I cant speak to the legolas, but have a 93 RB-1 and several Rivendells, including a Rambouillet which is closer to a traditional, quick road bike than most of the models they've made. To me, the RB and the rivs are entirely different animals, and its almost impossible to find similarities.
The RB is light and springy and nimble, but its also twitchy handful that requires me to pay constant attention while im riding. The ram feels stout and rigid by comparison (probably doesn't "plane"), and the geometry (the longer chainstays in particular) allows me to relax, shift my weight around, sit up, or ride no-hands if i want. The ram has much worse TCO, but that might be expected since i have fenders on it. I like both, both are beautiful, and both fit well - which is why i keep them. (That's a rare and hard to find thing, for me.) The RB makes you want to sprint and go for an aethletic ride and is great for that purpose. But in the end, i will always grab the Riv. Its just worlds away in terms of comfort, and that wins out. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
