Originally Posted by Zonker
I was interested in a Hilsen, too...but not very fond of the name and the graphics package. Since Riv was taking orders (I hope this doesn't get Bekologist stirred up!) and it would take a while to get built, I gravitated toward the Waterford site and next thing you know, I was calling them. Ended up going to a local dealer for a fitting, and a made to measure RS-22 (and my choice of color) is in the works! This should be the ticket for comfortable centuries and light credit card touring!
I can almost feel your anticipation, It'll be a nice bike. I was looking at the RST-22, the Heron Wayfarer
or Randonneur and the Rivendell Rambouillet when I was looking for a light tourer. I ended up going with the Rambouillet because I already had a Quickbeam and the geometries were close enough for me to be sure that
I'd fit the Rambouillet well and dealing with Rivendell was a known quantity. The frames/forks were all
similar price and I also got a bit of a discount on the Rambouillet and with my 5% annual credit I can get
a nice Nitto rack for it too.
I'll put some 32mm tyres on some Velocity rims, keep the gear down to 25lbs and set off on a few adventures.