I led a group ride this morning for one of the local bike clubs. Richard showed up with his brand new A Homer Hilsen. He's very excited about the bike, has posted here about his excitement (blueride2). It's a pretty standard Riv build. I took my Bleriot to the ride - another standard Riv build
I've had the same experience in comparing a SH to an AHH: same fit, similar
toptube, both set up with similar 36-spoke wheels, Brooks saddles, and typical
Nitto Aluminum bits. Both with Jack Brown greens. The big difference in the
frames was 60 cm SH with 6 degree toptube slope versus a 65 cm
The Bleriot and SH were/are built with thicker tubes than the AHH, correct?
My AHH felt very springy/lively, just like my Romulus did. I would say both
are more road-only lighter-load biased than the Bleriot and Hillborne.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:10:16 PM UTC-7, J
Riv refers to the AHH as a "Country Bike." Intended for dirt fire roads as
well as smooth pavement. Lighter loads as you say. You can read Riv's
comparison of the two models on Cyclofiend at the link below: (The article
refers to Saluki, which is the same bike in smaller sizes as AHH)
http://www.c
>From the Rivendell website;
The Sam Hillborne is the replacement for the* Bleriot,* with some
differences. It's a cross between the Atlantis, our cantilever-braked
touring bike, and the A. Homer HIlsen, our roadish country bike. "It's a
cross..." means it has tubing halfway in between the two
I don't think it's as simple as "thick" vs "thin" tubes. When the
Hillborne first arrived, I was lucky enough to ride one over at the
RBWHQ&L , as well as hear what Grant had come up with in terms of
design and tube set choice. It is definitely a different selection
of tubes - as one wou
Agree with this assessment. Have an early Hillborne and used to own an
Atlantis. The ride does seem to be similar. Closer than, say, my
Simpleone to the Atlantis.
Then again maybe my memory is all wrong as I haven't owned the Atlantis for
a few years.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
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