Hi Patrick, Tires are 35mm. 38mm tires fit but the pinch point is between the top of the tire and the underside of the brake (Shimano BR-6500).
Saddle to bar drop is almost nil. I'd prefer around 3 cm as its hard to stay on the hoods while climbing out of the saddle. Two curious things about the bike are the placement of the pump peg and the lack of a chain hanger. Its almost like the pump peg was placed with a level top tube in mind. There's about 1cm of a gap between the top of the pump and the bottom of the top tube. The rear seat stay also lacks a chain hanger which I prefer when taking the rear wheel out. Still getting used to the bike and dialing everything in. Indexing has been a slight pain up front with a modern derailer and TA rings. If I had an extra derailer, the front would be friction on the downtube. It works OK for now though. Still getting everything sorted out. Patrick, that Matthews is a nice bike and I'm sure with those wide tire's its well suited to your area. Those 60mm tires would still be fun around here in the hard packed fire roads. Christian Berkeley, CA On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 5:12:38 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Lovely! That early Ram orange inspired my own choice of Molteni orange for > a to-be-refurbished early '70s road frame (which, incidentally, will take > slightly wider tires than even my erstwhile blue-paint-era Ram). > > Just how wide are the tires pictured? > > Man! When I see firm dirt surfaces like those shown, I seethe with envy. > 'Round heah, the soil is very sandy -- ex-river-silt -- so that anything > under 50 mm -- and 60 is far better than 50 -- is a lost cause, at least in > high, dry-soil summer. I'd love to equip a road bike with 38 mm tires and > ride it on firm dirt. As it is, I have the 60 mm (actual) Matthews and, > well, the new (26") 42 mm Matthews for cold weather, hard surface, off > pavement riding. > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 4:47 PM christian poppell <smo...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Purchased this Ram last year with the intent for it to be a road bike but >> found that I enjoy riding it off road as well! Got in a good loop through >> the Berkeley hills, 14 mi and 2,1000' climbing. Nice way to spend a few >> hours on a Saturday, even if that includes changing a flat. >> >> Christian >> Berkeley, CA >> >> >> On Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 9:01:49 PM UTC-7, Grady Wright wrote: >>> >>> Thanks! It's a 60cm. I'm using the Sycip JJJ Bar and the Silver 2 >>> shifters. >>> >>> On Sunday, 12 July 2020 13:41:30 UTC-6, J Schwartz wrote: >>>> >>>> Very nice build >>>> Is that a 54cm or a 57cm? Albatross bars? and what are you using for >>>> shifters there? >>>> >>>> On Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 12:27:28 PM UTC-4, Grady Wright wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Finally built up my Appaloosa! it's as good as I remember it being >>>>> when I tested one at RivBike. >>>>> >>>> -- >> 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 rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/038d3eae-eed5-4593-969b-712b785c6bbbo%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/038d3eae-eed5-4593-969b-712b785c6bbbo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/20dfd4e4-fb18-4795-8cd3-6a08172bdc1bo%40googlegroups.com.
