Very nice not Mongerly at all! Are those inside-the-LBS photos at Aarons in West Seattle?
Enjoy the smooth riding Ryan W.Seattle On May 25, 9:31 am, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > Gorgeous. Don't forget to send some photos to the cyclofiend > collection. I have a been riding for 35 years and my blue > Rambouillet is my all time favorite bike. It just has excellent road > manners - climbs well, is rock solid on high speed descents, and > comfortable for all day riding. I have long regretted not getting the > orange. I hesitated until I saw one in person on a ferry leaving > Victoria, but by then they weren't available in my size. > > I have the hammered Honjos on my Ram, and they have held up very > well. I have the fluted Honjos on my Ebisu, which I use for > commuting. That bike sees a lot of rough road ever day and it has > more of a challenge to keep the fenders (and lots of other parts) > tightened down and rattle free. > > Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy every mile on that bike. > > Michael > Westford, Vt > > On May 25, 2:00 am, Stuart Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > Well, I can finally post here as a Rivendell owner, pretty exciting! > > > About a month ago everything finally came together and a Rambouillet > > frame I bought last year is now a *bike* and is rolling the streets of > > Seattle. I'm very happy with it so far -- "smooth" is the word I keep > > coming back to to describe the ride. Just really smooth! That was > > true with the pre-fender Jack Browns (greens) but is proving to be > > equally true with the be-fendered Grand Bois Cypres. > > > I've been putting off posting until I got the fenders on, which > > happened Saturday. There are still a couple things I'm pondering > > changing, but there's no nagging "I gotta change that!" aspect. It's > > ready to ride! > > > Here's a set on flickr: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratrocket/sets/72157624126974480/ > > > or:http://bit.ly/coKwm8 > > > The frame is a 60cm, orange. It's a mongel-y build -- barely anything > > "matches" (and there's not a single Shimano part on it -- which wasn't > > on purpose, it just happened). Some of the highlights are TA Pro5 > > crank (with 42/26 rings), Campagnolo front derailer, Suntour XC Pro > > rear derailer, Silver downtube shifters, lugged Nitto stem, Nitto > > Noodles (narrow ones -- 42cm), Suntour Superbe Pro brake levers > > pulling on Mafac Racers (with non-Mafac-style Kool Stop pads, > > however), American Classic seatpost holding up a B17 Champion Special > > (that started life honey colored), and the wheels are Torelli Masters > > (bane of my tire-changing existence!), Suzue Campy-copy hubs and an > > IRD 7 speed freewheel. Honjo fluted fenders round it out. Plus the > > previously mentioned Grand Bois Cypres tires. I guess those aren't > > highlights, that's everything! Oh, pedals: Black Ops platform pedals. > > > Some thoughts on a few of the parts: I hadn't used downtube shifters > > in awhile, so that was a change in direction for me. So far so good > > -- just another way to shift. > > > I've been wanting to try narrower bars. I have 46cm Noodles on my > > (previous?) main bike, an 80s Specialized Expedition. I'm sort of > > narrow-bodied, so I thought the 42s might suit me. Again, so far so > > good. Also, I like the feeling of changing from wider to narrower and > > vice versa when I switch between bikes. > > > The gearing was a big question for me. I've never had a wide range > > double before, so didn't know exactly what direction to go with it, > > but I knew I wanted to try it out. My one worry about the gearing was > > that I might want something bigger than 42x13 in some situation (an > > incredibly strong tailwind perhaps?). So far it hasn't been a problem > > though. And overall the range of gears and shifting pattern (such as > > it is) has worked great for the riding I've been doing, which > > (unfortunately!) has mostly been around the city and commuting. But > > that includes long hills and short steep hills -- up & down -- and > > long straight flat sections (with plenty of wind lately). Pretty > > varied I think, and an all right test of a bike's gearing. > > > The pedals were a last minute change from using a rat trap-type pedal. > > My shop completely sold me on the giant Black Ops studded platform > > pedals and I'm glad they did. They're so grippy and the big platform > > is really comfortable. I think these are my favorite pedals I've > > ridden since I quit clipless a couple years ago. Black Ops is a J&B > > Importers brand. > > > The American Classic seatpost is just for fun. I hope it doesn't > > break my saddle rails. Or is it the seatpost itself that's reputed to > > break? > > > That's about all. I think there are fun times ahead! I'm really > > looking forward to riding this bike a lot this spring & summer & > > beyond. > > > Thanks for reading/looking if you've read this far. If you see me > > rolling around Seattle (or anywhere), say hi. (Or nod in my > > direction... or... something!) > > > Stuart Fletcher > > Seattle, WA > > > -- > > 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]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
