Re: [RBW] About a one week report on the new Hillborne

2013-04-01 Thread Eric Platt
Jim,

Not as well as your Moonlander with wide, supple tires.  Hopefully we can
all agree 4.5 inch tires qualify as wide.

Of course, with all the water on the trails on Saturday, did come close to
hydroplaning once.  Or that may have been some residual ice at the bottom.

Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 12:13 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
thill@gmail.com> wrote:

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[RBW] About a one week report on the new Hillborne

2013-03-31 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
Does it plane?

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[RBW] About a one week report on the new Hillborne

2013-03-30 Thread Eric Platt
Big week for me and the bike, as I finally took the studded tires off on
Wednesday.  Did the first commute yesterday and got out today for a 30 mile
ramble.  Been dialing in a few things and swapping out a part here and
there.  Most fun was putting an old Sackville mudflap on the back fender
ala Jared in one of the new Bikes of the Month at Rivendell.

The main thing I've noticed is - nothing.  Can't really tell if the second
top tubes adds anything or not.  If so, it too subtle for me to notice.  At
least yet.  The 60cm frame definitely fits me better than the old 56.
That's probably a bigger difference than any extra tube.  The fancier lugs
are really nice.  As is the present paint scheme.  Very detailed for an
inexpensive Rivendell.  Still getting used to sidepull brakes.  This is the
first bike I've had since high school with these things.  They're working
fine even wet and with all the puddles I went through today they were
plenty wet.

Do have the Marathon Racers on the bike now.  Will be swapping out to Baby
Big Bens in the real near future.  In part because the Racers are getting
worn. At least for me, they wear down faster than other Schwalbe tires.
Personally like them more than the Marathon Supremes.

Pic to show snow actually is melting around here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14126468@N05/8603566131/in/photostream

Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN

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