On Dec 3, 12:01 pm, Shawn <sa240...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Good point, I do love the Hilsen, I was just under the impression that > the Ram was more of a road type of bike than the Hilsen. I will > definitely experiment with different types of tires and set ups before > I do any trading or selling.
Hey Shawn, I have a Rambouillet and a Hilsen. I have the Ram currently set-up with RTs and the Hilsen with Panarcer T-serves (700x35, basically like a Pasela but more durrable). There are differences with both bikes. The Ram is a 62 and the Hilsen a 63. The Ram sometimes feels faster but the Hilsen is more comfortable. There are slight differences in the way they're set-up. I've ridden tons of centuries on each and complete brevet series on each. Both have worked well. Still, if I had to choose one I'd keep the Hilsen hands down. It makes a great road bike. Hell, if I had the funds... I'd have two Hilsens, one set up with big tires, no fenders, triple and BE shifters and another set up with DT shifters, fenders and JB greens. The Hilsen is a great bike. As for tires... over the past three years I've been riding bigger tires (JBs, Paselas, Contacts, Schwalbe and T-serves). I like the shape and feel of the JB but I was using the blues and they did feel a bit dead. I really like Paselas but had problems with the sidewalls. The T-Serves are good. The Contacts... not so much. The Schwalbe Marathons that I toured on this past summer were great for touring on and off road but I don't know that I'd want to use them all the time. I think after the T-serves die I'll try some Marathon Supremes. I'm not sure what tires I'll use next year for brevets. I'm sure I'll go back and forth. Durability and dependibility trump speed for me when it comes to brevets so I may go with T-serves. Given what people here have said you might want to try some JB greens. If you like those, or some similar tire, why not just get some lighter wheels built up? Have fun exploring your options. --mike -- 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-bu...@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.
