Now I know who bought that Ram! I saw it on CL and thought, ouch, lots of rust. And also, "wish I was taller"!
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 8:29:45 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Congrats, Yankeebird! Looks like a nice bike, there. I'm glad you found a > frame that met your needs and built up into a comfy ride :) > > On Monday, May 16, 2022 at 10:32:56 AM UTC-4 Yankeebird wrote: > >> Here you go, Eric >> I got it back up and running in a temporary fashion-- not sure where I >> want to go with it. I threw on some Albatross. French Specialites 52/40 up >> front, some sort of generic 11-28 7sp freewheel in the back with Phil hub. >> Thinking of bumping it up to 13-32. Up front has the dynamo but no wires. >> Some corrosion in the corners on the bottom bracket, the underside >> especially where the cables route through. Looks like a previous owner rode >> it in the salt and never cleaned up afterwards? Interior of the tubes are >> in good shape. The brakes are Suntour Superbes-- I got new Tektro 539s but >> that was a mistake- the Suntours have greater vertical clearance. The >> Marathon 35's won't fit vertically under the 539's. I was not expecting >> that. So I reinstalled the Suntours, the pads are still rubbery and not >> hard and bad, but I'll prob get new pads sooner than later just because. >> >> Don't know where this will go-- 7 speed only? 3 speed? Drops or >> Albastache or keep the Albatross? Unclear vision. BUT she is quite zippy >> and fast. A fun bike and a good change from the Cheviot. The Surly CC has a >> longer wheelbase, surprisingly, than the Rambouillet, but both feel very >> similar overall. >> >> Going to keep it clean and light, regardless. >> It's interesting-- this is a 62cm. I am 6'2"+ with a 91pbh and I could go >> either with the 62 or 64. They both would work, the 64 probably a bit >> better than the 62, except I wouldn't have the nut-clearance. I'm glad I >> didn't look for the 60. >> >> [image: PXL_20220516_140958206.jpg] >> >> On Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 1:16:08 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Just finished reading through and congrats, yankeebird, on nailing down >>> a bike. >>> >>> I left a note in the For Sale thread but will repeat the request here: >>> Please share some pics! I could use some soothing after the trauma of the >>> mismatched tires, only rear fender and those bars >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 7:34:26 PM UTC-4 Lucky wrote: >>> >>>> Nice score and that Salsa stem is *chef’s kiss* >>>> >>>> On May 3, 2022, at 16:00, Yankeebird <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ok, resurrecting this thread- >>>> >>>> >>>> I thought about this long and hard over the winter, such a great convo, >>>> such great tidbits. But I realized I really wanted was a Rambouillet- Riv, >>>> road oriented, cheaper than a new Roadini, so I decided to sit and wait. >>>> Today, thanks to this group and the For Sale thread I found a 62cm Ram >>>> 90min from home and it's now MINE at an incredibly reasonable price. >>>> Absolutely wonderful, solves my quest almost perfectly. I need to source >>>> some parts and do a quasi-build, more later! >>>> >>>> On Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:38:54 AM UTC-4 Evan E. wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yankeebird, >>>>> >>>>> For all I know, you’ve found a bike by now. But in case you haven’t, >>>>> how about a minty Schwinn, built by Panasonic, circa 1984? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/d/san-francisco-1984-schwinn-super-sport/7400869490.html >>>>> >>>>> Not my bike. I’m just an enabler. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2bc941e5-acb4-426e-aeff-35d9bf7c63aan%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2bc941e5-acb4-426e-aeff-35d9bf7c63aan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b14ab1bc-9673-4dd6-8b40-715a89f61b70n%40googlegroups.com.
