Rocky,
I believe it is possible to fender the Ram by going to the new Tektro R538
brakes with the added fender clearance.
RBW's site has pics of the Rodeo set up that way. I think the Rodeo has a
tad more clearance than the Rams did, although earlier (orange) Rams had a
bit more than the newer
This sounds like a bad idea. These frames were designed to optimize the
ride with tires in the 28-30 range with fenders. These are great riding
road bikes, with these size tires. Yes they can be trail bikes and can
handle bigger tires for those applications but not with fenders, and not
I held back on buying the WI crank for a long time too because of the black
rings. But in reality they look much better in person than they do on the
WI web site. The rings don't look at all like cheap MT rings but are
highly polished to a black mirror finish that contrast nicely with the
Here are some WI's on my wires Roadeo. I guess I'm going to have to find out
how much I paid for those things. I was one with sticker shock at 385 bucks as
well. Beautiful cranks. Everything has to start someplace.
Now I just have to figure out how big of hypocrite my sticker shock makes
MSRP http://www.whiteind.com/suggestedretailprice.html for the White
Industries WBC crankset with two chanrings is $340, so a little less
expensive than the new Compass Rene Herse crankset, which in turn is quite
a bit cheaper than the modern TA Pro 5 Vis, which sells for about $440
online.
Of
Now that's a bike ride.
-JimD
On Dec 15, 2011, at 10:32 PM, Corwin wrote:
Ride Report -
I fastidiously checked the weather forecasts every day up to
Wednesday. Rain was predicted. Looked as though a few brief showers
would hit early Thursday morning around and the taper off to nothing
Went the wrong way, hit a nasty headwind, got a flat, and broke a pedal.
Look at the bright side. It didn't rain!
Joe who would've forgotten the pump Bernard
Fairfield-near-Davis, CA.
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Wow. That's a well designed crank. If I could find just the arms I could
use the chainrings I already have. I ignored the crank before due to the
odd graphics on the arms. I assumed it was some racy thing.
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I have a Ram with those Tektro brakes, 35mm Schwalbe tires
and aluminum fenders that measure 45mm. There is plenty of clearance and
the ride is very nice. I have thought about changing out my tires for the
33.333mm JBs to give it that little bit extra room.
David
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On behalf of Davis cyclists, I'd like to point out that this is not a typical
experience! Many of us make the trip without flatting, and without parts
falling off our bikes ;-)
Seriously--glad you made it back in one piece, and I hope you enjoyed the parts
of the ride that didn't involve flats
Adding canti-posts was just an idea I was tossing around in my head.
I wanted to country-fy my new-to-me Ram. I've been riding the Ram
for the past 2 months and it does ride pretty sweet with 28mm tires on
there. However, I love JB Greens. I have JB Greens running on my QB
and I figure why not
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Rocky B rivvyr...@gmail.com wrote:
Adding canti-posts was just an idea I was tossing around in my head.
I wanted to country-fy my new-to-me Ram. I've been riding the Ram
for the past 2 months and it does ride pretty sweet with 28mm tires on
there. However,
I would like my Ram to be able to fit Jack Brown tires AND fenders.
Does anybody know if converting my Ram to a Canti-Ram allow me to
run this tire/fender combination?
It should work with plastic fenders--doubtful or tight in the rear
with metal. I've run true 34s under SKS fenders on my
Before altering the frame, you might consider modifying the fenders.
http://circlingbits.blogspot.com/2008/03/tight-squeeze-fenders-with-reacharound.html
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Rocky B rivvyr...@gmail.com wrote:
I would like my Ram to be able to fit Jack Brown tires AND fenders.
When the S3X stops working, you ride in the big gear, or jury rig it
to the middle gear and strip the internals.
If you've stripped the internals, S/A will replace them and/or do the
repair for free.
S/A will send you new guide nuts for free if they're broken or
stripped.
On the off chance you may
Any 64cm Ram owners out there? I'm curious to know the standover
height for one of these, ideally with 28mm tires.
I'm eyeing out the sizing difference between the 62 and 64, and I
understand the BB drop is a little more than average on Riv bikes.
Any guidance would be appreciated, thanks!
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Nice original Univega Specialissima touring bike. This was Univegas
top of the line touring bike made by Miyata and very similar to the
Miyata 1000.
The frame and fork are made from butted cro-mo tubing and feature nice
long point lugs.
The
So...I have my bride's blessing to get a Hunq. Yay! I'm 5'10.5 tall
and I've measured my PBH with the Riv paint sticks method and get an
87. Both Grant and Keven say go with the 58 Hunq for sure. I KNOW that
should be the last word, end all. But, the Hunq page size
recommendations and the geo
that's not true. 30t is the lowest.
see: http://www.suginoltd.co.jp/english/ox801d_main_english.htm
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Ryan Ray ryanr...@gmail.com wrote:
I see the Sugino OX801D as functionally similar - low Q, low weight,
46/30 or similar chainrings.
Not at all. The main
Given that it makes one feel like King of all they survey, and we know the
King is always dressed in dapper tweed, how about Lord Tweedsmuir or just
L. Tweedsmuir?
- Andrew, Berkeley
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Hey Eric,
That is a ride I have contemplated many times. Another is to find a way
(offroad, of course) from the top to the bottom. And you are right, the
view is spectacular. I found a bunch of other (offroad) rides down that
way, but none that were particularly inspiring.
Thanks for putting
Herse cranks are nice but pricey. The VO 50.4 are good buy but I
didn't like the branding. I bought 50.4 cranks from Electra and they
seem to be the same cranks that VO sells. They are on sale until
12/31/11. I picked up a single speed set for $79.99. I will switch out
he rings at some point in
I have the following two items for sale:
Carradice Barley Bag green and in almost brand new condition. $80.
Garmin Edge 205 GPS bicycle computer. Still have original bog and
mounting system. $90.
Please contact me with any questions.
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Cyclofiend has the goe charts for the Ram here:
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If you go with the smaller frame, it will be tougher to get the bars
up high enough and, even if you do, the cockpit length may end up too
short.
Consider which bars you plan to use. If it is BullMoose, definitely
get the larger frame because the quill on the BullMoose is rather
short.
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Here's a chart that may be helpful:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/geometry.html
Out of curiosity, are you eyeing them at a bike shop that has both a
62 and 64 in stock?
On Dec 16, 11:00 am, Kieran J kjo...@gmail.com wrote:
Any 64cm Ram owners out there? I'm curious to know the standover
height
Me! I'd mount it on the seatstay! But I will take good note of this warning
and position out of the way of any saddlebag.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Philip Williamson
philip.william...@gmail.com wrote:
Things to Don't:
Don't mount your shifter on the seatstay. (Who would do that?)
I have virtually identical height and PBH measurements to you. I ride a 56
Bombadil (among other things). I put a deposit on a 54 Hunq when they were
pre-order. When the prototypes came in I rode them both and
enthusiastically preferred the 58. It looked right from a
seat-post-exposure
No, no, no, oh no, no tweed!
No muir either. Sounds like something from an Orvis wannabee.
What about (Irish gaelic) Dubghail, meaning dark stranger -- the first
Irish name google turned up. I have no idea how that is pronounced;
probably something like kelly.
Andrew, you've otherwise got taste
Make sure to keep the bolt tight.
Philip
On Dec 16, 11:46 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Me! I'd mount it on the seatstay! But I will take good note of this warning
and position out of the way of any saddlebag.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Philip Williamson
+1 on trying centerpull calipers if you're looking to maximize clearance on
a bike designed for 47-57mm calipers. Either the Paul Racer M's or the Dia
Compe 610's that Velo-Orange sells should (theoretically) maximize
clearance for a given brake reach, since the pivot arrangement means that
Also, be sure that super-high handlebars are what you really want. I know that
there are Rivendell enthusiasts who love the bikes AND keep their ideal setup
with the bars kinda low. I didn't used to be one of those, but now I am. I am
absolutely convinced that for me, the best riding position
...I would buy a simple one if rivendell would spread it to 135 and
realign the track ends (make them parallel again) so I could run an alfine
hub
If you really would buy the SimpleOne if the spacing was different,
you might consider just having a shop spread the frame. It doesn't
need to
I had a shop spread the QB to 135. So far no problems (after a whopping 50
miles!)
If I can get a drop-bar compatible shifter someday for this Alfine 11, this
could end up being the perfect do-all bike.
So I share Philip's optimism about the SO.
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From: Philip
Rocky,
My orange Ram has always been great. Mounting JG greens on it 4 years ago made
it even better. The archives probably have me raving about JB greens on a
Rambouillet on this list about 8 times.
For me, 700x33 JB's optimized my Ram. However, I am using Shimano Ultegra
longreach brakes
I don't believe that brakes are the limiting factor, but either the Paul's
(which I run) or a single pivot will optimize brake clearance on the
fenders. Dual pivots all sit below the crown hole, while single pivot sit
flush. I ran my Ram for a long time with a pair of vintage campy Grand
I'm 5'11 and have plenty of clearance with my 58 Hunqapillar. You won't go
wrong on that size.
René
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Forgot to add that I'm now running 50mm Duremes. The 60 Big Apples were not
a good fit and would rub. If you're going to run 40 or 50mm tires, the 58
should fit well.
On Friday, December 16, 2011, René Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm 5'11 and have plenty of clearance with my 58
I'm in the process of building my hunq so I have yet to ride it. When I
ordered it I spoke with Grant who recommended the 54. I'm now a little
concerned because I'm 5'11 with a pbh of 87. I'm building it with bullmoose
bars and 700*50 duremes. I'll have a better idea if it's the right fit in a
Unfortunately, I need cash and, second, the Herse overlaps the Fargo
(touring) and trike (don't laugh -- coastie/gearie JRA and shopping.)
Randonees? If I ever do that, I'll worry about that then, not now.
Jan opined that this bike might have been built for diagonales but while
it rides like a
Dammit, forgot to add: Lefol hammered fenders.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:38 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately, I need cash and, second, the Herse overlaps the Fargo
(touring) and trike (don't laugh -- coastie/gearie JRA and shopping.)
Randonees? If I ever do that,
I spent a bit of time at Mountain Sports Ltd today, catchin' up with Bobby
and Steve (http://www.mountainsportsltd.com/). Whenever I'm there, I try
to take note of Riv inventory, in case someone on the list is looking for
something particular that Riv might not have in stock.
I happened to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/sets/72157628448555393/
I started riding the bike this week in ways that were slightly challenging
(hills mainly).
It's excellent so far. I just decided to take it on my leisure trip up to
northern CA this coming week and having it be my bike for my
I measure approximately 88.5 with a 30mm Marathon Racer in front and a
Ruffy Tuffy in back on mine. With my 89ish pbh I make contact as I
straddle.
Rob
On Dec 16, 11:35 am, Roger rogerdhod...@gmail.com wrote:
Here's a chart that may be helpful:http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/geometry.html
Out
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
I spent a bit of time at Mountain Sports Ltd today, catchin' up with Bobby
and Steve (http://www.mountainsportsltd.com/). Whenever I'm there, I try
to take note of Riv inventory, in case someone on the list is looking for
Does anyone know what these names *mean?* I bought an A. Homer Hilsen;
paged through the Reader it was introduced in; searched the internets...I
*still
*don't know who/what it is. Who's Rosco Bubbe? And why are they calling him
Bosco Rubbe?
Joe who's on first Bernard
Fairfield, CA.
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Oops! Nevermind! I must have been mistaken..
;)
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I'm 5'9.5 with an 84cm pbh. I have a 54 Hunqapillar and think it's pretty
much a perfect fit.
If I was 5'11 or taller, with a pbh of 86cm or more, I would definitely
have gone for the 58 Hunqapillar.
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