On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 10:58:30 AM UTC-4, Tom Harrop wrote: > > Leslie, that's exactly what I trying to describe—thanks for the pic! >
Yup, I knew exactly what you were saying, and realized that that pic would show it.... glad I had it! On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 6:27:43 PM UTC-4, James Warren wrote: > > But the language of the others when they went away was more dire than the > way this break with the Hillborne is being described. > > The Rambouillet was being "put to sleep" and they said maybe it will be > back, maybe it won't. It didn't sound hopeful. > > The Hillborne language is "this is the last run for a couple of years." I > don't think they ever said it this way for past bikes that went away. So I > see it as a bit more hopeful. (I hope that nice new Hillborne brochure has > some shelf life by still being relevant to future available bikes in a year > or two.) > The first Riv I rode was Steve Cheers' Sam. It clicked. They had Sams and Hilsens sitting there beside the Ram, and though maybe I should've picked a Sam or a Hilsen, I picked the Ram (Grant would rather have seen me on a Hilsen). The Hilsen added the longer-reach brakes to the Ram, so w/ larger tires, it could be more versatile. With the Hilsen, and the Roadeo available on the other end of that part of the bike spectrum, the Ram just wasn't a 'need to have around' anymore. But if a Hilsen or a Roadeo won't do, if someone just has to have a Ram, just hang out here on the list, watch eBay, C-list, one will turn up eventually. (Or get a custom spec'd to be a 'Ram'...) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
