A 26" wheeled Ram with two sets of wheels (light go fast/heavy trail use) sounds like an awesome bike! Rivendell has been so invested in 650B I forget they have 26" bikes also.
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:31 AM, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > My Ram (52cm) came with 26" wheels so that the frame geometry would be > better than with 700s, per GP's notes when the bike was still for sale on > the RBW site. Since then, I purchased a second set of 26" wheels which can > carry bigger tires than the stock Arrayas or go on another bike. Just for > fun, and using the long reach Tektro calipers, I put the 26" wheels on a 53 > CM frame that came originally with 700 wheels. The brakes juuuuusssstttt had > enough reach to make it work. The handling was a bit too twitchy with the > severe change in trail, but I did like both the look and the ride. > > So yes, I dig 26." Wish that there were more road centered tire choices in > the 28mm ish range. (Running Conti Ultra Gatorskin 28s now) > > Tailwinds > ------------------------------ > *From:* Marty <[email protected]> > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tue, January 5, 2010 6:02:43 AM > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: All-Rounder Deal - Anyone dig 26 here? > > Good discussion all! Almost makes me think I should have bid higher on > that AR...Maybe it's not too late for Riv to consider a 559/59+cm > version of the "new" Atlantis? (I'll take a 62 please) I recall an > earlier Reader that had a nice article about cycle aesthetics, and I > pretty much agreed with all of the points GP made in it. (Now where > was that...) > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy--
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