I have a 68cm which I think is either a Road Standard or a Custom, either way, it conforms to Bruce's description...does downhill corners like it's on rails. It's a joy to ride, and especially to bomb downhills with, practically begs to go faster. (disclaimer: do so at your own risk) Takes a load but isn't ideal for it.
I have ridden it somewhere north of 20,000 miles (14,610 in completed, documented RUSA rides alone), still my favorite in the stable and the one that gets 95% of all usage. Maybe 30,000 or 40,000, who knows, I am not that religious about documenting mileage. The only thing that would get it less mileage would be if I got a purpose built 650B frame, which I have considered from time to time. I have also thought though of just dimpling the chainstays for 42mm tires (since it needs a respray anyway), getting a custom low to mid trail fork and rolling on with it. Decisions, decisions :) I worry about ruining the essence of the bike by modifying it, which is why I've left it alone so far. -Jim On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 1:03 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 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. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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.
