I have a reliable source* that tells me it'll be 1" for both. And a shim + 1 1/8th stem for the threadless version. There are several sources for shims, etc. I have a lot of interest in this bike due to its "fragile" tubing (I weigh 135lbs), and there seem to still be a good number of 1" threadless high end stems around as well. The stem thing doesn't worry me.
And yep, standard reach brakes. Optimal/designed tire size is 30-33mm (think JB Green, Schwalbe Marathon Racer, etc.), but 25 or 35 will work too. Shorter than Ram chainstays, but not race short. No rack mounts. The upcoming Paul lightweight medium reach centerpull will be quite nice for sure, and the Tektro & Shimano standards might be a bit less sweater-vesty for those looking to appear sporty. Maybe Grant or John can chime in here to quell any rumors. As for names, I have my opinions, but they do not matter. :-) Thanks, Gino *Grant Petersen On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Mike<mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I hope with this new road bike that it'll be a traditional frame like > the Rambouillet or Romulus and not "expanded". I think the expanded > frame totally has a place but so do traditional frames. I wonder how > they'll do the threadless/threaded fork. Does that mean they'll have > two frames made, a threadless with 1 1/8" headtube and a threaded with > a 1" headtube? > > As for clearance... Ram clearance would be more than adequate for a > club bike. I'm sure it'll take "standard reach" brakes. I imagine > those new Paul brakes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/ > 3685396099/) will be perfect for this bike. > > --mike > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
