Russ Roca/Path Less Pedaled reflects on his Sam Hillborne

[Julian Westerhout]

Russ Roca has a new video up about his Sam Hillborne --  explaining why it is the one bike he cannot see ever selling. 

IMHO he does a really good job of explaining the appeal of the Rivendell line. I think it is worth watching. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6YG_Mk3zJ4

Julian Westerhout

Bloomington, IL 

[Ted W]

I love Russ’ channel. He provides a nice balance to bicycle YouTube.

I’m perfectly happy with my Appaloosa but earlier this year i was torn between it and waiting for the Hillborne release. I’m on the larger side for a cyclist and their recommendation for the rider weight gave me pause. I’d have loved to have a slightly shorter wheelbase for commuting (elevators are a bit tight).

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[Kim H.]

I, too, delight in watching Russ Roca's YouTube channel "Path Less Pedaled". It is very entertaining and informative. 

It was really cool to hear his reasoning why is keeping his Rivendell Sam Hillbourne bicycle, of which is very similar to my thinking to owning and wanting to keep my Clem.

Kim Hetzel

Yelm, WA.

[Tim Tetrault]

Indeed, thanks for sharing this. I sent it to my wife who was instrumental in crowd funding a side-pull canti Sam frame for my birthday back in 2012.

[Jason Fuller]

This resonates with me because my Hillborne is the only bike I've been absolutely certain I would never sell. Four years and 10,000km in, and this feeling has never wavered. Every other bike I've at least had thoughts of selling.. or have sold!

[exliontamer]

Nice video. I like Russ's thing. It took me a while to come around to him. For a while I consciously avoided it because of click bait titles (I'm paraphrasing) like "Crust Vs Rivendell:Ultimate Face-off" & "Is the Sam Hillborne still relevant in 2013". 

I'm sure a good bit of people on this page have gear acquisition syndrome relating to bikes & bike parts. I've certainly seen a lot come & go but the two I've never sold are my Toyo Atlantis & my '81 Trek 510. 

[Ted W]

Unfortunately, the clickbait isn’t usually by choice for most Youtubers. In order to run a successful YouTube channel, you have to play the recommendation engine and that means clickbait titles, saying “like and subscribe” in your videos and having silly thumbnails for your video, usually of the host looking shocked or confused.

So I try not to blame Russ for that, he’s just trying to do what he has to to run a successful business/channel in a world of AI and algorithms.

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[A D]

Full circle, watching Russ' channel was how I was introduced to the Rivendell.