Yeah, that covers it. Grant's been about maximizing brake clearance ever since he started Riv. The all 'rounder with canti brakes concept has always been part of it, and with each longer-reach sidepull that's been introduced, Rivendell has introduced an appropriate frame. The Heron road was designed to maximize the short reach brake that was the only thing available at the time. When the mid-reach brakes came out, the Rambioullet replaced the Heron Road. And the Saluki was a twofer, introducing both the current superlong sidepull brake and 650b. This frame lives on in the AHH.
Each succesive Rivendell has also gotten a bit slacker, tourey/all roadier and a bit stouter. The Roadeo is a throwback to the sportier Rivs like the Heron road and Rambouillet, steeper, lighter, but with the long reach and tire/fender clearances that have become available the last few years. I personally think the Roadeo is the best pavement-oriented Riv ever made. If I didn't already have a Heron Road and a Rambouillet, I would buy one. Steve On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > One thing we tend to take a little for granted these days was the > comparative lack of appropriate tires, brake and such which we are > currently enjoying. At the time, the common brakes were typically short > reach, and though the Rambouillet was designed for significant clearance, > there was just not a lot of hardware which supported that idea. I recall > GP lamenting in his end-of-year wish lists in Readers from then that he was > hoping for "standard reach brakes" from the major manufacturers. > > When the Silver Brakes came out, this let GP start working on a truly > large clearance, go-anywhere bike, which became the Hilsen. The Hilsen > kind of slid the scale one way, and then the Roadeo was able to be notched > a bit more toward the light and snappy (though, significantly, with no loss > of clearances....) range. > > Here's an interesting image or two - > > The Rambouillet rear clearance - > http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/rr24_pg21md.jpg > > Shown with a Pasela 35 (which during that era probably ran more like a 32) > and Dia Compe 505Q brake. > > The Hilsen rear clearance - > http://cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/AHH37PAS&sharpieRear.jpg > > Shown with a 37 Pasela and Silver brakes. > > As others mentioned, I do have a Rambouillet page here - > http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet > > - Jim > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ScfPUZY0N6MJ. > 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 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 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
