I noticed the same difference in "liveliness" when I got my new-to me Ram a month ago compared to my Hillborne. Definitely more road bike oriented. The Hillborne is better for bombing rough trails.
~Mike~ On Oct 7, 12:25 pm, nawr...@comcast.net wrote: > The Rambouillet is a great bike, way to go Johnny! You are going to love > it. Put many miles on mine, you are right, Rivendell bikes are insanely > comfy. > > Dave"going for a ride in sunny Colorado"Nawrocki > > Fort Collins, CO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Johnny Alien" <johnnyal...@verizon.net> > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 11:11:01 AM > Subject: [RBW] New (to me) Rambouillet > > So I got the bike about a week ago and finally got it set up and ready > to go. It needs fine tuning with saddle height and position as well as > bar height but overall it's ready to go. I rode it for a few miles > and it's simply amazing. I am really glad I went this way. It's > interesting to feel the difference in the ride of a country bike (my > Bleriot) and the more road oriented Riv. Both are insanely > comfortable but there is a spryness with the Ram that the Bleriot does > not have. > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/Rambouillet/1007... > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/Rambouillet/1007... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > Fort Collins, CO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Johnny Alien" <johnnyal...@verizon.net> > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 11:11:01 AM > Subject: [RBW] New (to me) Rambouillet > > So I got the bike about a week ago and finally got it set up and ready > to go. It needs fine tuning with saddle height and position as well as > bar height but overall it's ready to go. I rode it for a few miles > and it's simply amazing. I am really glad I went this way. It's > interesting to feel the difference in the ride of a country bike (my > Bleriot) and the more road oriented Riv. Both are insanely > comfortable but there is a spryness with the Ram that the Bleriot does > not have. > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/Rambouillet/1007... > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/Rambouillet/1007... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
