I just put a 62 Hunqa together after receiving it in Jan-it's been that kind of spring. I'm amazed at how much I enjoy the upright position afforded by the Albatross bars!!! I have a color-matched 150mm stem them had laying around and that definitely adds to the correct fit of the bike.
Suddenly I'm in 5th grade again. How can that be bad? RGZ On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 4:25 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. > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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