Congratulations on the new Ram. I owned a 58 for a couple of years, and it was a very nice handling/feeling and versatile bike; mine too was blue and could handle 35 mm Kojaks and fenders.
And ain't the Dirt Drop stem the thing for getting bars high? I used a 10 cm to get the Noodles high enough (about saddle level) on a 20" c-c mountain bike with head tube cut off about the top of the top tube; and there was room to spare on the DD quill. I built mine with "compact" doubles: first a 44/30 Pro 5 Vis with 14-23 7 speed, then with a very pretty 52/38 Dura Ace 7410 crank pulling a 16-27 or so 9 speed, both with Silver dt shifters. Let us hear about your rides. On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 8:56 PM, Mike K. <mikehkai...@gmail.com> wrote: > I bought this frame from Toshi a few months ago, and never got to posting > pictures. I've been busy work work and not riding a ton, but took a little > trip to South Dakota to see the family and took it up there with me. > > Got to do a great little ride around Rapid City with my cousin. A good > three hours on the bike paths (including the stop for brunch). Also rode > around Vermillion. > > Best ride was the camp ground in Colorado, at the John Martin Reservoir. > That sunset was the end of the Summer Solstice, a.k.a. the longest day of > the year. I had great weather all day driving and got to finish it off in > style. > > So the build! > > 54cm Rambouillet in that beautiful blue. > > Sun Rim CR18 up front > Alex A319 in the back > both with Pasela 32's. They handled everything: gravel, bike path, off > roading to get that picture of the sunset on the point. Amazing tires. > > Drivetrain is an Ultegra 6500 Triple up front and 9sp Shimano 11-32. The > most gears I've ever ridden, and I use fewer of them than the old > double/7sp combos I used to have. It's amazing what happens when you use a > cassette made for the cranks. > > Seat post is an old Cambio Rhino I pulled off a dented Medici frame from > Goodwill with my Brooks B17 > > Stem is a Nitto dirt drop with Origin8 Gary 2 bars. > > Then a Mark's front rack and a Dajia Expedition rear rack. > > I'm in love, and I want you all to know it. > > -- > 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. > -- *30% Supply and Demand discount, listmembers only, on all resume, LinkedIn, and writing services, until Demand equals Supply! And there's more! 10% kickback for any referral resulting in fully paid, list-price contract. And still more! I am offering services in trade for a road bike, or frame and parts, that are period compatible with my AM hub, circa 1937 to 1961. See my website for what I do and what I charge; email for details.* Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** -- 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.
