Snob had good things to say about it (minus the graphics/acronyms pasted on it). I like the idea of mass-marketers using a taller headtube, kinda' smart...
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Chris <fourf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's a nice riding bike, I test rode one here in San Diego... > > On Apr 18, 1:37 pm, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > How 'bout a Look > > 566< > http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/bsnyc-product-review-look-566...> > > ? > > > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 11:18 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on 4/18/09 7:03 AM, usuk2007 at clive.stand...@umassmed.edu wrote: > > > > Yes the Ram is fastish, but I have it set up for touring with 36 > spoke > > > > wheels and a wide cassette. I recently rode a friends Bianchi C2C and > > > > enjoyed it, apart from having my hands so low. It felt a lot > different > > > > from the bikes I have and I saw an excuse for a project. So I thought > > > > I'd do something for the economy by buying a frame with steeper > angles > > > > and shorter chainstays and build it up with a compact cassette and > > > > some shinny Dura-Ace stuff on it. I want it to be a fairly > traditional > > > > bike so I'm sticking with steel, maybe I have a few hours on ebay in > > > > front of me. > > > > > Shorter chainstays typically do not lead to the long reach brakes you > > > metioned in your first post. > > > > > You could also build up a different wheelset. Chain swap if you need to > > > (beauty of SRAM links) and Rams-yer-uncle, you're leading the pack at > the > > > Thursday night crit. > > > > > But, if you've got racks, fenders and other long-ride bits to put on > and > > > pull off each time, that can be a minor pain. > > > > > Of course, if you want to impress your friends, find an identical Ram, > set > > > it up racy-fast, and make sure you never show the two together. > Everyone > > > will think you are a rack/fender rigging/derigging master when you show > up > > > with the Ram-minimalist the day after you rode with the Ram-rando. > > > > > - Jim > > > > > -- > > > Jim Edgar > > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
