Bruce, many thanks for the feedback. As I suspected the Ram is a bit more stout. There was a RivReader piece from years ago when Henry Kingman was riding a Ram prototype set up for light touring. I believe he was going on a week long tour. Full camping gear; beautifully packed!
Thanks again, Richard (who sometimes thinks about owning a Ram) On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > The road is a livelier frame (reynolds 753 w/531 forks) with quicker > steering than the Ram (Mix of Japanese HT and non HT tubes) that rides > like it's on rails around downhill curves. Both will carry a rear rack, but > the road is not intended for weight and the Ram is. I use it when I need a > rack and cargo space. If I could only keep one, it would be the Road, which > is an absolute joy to ride. I did decide between the Ram and the Saluki, > which I sold. Not enough difference, and Ram rides better, even though it > can't go as fat on the tires. > Was this any help? > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* RichS <[email protected]> > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, March 19, 2017 1:54 PM > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Reminder: Rivendell Road Standard FS > > Hi Bruce. Overlap among Riv models has been discussed lately so I'm > curious how much overlap there is between your Ram and the Road Std.? If I > had to guess I would say the Ram might have a little more carrying > capacity. Many thanks for the feedback. > > Regards, > Richard > > On Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 7:27:26 AM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: > > The Road is an excellent long distance ride. I rode mine on yesterday's > local RUSA event and it was great all day. Smooth on the rough stuff, > climbs well, handles great. If you think about what a new frame only with > nice lugs and paint will cost, Eric's bike is a steal. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/CQZxWpdcLXo/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/CQZxWpdcLXo/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
