looks very nice Andrew. The black goes nice with that beautiful icy blue. It seems like you could easily fit fenders on there too. I had the same feeling when I got my new-to-me 58 Ram, I liked the fit better than my 56 Sam ( now sold). The Rom/Ram are a much more lively ride than the Sam's. The trade off is the dirt road/ camping/big tire utility of the Sam.
~Mike~ ..On Dec 23, 3:48 pm, andrew hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a new (to me) Canti-Rom that I FINALLY got set up properly, with the > arrival of a shorter stem. Took advantage of the first sunny day Socal has > seen in weeks to zip around for a while today and adjust everything to my > liking. > > I resisted my typical urge to make every part silver, and instead aimed for > black where possible. The parts are a mix - the kit was planned to contrast > a Sam I have that's setup as a slower bulletproof commuter/city bike. > > This one weighs in at 24lbs (including Brooks team pro, MKS Sylvan single > sided pedals, and SaddleSacks XS). Parks include a wide-Q 170mm stronglight > 50/40/30, Neuvation M28 AeroX wheels, 30mm Schwalbe Mara Racers, lugged > seatpost and quill/stem, Kore Race Cantis and reverse levers. I've got a > front canti-mount rack to install too, but haven't done it yet so it's not in > these pics. > > It feels AMAZINGLY different than my Sam - super easy to power up hills and a > whole lot faster and lighter. I've got tons of hand-positions too with the > stoker grips on the M-bars - This 59cm Rom seems to be a better overall fit > than my 56 Sam (at 5'11", 84.5 pbh) I'm really looking forward to putting > some training miles on this sprightly beast in Jan. Something tells me I'll > be able to shave hours off the century time I made with the Sam last summer. > > Now I just need to figure out why the left (front) Silver dt shifter seems to > gradually slip, requiring me to trim the der frequently. I might need a new > front der, even. The Shimano Sora seems to be a bit too narrow for the > triple, even though it's designed for one. > > small, large, and über-large high-rez pics > here:http://salamander.net/stage/Black%26Blue/ > > best, > andrew > > lg_3.jpeg > 966KViewDownload -- 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.
