Point of order on fenders on Ram: All I have 33.3 Jack Browns with fenders (45mm stainless VO's). The silver brakes probably help w/clearance. Took a couple hours to install/tweak but worth it.
Bruce On Apr 11, 2:21 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Compared to what came later, the only functional "drawback" of the Ram is > tire clearance, and it's not really a drawback compared to the rest of the > world. The Ram can ONLY take 700x33.33333's without fenders. > > Rivendells evolved since the Ram's inception in 2001, and both AHH and Roadeo > beat out the Ram in tire/fender clearance. But necessarily in awesomeness. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Rambouilleting Utahn <glam...@gmail.com> > >Sent: Apr 11, 2012 10:41 AM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > >Subject: [RBW] Re: Where does the Rivendell Rambouillet fit in with other > >Rivs? > > >Jim (Cyclefiend and keeper of this list) has the a very good page on > >the Ram on his website > > >http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/index.html > > >If I remember correctly the AHH compared to the Ram has slightly > >stouter tubing, wider clearance for tires and fenders (built around > >the Silver brake) and a few other differences. > > >Regarding the rack mounts the later Rams had rack mounts midway down > >the fork, not sure about midway down the seat stays. If I ever have to > >repaint my Ram I will have the mid fork mounts added. > > >hope that helps. > > >On Apr 11, 11:33 am, Ryan Ray <ryanr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I thought the Rodeo was a direct decendant of the Ram but it seems like > >> maybe the Ram was halfway between a Rodeo and a A Homer Hilsen? Is it just > >> a Hilsen without good rack mounts? Does Rivendell keep an archive of older > >> stuff somewhere on their site? > > >-- > >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 > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
