Couldn't you just convert to 650B wheels on the Ram and use longer reach brakes? You would get more clearance and a wide tire selection. Not sure on the bottom bracket height however.
On Jan 12, 3:40 pm, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I took a nice tour on my Atlantis this past summer, I commute daily on my QB, > my wife and I toured France on our Rambouillet and Bleriot (I also completed > PBP on my Rambo) and my wife likes to tool around our neighborhood on her > Glorius. We like Riv bikes and have bought our share. I know things change > and can understand moving production to Taiwan because of the exchange rate. > I guess the thing that pushed my buttons was to read that the Ruffy > Tuffy/Rolly Polly tires will be discontinued. When I bought my Rambouillet > it was touted as unique because it could use a large 28mm tire with fenders. > Ruffy Tuffy tires have been my tire of choice for this bike and now Riv has > abandoned both the bike and the tire. I believe that the Homer Hilson is the > bike that Grant really intended to build when the developed the Rambouillet. > But the parts available at the time placed limits on the design. The > availability of longer and wider brakes finally allowed the Hilson to be > built. I like the Hilson but having a Rambo and an Atlantis it is hard to > justify the purchase of a bike in the middle. > > Change is inevitable and I hope that Riv continues to sell Lugged steel bike > for a long time. I am very glad that I have my bikes because the new Riv's > with limited sizes and sloping top tubes are not as close to my vision of > what a bike should be. Hopefully they will maintain a few frames like the > Hilson for those of us who appreciate a more classic shaped frame. If the > economy improves maybe I will buy a Hilson or a Roadeo because I would really > like to ride Brevets on a 32mm tire. I also hope that they do not > completely forget those of us who supported them in the early years. > > I think I will pour a nice glass of wine, sit in the garage and admire my > bikes. > > Larry Powers > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM > protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/
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