Late to the discussion, but my wife and I rode down from San Francisco to Santa Barbara a few years ago, and she was on her Ram. We rode at a leisurely pace, stopping at motels on the way. As I recall, she had a Riv/Carradice front bag and a set of rear panniers (although could have been a Carradice Nelson). We had no issues, not even a flat, and it was a great trip. So I would not worry about whether the Ram is an optimal light tourer, though it is close. At that time, we probably used 28s.
Also, FYI, her early Ram (orange) is now wearing Jack Browns, but no fenders. Greg On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:57:10 AM UTC-7, alan lavine wrote: > > Thanks to all for sharing your thoughts and experiences. It confirms my > belief that the Ram is perfect for my plans. Can anyone get some Spring to > the NE ? > > Alan > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Tom Goodmann <tgoo...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thanks, all, for a discussion that confirms my current effort to buy a >> Ram frame and fork. I've been looking for a Heron Road, enjoying a Heron >> Touring model already (though not as carefully built up as yours, Olof >> Stroh). I got no response to my replies to a CL post for a 58 Heron Road, >> but am now after a 60 Ram, getting ready to move on from an RB-T, as I >> think the Rambouillet will fit me better. I plan to build it up lightly >> for longer local rides, anticipating the flexibility that it shares with >> other Rivs. Now, to close the deal! --Tom (Miami, FL) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/iavpZwZz2vQ/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
