leslie, my tournesol( a hampsten brand) is very similar to a roadeo. lugged steel, 43cm. chainstays, 72deg sta. but,the dimensions are a little different, 60.5 ct seat tube and 57ctc toptube. the bike is not really designed to carry loads and uses short reach brakes ( i still use 700x28 grand bois tires ). my hampsten is ti and has the same dimensions, but is designed around long reach brakes and can fit much larger tires. both are custom and are designed for me. they ride great and the workmanship and paint are flawless. when you compare the level of craftsmanship to other brands, they're hard to beat. i started with the dimensions of my 60cm. ram and just tweaked the numbers here and there. and steve hampsten designed the bikes around those paremeters and my weight and type of riding. it takes a while for the lugged steel bikes, but if you have the time, its sure worth it. i have seen a few custom rivs and it would be hard to choose between the two. don c.
On Feb 5, 5:37 am, Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > Don, > > Could you compare and contrast the Ram to the Hampsten? When I first > started looking for a bike, a friend up in Wisconsin has a Hampsten, > suggested I give 'em a good look. I ended up w/ a Ram, but, was > curious about how the Hampsten compared. > > Thx, > > -L > > On Feb 5, 1:01 am, dpco <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > this may be a "corny" thread to some, but i really regret selling my > > rambouillet. i own some great bikes ( a 60x57 tournesol and a > > 60x57hampsten) and they are very similar( 1cm shorter top tube and > > 43cm chainstays). as a matter of fact, they are very similar to the > > roadeos. i just miss the bike because, the buying experience helped me > > to rediscover cycling in a different way. i truly hope that the > > current owner can enjoy the bike. > > sincerely, don -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
