Thanks. Unfortunately the frame is not in my possession and won't be accessible for a while. Here's a shot of the non-extended head tube also showing the old style lugs...
On Thursday, October 23, 2014 6:42:55 PM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: > > Your date code on the BB shell will tell you when your bike was made. > Level TT? Whose dropouts? > > On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, rw1911 <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Thanks! That's exactly what I was hoping for - something a little more >> sporty and lively. >> >> Question regarding your 2nd post: Do you know more about the specific >> differences between the earlier "Road" and the later "Road Standard"? >> Cyclofiend has info on the Road Standard, but haven't been able to find >> anything on the earlier Road. The bike I'm looking at is 753/531 with >> Sachs(?) lugs, but it does not have an extended head tube leading me to >> believe it's an earlier "Road". >> >> >> On Monday, October 20, 2014 8:06:13 PM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: >>> >>> I have both bikes. The Road is a much quicker steering bike than the >>> Ram, which tracks like it's on rails. The Road is made from Reynolds 753 >>> with 531 forks which gives it a noticeably livlier ride than than the Ram, >>> which is very smooth and comfortable. I love them both, but these days put >>> more time on the Road saddle than the Ram's. Both have the same Selle >>> Anatomica saddle model, btw, as does the Saluki which gets less time than >>> either. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, October 10, 2014 10:36:38 PM UTC-5, rw1911 wrote: >>>> >>>> Bumping this hoping for some additional input... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, September 20, 2014 9:03:15 PM UTC-4, rw1911 wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Compared to my 60cm Rambouillet, a 61cm Road Standard has 1.5cm longer >>>>> top tube, 1cm shorter chain stays, .5 degree steeper head tube and >>>>> probably >>>>> will only take a 32 tire. Numbers are nice, but I'm curious if anyone >>>>> has >>>>> first hand experience with both? Is the ride similar? Is one sportier, >>>>> stiffer, or more compliant, etc. than the other? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Gbmp02AEvW8/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
