I've owned two Rivendells: a Romulus, and my current AHH. They're both good
road bikes you can ride all week on any paved road, and most dirt ones. The
only differences I can detect are more clearance and more braze-ons for the
AHH. I can't vouch for the Romulus hitting a limit on tours I don't
On Jan 5, 12:12 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
On 1/4/12, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote:
Ride the Romulus as the classic road bike it is.
This may be just a question of semantics, but I have always thought of
the Ramboulliet/Romulus as a type of sports tourer bike. Keep in
I own a Heron Road and a Rambouillet (and coincidently owned a
Waterford 1250). The Heron Road and 1250 were pretty similar--the
Heron is a bit stiffer-tubed and sportier but they have about the same
fender clearance. (i.e., not much). The Rambouillet is a touch
longer and slightly less sporty
I should probably add that I think the Roadeo (which I misspelled in
my previous post) is a great looking bike also, I just think the name
is a little too punning and cutesy. (A minor complaint at best.)
On Jan 6, 11:49 am, Bill Carter billcar...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 5, 12:12 am,
In my opinion, a classic road bike has shorter chainstays and lower bars
(circa the '80s) than a Ram/Rom/AHH. The latter to me is more of a sport
tourer, which would be a classic road bike stretched a bit, with a higher
headtube. In my mind, the full-on touring line is drawn at beefier frame
I don't think I'd want to change the brake just to get .2mm of
additional tire under a fender. This bike already rides nicely. What
I would want to do is squeeze every bit of comfort possible out of it
for long rides without affecting its performance and generally sporty
nature as I bought this
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Darin G. dbg...@mac.com wrote:
I don't think I'd want to change the brake just to get .2mm of
additional tire under a fender. This bike already rides nicely. What
I would want to do is squeeze every bit of comfort possible out of it
for long rides without
Hard to argue with, I agree.
I'm going to ride over to my LBS this afternoon--they've got a Rom
with fenders and some GB Cypress tires mounted on wheels and we'll
take a look at it.
D.G.
On Jan 6, 1:40 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Darin G.
I will second both of Etaban's posts. The Ram/Rom was designed as a road
bike. They are great brevit bikes but the design point is definitely 28mm
fenders and that is where the bike will give you its best. I'm sure I
could run 30s under my Honjo fenders, but don't think 28 to 30 or to drive
I have a Ram with 33mm Jack Browns and 45mm VO stainless fenders. A
bit of a pain on the install (a couple hours on install, some dremel
work and tweaking) but fits well. I did get the Silver brakes for
additional muscle (rather than room) and this probably makes a
difference.
My $.02 is you
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
I've got VO 45 aluminum fenders on my Ram; I started out w/ 32 Paselas but
was having rubbing, especially under the fork, switched down to RuffyTuffys
(28s).
Through glass cuts in sidewalls, ended up putting a Pasela back
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote:
28mm seems to be the practical limit with fenders on the Ram/Rom.
I promise I'm not making it up. :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/6318127027/
The grand bois cypres.
SKS longboards.
The front rim is a synergy the
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
I ran SKS35s with 28 Ruffy Tuffys. There's know way you're gonna get 32s on
the front with the stock Shimano brakes.
Are the longboards wider, then? B/c I don't have any problem with the shimanos.
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Trying this again because my earlier post didn't seem to go through,
or something...
I too am running GB Cypres on my Rom with VO fenders and it's working
great; highly recommended.
But I'm not sure why Esteban says that the Rom should be ridden as the
classic road bike that it is. His points
The flyer indicates it can take up to a 35 with a fender,...
http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/romulus/romflyer/03.html
Maybe I need to consider a larger fender?
On Jan 3, 1:41 pm, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote:
28mm seems to be the practical limit with fenders on the Ram/Rom.
On Jan 3, 11:50 am,
Not with the stock brakes. Just not gonna happen. I think the flyer
is overly optimistic. SKS allow for more wiggle room than metal,
maybe. But not much
For me, the limitations worked with the design of the bicycle. While
the Rom/Ram shines with 35s on mixed terrain rides, it was designed
On 1/4/12, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote:
Not with the stock brakes. Just not gonna happen. I think the flyer
is overly optimistic. SKS allow for more wiggle room than metal,
maybe. But not much
For me, the limitations worked with the design of the bicycle. While
the Rom/Ram shines
I ran 32 Paselas without fenders for some most-excellent trail riding, and
35s would've worked, too. But not with fenders. You'll inevitably face
various versions of tire rub, and particle-trapping under the fork.
I did do a bodge of cut SKS fenders over the 32s for a while: fenders in
front
What about the Grand Bois Cerf 28s? This is my go-fast bike but
I'm thinking of doing my first 200k brevet this spring and think
fenders would be a good idea. Just curious as to what will be the
best fender/tire combo. Not looking to turn it into a fat tire
tractor as my Sam takes care of that
On a brevet I would choose the Challenge Parigi-Roubaix at 27mm.
Plenty of comfort, and a damn fast tire. Maybe more quality control
than the GB, although I haven't been paying attention to that
discussion much (or any internet bikeyness for that matter) lately.
Paselas work great, but the 28s
I've got VO 45 aluminum fenders on my Ram; I started out w/ 32 Paselas but
was having rubbing, especially under the fork, switched down to RuffyTuffys
(28s).
Through glass cuts in sidewalls, ended up putting a Pasela back on under
the rear. That's how I'm currently riding, 32 in rear, 28
I ran SKS35s with 28 Ruffy Tuffys. There's know way you're gonna get 32s on the
front with the stock Shimano brakes.
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On Jan 3, 11:50 am, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
I ran SKS35s with 28 Ruffy Tuffys. There's know way you're gonna get 32s on
the front with the stock Shimano brakes.
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