Re: [RBW] Re: Where does the Rivendell Rambouillet fit in with other Rivs?

[James Warren]

Great point. When the Ram came out, things had not evolved as much as they are now. Much has happened since 2001 when the Ram was hatched.

 

The Ram was the best at the time for versatility in a road bike even though it "only" had standard reach brakes - but hey, way more versatile than short reach. And in 2002 we were saying, "fingers crossed, I think Shimano's gonna make an Ultegra in Standard, oh please, oh please, oh please." And then it happened!

 

Within the next year, I got my Ram, and got those Ultegras. I was (and still am) so happy with the versatility, but I had no idea that just a few years later, clearances were going to widen even more.

 

Similarly, rack options have evolved with more mini-racks, so while you can still do a lot with a Ram, things have gotten even better. The midstay braze-ons made it onto the very last Rams made but not the earlier ones. Those are cool.

 

So the Ram blazed trails even thought its successors are slightly more versatile. It's like that older player in the league who inspired the younger superstars, but the old dude can still hang with them.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cyclofiend Jim
Sent: Apr 11, 2012 11:56 AM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: Where does the Rivendell Rambouillet fit in with other Rivs?

One thing we tend to take a little for granted these days was the comparative lack of appropriate tires, brake and such which we are currently enjoying. At the time, the common brakes were typically short reach, and though the Rambouillet was designed for significant clearance, there was just not a lot of hardware which supported that idea.  I recall GP lamenting in his end-of-year wish lists in Readers from then that he was hoping for "standard reach brakes" from the major manufacturers. 

When the Silver Brakes came out, this let GP start working on a truly large clearance, go-anywhere bike, which became the Hilsen.  The Hilsen kind of slid the scale one way, and then the Roadeo was able to be notched a bit more toward the light and snappy (though, significantly, with no loss of clearances....) range.

Here's an interesting image or two -

The Rambouillet rear clearance -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/rr24_pg21md.jpg

Shown with a Pasela 35 (which during that era probably ran more like a 32) and Dia Compe 505Q brake.

The Hilsen rear clearance -
http://cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/AHH37PAS&sharpieRear.jpg

Shown with a 37 Pasela and Silver brakes.

As others mentioned, I do have a Rambouillet page here -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet

- Jim

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