Hi Shannon - I agree. The Ram is definitely one of the best Rivs ever. There was a time - perhaps twenty years ago - when Grant would have agreed wholeheartedly.
Regards, Corwin On Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:44:40 AM UTC-7 Shannon Menkveld wrote: > Ahh, the Ramboulliet. I don't think Grant would agree, but I think the Ram > is one of the Rivviest Rivs that Riv ever Riv'ed. > > --Shannon > On Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 9:47:58 AM UTC-7 iamkeith wrote: > >> I chuckled at that too. But it's nothing new from them (see Rambouillet >> catalog, circa 2006, below). I've deduced that Grant mostly believes tire >> volume is the limiting factor that will discourage people from taking a >> bike into rough conditions beyond its capabilities. Sort of like "if it >> doesn't feel reasonable, get off and walk the bike." That's probably not >> without merit, but occasionally gets frustrating for me, because those >> sorts of trails/gravel roads represent the "smooth" conditions where I live >> and ride. I've determined that my perfect smooth-stuff wheel is 700c with >> a semi-slick treaded, 2.3-2.5" tire. 50mm is just a wee bit small. >> [image: ram_01sm.jpg][image: ram_05sm.jpg] >> On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:34:10 AM UTC-6 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Grant: "The new bike is a street-only Clem." >>> >>> Also Grant: "Here's a picture of me riding it on dirt." >>> >>> --Shannon >>> >>> On Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:14:38 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> lol >>>> >>>> On Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:53:53 AM UTC-4 Michael Connors wrote: >>>> >>>>> "Grant calls it a street-only Clem" >>>>> [image: grantyellowolley.png] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3ba4869a-e0d4-47ce-b44c-4a551ccea68dn%40googlegroups.com.
