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...)
>
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