thanks for the pics will check them out later On Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:17:18 AM UTC-7, Bruce Curry wrote: > > Here are the pics of my Ram with 33.33 Jack Browns and 45mm VO > Stainless fenders. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/taizocurry/6925065306/in/photostream/ > > The one change to the standard VO install is the the rear hanger was > clipped to fit and be mounted from underneath the fender. I cut a > small slot with a dremel so that the hanger head could fit thru the > fender from the bottom to reach the brake bridge. The other tweak was > to wrap the stay bolts with hemp twine to keep the pronounced rattle > to a dull roar. > > Bruce > > > On Apr 12, 6:38 am, Stephen S <elphk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Can we see pics or a write up on how to do this? I think a lot of us Ram > > riders would love to run a Jack Brown / Fender combination. I also > second > > the request on what year your ram is from. It's possible some > > change occurred in later years (like the rack braze-ons folks have > > mentioned that aren't on my blue ram) > > > > I run 28s (Gatorskins but have run Roly-Polys ) with the SKS P35s and > feel > > like I have barely enough room those and Bigmouth 57s. The BM57s were a > big > > improvement over the Shimano R600 brakes but I can't see how to get > bigger > > tires and fenders under them. > > > > Love to see some shots / write up =) > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, April 12, 2012 6:05:35 AM UTC-7, Bruce Curry wrote: > > > > > Point of order on fenders on Ram: > > > > > All I have 33.3 Jack Browns with fenders (45mm stainless VO's). The > > > silver brakes probably help w/clearance. Took a couple hours to > > > install/tweak but worth it. > > > > > Bruce > > > > > On Apr 11, 2:21 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > Compared to what came later, the only functional "drawback" of the > Ram > > > is tire clearance, and it's not really a drawback compared to the rest > of > > > the world. The Ram can ONLY take 700x33.33333's without fenders. > > > > > > Rivendells evolved since the Ram's inception in 2001, and both AHH > and > > > Roadeo beat out the Ram in tire/fender clearance. But necessarily in > > > awesomeness. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > >From: Rambouilleting Utahn <glam...@gmail.com> > > > > >Sent: Apr 11, 2012 10:41 AM > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: Where does the Rivendell Rambouillet fit in with > > > other Rivs? > > > > > > >Jim (Cyclefiend and keeper of this list) has the a very good page > on > > > > >the Ram on his website > > > > > > >http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/index.html > > > > > > >If I remember correctly the AHH compared to the Ram has slightly > > > > >stouter tubing, wider clearance for tires and fenders (built around > > > > >the Silver brake) and a few other differences. > > > > > > >Regarding the rack mounts the later Rams had rack mounts midway > down > > > > >the fork, not sure about midway down the seat stays. If I ever have > to > > > > >repaint my Ram I will have the mid fork mounts added. > > > > > > >hope that helps. > > > > > > >On Apr 11, 11:33 am, Ryan Ray <ryanr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> I thought the Rodeo was a direct decendant of the Ram but it > seems > > > like > > > > >> maybe the Ram was halfway between a Rodeo and a A Homer Hilsen? > Is it > > > just > > > > >> a Hilsen without good rack mounts? Does Rivendell keep an archive > of > > > older > > > > >> stuff somewhere on their site? > > > > > > >-- > > > > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > >To post to this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > >For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
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