This would be a great project for some nice Bon Jon or Stampede tires from Compass (if the BJs run small, as others seem to do, they might fit your older version Ram). Had I not already had 2 road customs, I'd have kept my Ram with the Parigi Roubaix tires -- wonderful combination. With some Orange Seal in the tires there's no reason you can't ride this in the city. I commuted very happily and speedily and smoothly on one of my Riv road customs on indifferent urban pavement on cushy, if too narrow, 22 mm 26 X 1" Specialized Turbos for a couple of years.
Frankly, I agree with the others that you don't need 38 or 42 mm tires on the Ram to make it purr. With the 29 mm actual PRs, mine simply purred; and the more or less same width Compass Elk Passes, even better than the PRs, on my 2 customs, are excessively wonderful on pavement and doughty and smooth on firm dirt and gravel -- I'm 175. You know, you can switch your triple to a double simply by using the inner 2 positions; say a 44 and a 30, which is what I used with a 14-23 or 24 7 speed. No need to replace or even adjust the bb or fd. I did exactly that when I turned a 46/36/24 XD2 with 7 speed into a Guard/38/24 9 speed (this on another bike, a Fargo, the Ram went from the 44/30 Pro 5 Vis 14-23 to a DA 7410 52/38 16-26 9 speed). Again, I didn't need to adjust bb or fd. It all shifted very nicely with Silver bes. Install some Honjos and some new bar tape in addition to the new double and Compasses, and you'll have a new bike at a tiny fraction of the cost of buying a new one. After all, it's hard to beat that signature Riv road bike handling. On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Christopher Cote < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, I had a few people who were seriously interested, but things didn't > work out for various reasons. I going to keep the Ram for now. Maybe give > it a makeover in the spring, loose the fenders and swap the triple for a > double, and switch to some bigger, lighter tires. > > Chris > > > On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 8:23:05 PM UTC-5, Christopher Cote wrote: >> >> I have an orange 58cm Rambouillet. I realize that I rode it twice in >> 2016. Even less the previous 3-4 years. It's painful to consider selling >> because it's the most comfortable, nicest riding, and beautiful road bike >> I've ever ridden. However, I'm mostly an off-road or city rider these days. >> So, I'd sell the frame/fork/headset for $800 plus shipping. I would >> consider selling it with some or all of the parts, but boxing up the >> complete bike and shipping it gives me cold sweats, so we'll have to figure >> something out there if you want it complete. Local pickup would be even >> better. I'm in southern Maine. I could probably arrange to meet a buyer in >> most Northern New England locations. >> >> It has Ultegra derailleurs, brakes, hubs, and headset. >> Dura Ace downtube shifters. >> Shimano aero levers. >> 170mm TA Alize triple crank with 24 (I think), 38, and 48 tooth rings and >> an Axix bottom bracket. >> Avocet Fasgrip 700x25 tires. That should tell you how little it's been >> ridden in the last decade. >> Nitto B115 bars and unknown Nitto stem. >> Brooks Pro saddle and CLB seatpost with a lot of offset. >> Mavic MA something anodized rims. >> SKS fenders. >> Speedplay Frog pedals, but I'll probably want to keep them. >> Cages, pump, and seat bag will be moved to the next bike. >> >> <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-fqVJDx6/0/X2/i-fqVJDx6-X2.jpg> >> >> >> <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-5KKwrx7/0/X2/i-5KKwrx7-X2.jpg> >> >> >> >> -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
