The Rom is a brevet style bike, and should be ideal for the purpose. On any
bike you use, the right saddle and tires will make a huge difference.
On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 5:46:02 PM UTC-5, Darin G. wrote:
All, I really appreciate your thoughtful responses. I am moving back
towards using
Lots of good advice, but allow me to add a couple of additional personal
observations.
First one echoes the comment about trying to hang with some RAAM riders… I
did the same thing on my first 200km brevet and DNF'd. Now, it was between
35 and 40 degrees, and the wind was blowing about 30-40
Dear Darin,
I started riding brevets in 2004. That first season, I tried a few
different machines.
I started on a straight racing bike, a Waterford 2200. I put the widest
tires that would fit it (the 27mm Roly Poly, which, due to their width, had
to be faster than the 22mm veloflex I had
All, I really appreciate your thoughtful responses. I am moving back
towards using the Romulus. I put a fine 50 miles on it on Sunday at the
pace I'd like to ride for the first 200K brevet and couldn't think of a
complaint. Thoughts and worries about how it was working pretty much just
Why is the Atlantis more comfortable than the Rom? Can't the Rom be as
comfortable?
I've got a Bomba w/ racks for camping, a Rom as a gravel-grinder, and then
set up the Ram as a rando bike. I think of the Ram/Rom as being a perfect
start for a rando bike; the Atlantis would be a fine
How about preparing them both and when it's time to go you'll just know
which to take .
Life is not problem to be overcome , it is a Reality to be experienced !
On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 11:32:53 AM UTC-4, Darin G. wrote:
I'm getting ready for a brevet series starting late next
Well, reading everything that's been posted so far in this thread ... in
the short run, ride whichever bike you think you can finish on, but in the
long run I would recommend that you figure out whatever equipment changes
you need to make to have the Rom be as comfortable as the Atlantis, and
Comfort = better endurance = faster over long distances.
With abandon,
Patrick
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The comfort thing is almost an intangible. Both have the B17 saddles and
noodle bars, but the Rom bars are 2cm wider. I suspect the wider tires on
the Atlantis are the main factor, although that may be less of an issue now
that the Rom has the Stampede Pass tires. I tend to be more casual
Darin:
I have no experience with randos but can offer this observation on tires
for the Atlantis. I've used Schwalbe Marathon Supremes for many years and
still feel it's the best tire for touring, i.e., flat resistant, long
wearing, etc. But when the Soma C-line came out, I tried a pair of
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