their method, and > > > got 94 cm (with someone helping, using the paint stick, and really > > > going for it lol). > > > > I am 6'3 and 240 for reference. > > > > I rode the 62 Hunqapillar and the 64 Hillborne. > > > > I ended up going with the Sam. I thought that it would be more > > > versatile, as I do some longer rides that I would want a bike that > > > feels a little more lighter and spry. I thought that the Sam would be > > > great for that, and wouldn't buck if I decided to go camping and ride > > > a bit shorter distance. > > > > If I were to get another Riv, the Hunqa would be at the top of my > > > list. It was really fun to ride, and seems like it would be a beast > > > on fire trails, with a full load. Just a super fun bike to ride. > > > > I personally would not get another Sam. > > > > I am, however, with you on both the diagatube and the Hunqapillar > > > paint job. I don't like the grey/maroon combo. I also think that > > > getting a custom paint job with a green or blue plus the cream would > > > make the bike look sweet, and would lessen the weirdness of the > > > diagatube somehow. I think sometimes people scoff at the aesthetics, > > > but, let's face it, how a bike looks (particularly a riv) is part of > > > the greatness. Even with all that being said, I would love to have > > > one of the stock hunqas. It's a really sweet bike. One of those "you > > > have to ride it to understand" things I think. > > > > I would also call Riv to ask them about the fit, they would be best > > > suited to answer your questions I think. > > > > On May 24, 1:58 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > 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. 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