IMHO Waterford doesn't really have a design philosophy so this isn't really a valid comparison. Think more along the lines of a Richard Sachs bike. If you took one of his typical red with white race bikes, had canti and rear rack bosses added, had it powder coated matte black then built it up as a commuter would it still be what RS meant it to be?
Doug P.S. I'm not sure what the head angle on a Ram is, but if it isn't about 73 degrees I'm not sure a shorter trail (longer rake) fork will really give a result comparable to the French front load biased geometry... P.P.S. A Ram isn't a one-off custom Riv. If the frame geometry is appropriate for a new low(er) trail fork it seems like a good way to go if it tickles your fancy ;^) On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > When you buy a Waterford, you can order it with a steel Waterford fork, or > a Reynolds carbon fork or other after market model. They still decal it > Waterford on the down tube and you tell people you own a Waterford. They > make Rivendells there too btw. So why would changing the fork make your RBW > not an RBW? Why is running my Saluki with a Campy triple any less RBW than > the Sugino XD you see on all the Riv website pics? I suppose it's what your > perception is, after all is said and done. > ------------------------------ > *From:* Larry Powers <[email protected]> > ** > > I have toyed with getting a new fork for the bike. If I did would this > still be a Riv Rambouillet? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
