8 Responses to “Santa’s Little Helper”

• Madness says:
  

  Pretty! Love the fenders.

  Posted on 12.23.09 at 11:58 am
• Doug R. says:
  

  Please tell Santa (aka Grant P.) to please bring me my Sam H. soon? I want my new toy too!
  Sad Rat.

  Posted on 12.23.09 at 10:02 pm
• Doug P says:
  

  And, speaking of Sam H….What in the Sam H were they thinking to not produce a 54CM 700C bike? I don’t see the need for an average sized person to have to deal with 650B sized wheels. Otherwise Sam H seems like it would be a killer bike.
  Too bad…

  Posted on 12.24.09 at 8:56 am
• Alan says:
  

  @Doug P

  “What in the Sam H were they thinking to not produce a 54CM 700C bike?”

  54cm is a fairly common cut-off point for dropping down to smaller wheels, particularly on bikes designed to have sufficient clearance for >32mm tires and fenders. For example, Surly only offers 700C down to 56cm on their LHT; below that they drop all the way down to 559mm (26″). It’s about having plenty of tire/fender clearance and avoiding extreme toe overlap on a small-ish bike without having to resort to a compromised frame geometry.

  Alan

  Posted on 12.24.09 at 9:24 am
• Doug P says:
  

  Alan,
  Thanks for clearing that up. Ya gotta love Sam’s brass brazed butts anyhow…
  Doug P

  Posted on 12.24.09 at 9:42 am
• Doug R. says:
  

  Damnit Santa, I want my Sam H. Now! Sad, sad Rat.

  Posted on 12.24.09 at 1:56 pm
• Alan says:
  

  @Doug R.

  “Damnit Santa, I want my Sam H. Now! Sad, sad Rat.”

  I think Santa is trying to teach you patience. :-)

  Merry Christmas!
  Alan

  Posted on 12.24.09 at 5:24 pm
• Doug R. says:
  

  Yeah, Santa always wins! My new mantra is : ” patience, patience, patience, oom” !
  Or, Perhaps the age old saying: ” Is it here yet, is it here yet, is it here yet”?

  Posted on 12.25.09 at 10:26 am