With all the interest generated by the anticipated, new club-rider road bike, thought it might be an appropriate time to bring up the history of pre-Ram Rivendell road bikes. The only mention of these on the cyclofiend site is in the list of models and there seems to be a dearth of specific information on these bikes on the web in general. Some specifics of interest to me: Were the Heron Road and Rivendell Road Standard available at the same time or did one succeed the other? Did they have the same lugs, geometry, tubing? Is there a reliable way to differentiate a semi- custom Road from a Road Standard? What features could be changed on a custom - tubing, braze-ons, brakes, geometry? Were all match-built Rivendell Roads Standards? Are geometry charts available for these bikes - in Readers or catalogs? How will the new road bike compare to these? From reading about the Ram, the major changes made from the Roads were long reach brakes, wider fork crown, longer chain-stays, double taper seat stays. Did trail and bb drop remain about the same? Sounds like the new bike will have some features of both, but lighter tubing than either. David
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