Originally Posted by
jhan
Thanks for all the posts. I called RBW and they said that a complete build for the Sam Hillborne was north of 2700. I must have read an old post that said that i could get it at 2000. That makes the price differential quite considerable. For a primary commuter bike, 2700 is a bit much particularly since i want to use it as my winter commuter too. There is something nice about the pricepoint of the cc being low enough that I don't care about beating it up or worrying about it.
Any ride reports on the Sam Hillbornes?
On the cost issue,I bought an LHT and later last year realized I could afford a Riv. I ordered the frame, raided the parts from the LHT, sold the LHT frame, and got the bike for 2150. Riv won, Surly won,my LBS won, the frame buyer won,andI got the bike I wanted.
Marc