So, I've got a lot of bikes and zero cars. Only two are conventional "road"
type bikes (a 2004 Merlin Fortius and an '84 Nobillette). Many are mountain
bikes, and my daily rider/commuter is a 1995 Voodoo Bizango that I've added
rack/fender eyelets to, converted to drops and 2 inch Schwalbe Marat
You do have a problem! I love my later edition blue Ram, also 58 (I'm 2"
shorter but mostly shorter in the legs) and, while the Ram doesn't feel as
spritely as my 2 remaining customs (tho' the Parigi Roubaix tires help make
up for that) it is hardly piggish and it does encourage energetic riding.
On Friday, April 4, 2014 11:08:43 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> You do have a problem! I love my later edition blue Ram, also 58 (I'm 2"
> shorter but mostly shorter in the legs) and, while the Ram doesn't feel as
> spritely as my 2 remaining customs (tho' the Parigi Roubaix tires help mak
Jeff: I took a nice ride on my Ram this afternoon. It is shod with a pair
of Challenge Parigi Roubaix, measuring just shy of 30 mm wide and very
light and supple. While the bike itself doesn't feel as nimble as my
customs (and that may be due largely to the customs' 26" wheels shod with
good road t
If it's any consolation, I felt much the same way about my Romulus.
Possibly partly this was due to the Pasela TG tires, which are generally
accepted to be dogs. Regardless, I sold it and don't miss it a bit (even
after many bikes have come and gone since then, see:
http://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com
i love my 54 blue Ram with 700 c wheels.
I had a 54 Homer with 650 b wheels which i didnt like and niether
did my riding buddy anne. i really think it was the tires a lot.
i have almost new compass tires on the Ram which i love but they
are hard to repair with a hand pump after they have stretche
I sold off a 68cm Rambouillet frame about 8 or 9 years ago, without ever
building it up. The top tube just looked way too short and I was much less
experienced with bikes then. Kind of regret never at least building it up
and trying it. It was so pretty in that orange color!
On Fri, Apr 4, 201
My Rambouillet story makes even less sense than most: I bought one from JL,
rode it for a couple months, and it was a perfectly nice bike. But for some
reason I just didn't 'click' with it. I'm a notorious "ok, that was nice,
let's try something else" bike buyer/seller (I don't get attached to t
I have about 11,000 miles on my blue series Ram. It descends at high
speed as well or better than anything else I've ridden. I don;t want a
twitchy ride over 40 mph, would rather have a bike that tracks like it's
on rails and leans over confidently. Part of that is due to the low BB,
which mean
On 04/04/2014 10:39 PM, bo richardson wrote:
i love my 54 blue Ram with 700 c wheels.
I had a 54 Homer with 650 b wheels which i didnt like and niether
did my riding buddy anne. i really think it was the tires a lot.
i have almost new compass tires on the Ram which i love but they
are hard to rep
Just another thought about how much a ride can change depending on
wheels/equipment. I used to own a 1992 stone rb-2. It was a solid bike
with cheapish parts on it, the worst being the wheels. I later took the
hubs and had them laced to some light open pro rims, and the bike felt
incredibly spri
> Hey All,
>
I sold my Rom (frameset). It just wasn't the bike for me. I decided it was
over tubed. It was close, but not close enough. Everything is a compromise.
My 81 Miyata 610 converted to 700c (with 35mm Kendas) and standard reach
brakes rides like a dreamright up until you push it h
My favorite-riding Rivs in order: Bleriot, Atlantis, Saluki, Quickbeam,
Rambouillet (which I didn't click with but it was likely the 25mm tires).
Ryan
On Friday, April 4, 2014 7:39:34 PM UTC-7, bo richardson wrote:
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> i love my 54 blue Ram with 700 c wheels.
> I had a 54 Homer with 650 b wheel
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