Tom, Found at Rivendell, then sent off to paint.
Comparing to the AHH, hmm.. that is hard to explain.. in a good way not better way just different, it has that twitch like kinda sort but not the the sever degree as my old race bike ... runs speed well free handed, and did 45 mph down hill in the dark solid as a rock. But my AHH does that too.. only the 50x11 allows me to spin up faster and makes the downhills nicer for pedaling the entire thing. As is it is on this build I'm riding less 7lbs than the AHH so it feels more like my quickbeam on uphills out of the saddle .. responsive and light yet steady and stable. With the Bars slightly below the seat, the seat tilted a bit farther forward, shorter cranks, 170 instead of 175, and I've been running with maybe 2 cm more leg bend for faster cadence. I've got a lugged setback seatpost on the AHH and the standard nitto 2 bolt on the Ram.. same stems, same bars but the center of saddle to center of handle bar is the same, with the top tube on the AHH being about 2cm longer or so as well. It's going to do exactly what I wanted and that is be my group ride and fast event ride bike with a go anywhere ability. Fully loaded with bag, camera, coffee, tools etc it's riding weight is 30lbs. yet feels less. Just a great feel and very responsive. So though the AHH / RAM / Quickbeam all have their own feel I can't say I like any of them better than the other.. The differences are small and usually where one excels for me it's usually for an insignificant part of a ride. So the rear rack is going back on the AHH and a larger rear bag. Maybe even put a marks rack on the front ... One thing I miss and am going to stay without is the kickstand... was walking it through the mall today and trying to find walls to lean it against was a pain.. note take the AHH to the mall next time. :) Kelly On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:16:27 PM UTC-6, Tom Harrop wrote: > > Kelly, the new bike looks amazing, where did you find the frame? How does > it compare to the AHH? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/pIG8sHV3EMQJ. 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.
