That is a very nice Ram indeed. I owned a 58 of the same edition. I think that I'd have Shannon's view if I were in your position. Won't the Ram take true 38s? My 58 took true 32s with fenders, tho' the gap between tire and fender was less than ideal. It was a darned nice bike. Tho' have to confess that I did sell mine on for overlap reasons; but then OTOH, those it overlapped with were lighter tubed road bikes with even more tire clearance.
OTOH again, the Roadini gets universal praise. OTOH yet again, I thought I was not sensitive to tubing gauge and wall thickness until I replaced an OS 2003 Riv road custom with a normal gauge thinner wall 531 clone; yes, a difference. On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM Shannon Menkveld < [email protected]> wrote: > I'd not be at all surprised if even the Roadini has thicker tubing than > your Rambouillet. If that's true, the Roadini will not only be heavier, but > noticably stiffer. If you're sensitive to a stiff bike, I can see you > preferring one or the other on that basis alone. (I dislike stiff frames. > Others prefer them. Most don't care.) > > Just a thought. > > --Shannon > > *Also, that's a stunning bike. I'd have to actively hate it before I'd > sell something that pretty. > On Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7:17:28 PM UTC-8 Arvi wrote: > >> Hello. I'm tentatively considering whether my new to me Rambouillet >> (blue, size 58) has a long term home in my stable. It's a great bike, but I >> already have a perfect-for-me 700x30 road bike and a 650x42 randonneur, and >> the Ram overlaps with these. >> >> A 54 lugged roadini would fit me and be a little more different, with >> bigger tires and slacker angles. Let me know if a trade (with $ to balance >> as needed) interests anyone. I'm in Oakland, CA. >> >> (I would not be interested in other, stouter-tubed Riv models or non >> Rivs, thanks!)[image: IMG_7716.jpeg] >> [image: IMG_8784.jpeg] >> > -- > 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/9a87eaa8-0344-447f-aea0-d63a43be8147n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9a87eaa8-0344-447f-aea0-d63a43be8147n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgtQsjwbQ2-PWAZOiiE5ywHPSXcC-JHa_cWufnAh706y9Q%40mail.gmail.com.
