Jim makes a really good point here. The Rambouillet works fine with fenders and 32s so why bother with 650b. If you don't use fenders you can fit a tire up to 37mm. There was an article or note in one of the RR, I can't remember which one, where Grant mentioned that their bikes weren't good for 650b conversion.
--mike On Jan 13, 7:42 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I've seen 650b Rambouillets: my question is "why"? You can already > fender a 700x32ish, which is ample for most road riding. If running > bigger tires is a priority, there are bikes designed to do that with a > lot less hassle. > > On Jan 13, 6:39 am, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > If I recall correctly the Rambo is not a could candidate for a 650b > > conversion becuase it has low bottom bracket to start with. Someone let me > > know if this is not true. > > > Larry Powers > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:29:41 -0800 > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Feeling Abondoned > > > From: charles_v...@hotmail.com > > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > Couldn't you just convert to 650B wheels on the Ram and use longer > > > reach brakes? You would get more clearance and a wide tire selection. > > > Not sure on the bottom bracket height however. > > > > On Jan 12, 3:40 pm, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I took a nice tour on my Atlantis this past summer, I commute daily on > > > > my QB, my wife and I toured France on our Rambouillet and Bleriot (I > > > > also completed PBP on my Rambo) and my wife likes to tool around our > > > > neighborhood on her Glorius. We like Riv bikes and have bought our > > > > share. I know things change and can understand moving production to > > > > Taiwan because of the exchange rate. I guess the thing that pushed my > > > > buttons was to read that the Ruffy Tuffy/Rolly Polly tires will be > > > > discontinued. When I bought my Rambouillet it was touted as unique > > > > because it could use a large 28mm tire with fenders. Ruffy Tuffy tires > > > > have been my tire of choice for this bike and now Riv has abandoned > > > > both the bike and the tire. I believe that the Homer Hilson is the > > > > bike that Grant really intended to build when the developed the > > > > Rambouillet. But the parts available at the time placed limits on the > > > > design. The availability of longer and wider brakes finally allowed > > > > the Hilson to be built. I like the Hilson but having a Rambo and an > > > > Atlantis it is hard to justify the purchase of a bike in the middle. > > > > > Change is inevitable and I hope that Riv continues to sell Lugged steel > > > > bike for a long time. I am very glad that I have my bikes because the > > > > new Riv's with limited sizes and sloping top tubes are not as close to > > > > my vision of what a bike should be. Hopefully they will maintain a few > > > > frames like the Hilson for those of us who appreciate a more classic > > > > shaped frame. If the economy improves maybe I will buy a Hilson or a > > > > Roadeo because I would really like to ride Brevets on a 32mm tire. I > > > > also hope that they do not completely forget those of us who supported > > > > them in the early years. > > > > > I think I will pour a nice glass of wine, sit in the garage and admire > > > > my bikes. > > > > > Larry Powers > > > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM > > > > protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email > > service.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390708/direct/01/
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