Well said! It also really depends on what style of riding you prefer. As I like to go mostly light touring or do long distance weekend rides on the road the Ram gets my vote. It's a plus that it can deal with the dirt when I feel so inclined. The journey of the Crane Bros through Central Asian shows what sport touring bikes can do with s strong set of wheels (although the bikes are still far more aggressive than the Ram as shown by this quote "The geometry was based on that used for the toughest professional races, e.g. the Paris-Roubaix, with a lengthened wheelbase, softer angles (74o seat tube, 73o head tube) and increased rake.)
http://web.archive.org/web/20041211045554/http://www.koopmann.lightup.net/crane/ On Nov 23, 9:35 am, Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We pretty regulalry post something like, "What is the difference between > _______ and _______?" and 1/2 the answers are that there is no difference in > the bikes, it must be the tires. The other half sees night and day variation > between the models. > > I think it just shows how subjective our perception/enjoyment is. Consulting > the RBW charts, the Ram and the Atlantis (the pair of discussion du jour) we > see that there are indeed minor differences in angles and dimensions, as well > as tire capacities. These are not constant either, but vary according to > frame size. Small changes matter in bikes, so a 71 deg head tube angle may be > palpably slower than a 72 degree set up. 44 cm chain stays or 43.5? Could be > only what you need to fit taller tires. In my size, the RATIO of top tube > length to seat tube length is differnt between the bikes by 3%. I can feel > that, with the Ram being the shorter bike (HT to ST) and fitting me better. > When you can ajust a seat post up or down in 1/8" increments looking for that > sweet spot, a 1/2 degree, a cm , upslope amount, all work toegther to produce > detectable differences to may riders. > > Atlantis and Ram have different tubesets as well. These will "feel" and > behave somewhat differently. I think they are all good bikes. Becuase we > differ in size, proportion and riding habits, we choose differnt bikes, and > then set them up even more differently. Would I be happy if my ONLY bike was > a Saluki, or an Atlantis? Yep. If I had to only keep one of mine though, it > would be the Ram. Just my taste after 1,000s of miles on each bike. > > Tailwinds. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
