At last! My new Homer!

[Doug Williams]

At last! My new A. Homer Hilsen! Here is the obligatory picture in front of Riv HQ. I just threw on my bag and a water bottle and off I went! Amazing bike, I absolutely love it! Thanks to all the many people at Riv who helped me in this process!

The wheels that Rich made are just perfect. I'm so glad I got the Paul brakes, they stop as well as my disc brakes.

The bike is MUCH faster than my old bike...to much so to be real. So I know some of this is just "new bike placebo effect". But who cares? I'm loving it!

Doug

[Evan E.]

Congratulations! Beautiful bike! 

Evan 

[hsmitham]

Doug,

Nah it's a fast bike! I run the Hetre's and every time I get on it I'm just wow! Congrats on your new wheels and enjoy in good health.

~Hugh

[Doug Williams]

Well, my new Homer is running the Soma Grand Randonneur GREEN (lightweight, only 300 grams) tire 650b x 42mm on Pacenti SL23 rims and Shimano LX hubs. 32 spokes on both wheels. My other bike (Novara Safari) has 38mm (measured) Schwalbe Marathon Supremes on Alexrims DP17’s with 36 spokes.

 

So yes, the wheels account for a significant portion of the speed gain. And the Homer is lighter as well. But even given all that, I can’t scientifically account for the HUGE gain in speed. But again…who cares?

 

Doug

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[Deacon Patrick]

Love your set up!

With abandon,

Patrick

[Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado]

Just Beautiful! It looks fast just sitting there. Love the tires/fender combination.

How fun to be close to Riv Headquarters.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 8:39:59 PM UTC-6, Doug Williams wrote:

[WETH]

A beautiful bike and build.  Congratulations and best wishes for thousands of enjoyable miles.

[Shoji Takahashi]

Doug,

Beautiful Homer! Enjoy the ride. I'm with Hugh-- it is a fast bike. There's just something about riding it that makes me soooo happy. 

Tail winds, shoji

[Montclair BobbyB]

A properly dressed Hilsen, for sure.  Those wheels (like a killer pair of shoes) really make this bike... Looks fun to ride. Congratulations.

[Chris Lampe 2]

Congratulations on a beautiful bike!  

I'm only suited for Rivs at the stouter end of the spectrum but it was the A. Homer Hilsen that drew me to RBW.  Specifically, it was the video of Mark assembling a Homer from Riv's shipping box.  I've loved that bike ever since.

[Bill Lindsay]

APPROVE!

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:39:59 PM UTC-7, Doug Williams wrote:

[dougP]

Isn't it cool that you just hop on a Rivendell & it just feels right.  What a nice build.  Hey, you even got the Bill Lindsay approval endorsement.  :-)

dougP

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:39:59 PM UTC-7, Doug Williams wrote:

[Chris Chen]

Fantastic! Wonderful venue for a shot too :)

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