I get the same reaction with the JBs on my Ram. WOW! I assume you are talking about the greens? Clyde Canter
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 2:15 AM, James Warren <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Nov 27, 2010, at 7:29 PM, David Faller wrote: > > > I think all of us Ram owners are wishing we could at least put Jack > Browns AND fenders on our bikes. But that's what Homer is for. I'm used to > deflating my tires to get the JBs into my sidepulls. A small compromise for > the wonderful ride of the Rambouillet. > > > > I'm on a trip through California right now with my Ram on the car rack, and > it requires repeated removal of the front wheel. This has been covered > before, but it's worth mentioning again since it's brief. With the following > three things: > > 1) QR on brake lever (like Tektro) > 2) QR on the brake caliper itself (I'm using Shimano Ultegra longreach) > 3) Having the barrel adjuster normally all the way up so that upon wheel > removal, you can screw it down a lot... > > ...the Ram brakes open up to allow removal of a fully inflated JB, and it's > a very easy three-step process. I've done it 5 times since Wednesday! > > If you like your Ram with JB's, I strongly recommend this process. It's way > worth the expense of getting the Tektro levers if you don't have them. Of > course, the more recent Big Mouth brakes from Rivendell would help a lot. > > On a related note, my brother and I switched bikes during our road ride > near Stevens Creek Reservoir yesterday. His bike is a Colnago C50. He was > very impressed with my Ram with Jack Browns, I was very impressed with his > C50. > > He seemed a bit surprised about how nice the ride is with the Jack Browns. > > -Jim W. > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
