there is no comparison between the Rambouillet and the Cronus except maybe two things; they both take fenders and the Cronus has a tall enough headtube and a long enough fork steerer tube to almost enable matching the bar height on the Riv. Riv is 58 with upjutting Salsa quill. Cronus is a 58 with 215 headtube, 5cm of spacers, and 102 degree stem.
After that they are quite different. Steep angles, high bb, short chainstays on the Cronus. Riv is spingy in a good way by comparision and Cronus seems to fly by comparison. Cronus carbon is stiff and slightly not forgiving, but is probably 7 lbs lighter than the coupled Riv. Riv goes bouncy bounce over bumps, Cronus goes cerchunk! I like the Cronus plenty and have enjoyed its lightness of being. Don't care about fenders on a carbon bike and would like to try a Specialized Roubaix as I think it is closer in geo to my sweet Riv geo. On May 24, 8:20 am, Zac <zac.stan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fisher does still make steel bikes. They make a cyclocross bike called > the "Presidio". It's made out of True Temper OX platinum and is very > similar to the Lemond Poprad. Plenty o' clearance and canti brakes. > > Zac > > On May 24, 7:11 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > > If it's still carbon they didn't get the message. I wish Fisher still > > made steel bikes; the other two models are alu-min-numb. > > > Also I would like to point out that some Rivendell owners like riding > > fast and even race. They just appreciate beautiful steel bicycles with > > lugs. > > > ~mike > > > On May 24, 4:22 am, Jay LePree <lep...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > > Hi all: > > > > I had to pick up some tubes at my LBS which sell Trek bikes. Trek has > > > the standard 520 model and some other commuting models, but I was > > > surprised to see the Gary Fisher Cronus. The owner called my attention > > > to it because he knows my preference for higher handlebars, fenders, > > > 28 mm wide (or wider) tires. > > > > The Cronus is a CF racing bike with a taller head tube, and "vanishing > > > fender mounts" that can be screwed in and out. The bike comes with > > > Sheldon Fender nuts already installed in the back of the brakes so the > > > user can attach fenders without removing the brakes. I put in my > > > front wheel that has a Ruffy Tuffy, and it cleared without any > > > problem. Interesting take on a racer. I imagine that there was some > > > Rivendell influence there. > > > > Jay > > > Demarest, NJ- 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-bunch@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.
