I've got both, a 59 Bleriot and a 58 Rambouillet. Both have Noodle bars and B-17 Brooks saddles.
The Bleriot with GB Cypres 32mm tires feels a tad flexier, but has more stable handling. When it arrived as a frameset I was impressed with how light it felt. I had S&S couplers installed and rode this bike for a full brevet series and PBP in 2007. It was terrific. The Rambouillet with 28mm Michelin tires feels stiffer, a bit more substantial, with somewhat quicker steering. I also rode brevets on this bike, and completed BMB in 2004 on it. They are kind of different. Both are fun to ride, but the Bleriot tends toward comfort (the bigger tires make a difference) and I'd choose it for really long days in the saddle on less than perfect roads. It was the more pleasurable brevet bike, if not the fastest feeling. The Rambouillet feels more like a road/sport bike, does great under hard efforts, with fine handling manners. My similar size '95 Ritchey Logic Road, also made by Toyo, is stiffer and has more of a snappy racing feel. Happy 4th! Ed Felker Washington, DC On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 3:33:20 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote: > > 1. If you have owned both, what are the diffs in ride quality? > > 2. How does the 700c or 26" wheels make it feel different than the 650b > Bleriot? > > 3. Front loads. Do they both carry them well? > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
