Sebastian: >From your description of your previous bike & your use, a Ram would fill the bill. One of the hallmarks of all Rivendells is versatility, so even though the Ram is on the "sporty" side it's still a good tourer. Since you liked your adapted 80s era sport-tourer, you would be impressed with a Rivendell. Take a look at the Hillborne & Hilsen for current models that may work for you and used Rams come up for sale on this site. The Atlantis (my personal choice) is purpose built for touring and can handle any reasonable load. Rivs have nice long chainstays so heel clearance with panniers is seldom an issue.
dougP On Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:59:13 AM UTC-8, sebseb wrote: > > Dear Forum, > I am a new member and would like to say hello and ask for a first advice > at the same time. I just found your group as I was doing some research to > replace my japanese touring frame which I lost in an accident some time > ago. I found the mid 80's frame which I had very well adapted to my needs, > a 28' wheeled "sports-tourer" with room for up to 32mm tires (with > fenders), long enough chainstays to have fenders and carry luggage on racks > but still with side pull-brakes (47-57 reach) and double crankset, the > fork even with eyelets for lowrider though I never used them. Besides doing > all my commutes with it I also travelled a lot on it, always with just two > panniers and a handlebar bag. I did a lot of brevets and several week-long > tours (with camping gear) with that frame, and though not the lightest and > maybe a little on the "flexy" side there was nothing really to complain > about. Since the accident I try to find something similar and Rivendell has > made some bikes in the past that seem to be what i am looking for, or at > least come very close to what I search for. As I hope to find amongst you > the real connaiseurs of this brand I would like to know which of the > Rivendell frames (also former ones) comes closest to my demands in your > opinion so that I can look for an occasion to try to find one in my size > (PBH 84cm). While in the current lineup I am not so shure there is such a > model, the older Rambouillet seemed to me "the role model" although I am > not shure if there is enough heel clearance to have larger panniers and two > eyelets would also be nicer at the rear and front drop out? Has anybody > experiences with that kind of luggage on a Rambouillet? I would be pleased > to hear some first hand knowledge and if somebody has a frame in my size > (~58cm for 28' wheels) he wants to part with i would also like to know > about it. With my best regards and a happy new year to everybody -sebastian > -- 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/-/u20R7weOpiMJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
