[RBW] Re: 26" wheeled Rambouillet

2019-08-26 Thread Fullylugged
The blue run of Rams was the only one to offer 50 and 52 cm frames. They have 26" wheels (559 BSD) to preseve a better geometry. They cannot be upsized to 650B or 700 due to lack of space under brake bridge. They take up to 1 1/2" wide tires without fenders and 32mm tires with fenders. You cou

[RBW] Re: 26" wheeled Rambouillet

2019-08-26 Thread Ash
Ram/26"? Wild!! On Monday, 26 August 2019 12:08:47 UTC-7, T.O.M. (The Other Manny) wrote: > > I have an 52 cm Ram, it has 26" wheels (as were the 50 cm IIRC), > originally had a 54 cm that had 700c wheels. Sold it; was a bit too big > for me, wheel size was part of the stand-over/fit proble

[RBW] Re: 26" wheeled Rambouillet

2019-08-26 Thread 'T.O.M. (The Other Manny)' via RBW Owners Bunch
I have an 52 cm Ram, it has 26" wheels (as were the 50 cm IIRC), originally had a 54 cm that had 700c wheels. Sold it; was a bit too big for me, wheel size was part of the stand-over/fit problem. On Monday, August 26, 2019 at 11:51:04 AM UTC-7, Sean Ryan wrote: > > I came across a craigslist l

[RBW] Re: 26" wheeled Rambouillet

2019-08-26 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
H'ain't heard of a 26" Rambouillet in 54" size. 52's were 26" IIRC. http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/ That's a pretty poor photo to go by, but it looks like there's an excessive amount of room between the seat tube and the rear wheel which would be consistent with smaller wheels. IIRC,