Beautiful pics man! You've inspired me to do the same! On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 8:19:46 PM UTC-7 Clark Fitzgerald wrote:
> Nice pics, thanks for sharing. Your bikes look immaculate! > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 7:19:41 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Andrew: Thanks for those *apercus*. I am corrected about the Roadini, >> and am happy to be so corrected because, if the Roadini is more "spritely" >> (technical term) than the Ram, and since the Ram was a decently performing, >> if not orgasmically wonderful bike, the Roadini wil indeed be something >> desirable to ride. >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 6:21 PM Andrew Turner <andyree...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> So the Ram actually belongs to my father but I've snuck in enough rides >>> to still form a decent opinion despite different saddle preferences. >>> >>> Between the Ram and the Roadini unloaded, I would say the Roadini is a >>> more lively, springy ride, most notably in the front end. I only weigh >>> 130lbs so all this 'frame flex' shenanigans usually means bupkis to me but >>> that's not the case on the Roadini. Both are superb handlers but the >>> Roadini adds a new spice to the dish. >>> >>> Now as far as ease of pedaling is concerned, that's a bit tricky because >>> I think the two bikes want two different things to perform at their best. >>> To get the most out of a Roadini would mean packing as few things as >>> possible and riding it as a dedicated road bike. The Ram, I feel wants just >>> a little bit more weight on it's back, but again that's coming from Mr. >>> Twig. From my perspective then, I'd say the Roadini was the easier pedaler. >>> >>> So if you're looking for a more spirited yet comfortable ride, I'd >>> choose the Roadini, but if you're like me and want to pack more than you >>> need for rides, I'd go with the Ram. At the end of the day though, both >>> would get you to where you need to be with energy to spare. >>> >>> - Andrew >>> >>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 5:55:17 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 4:25 PM RichS <rshann...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>> Are the ride characteristics of your Roadini and Ram similar? >>>>> Appearance wise the Ram looks a touch more stout than the Roadini. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'd be interested in hearing about the differences, too. I owned a >>>> blue-era Ram; nice bike. For some reason I got the impression that the >>>> Roadini had rather stout tubing, like that of the Sam Hillborne, for >>>> example, but I can't back up that opinion. My 2 questions: >>>> >>>> How does handling differ, if it does? >>>> >>>> How does "ease of pedaling"* differ, if it does? >>>> >>>> *This is how I judge which bikes I like to ride: the "nice" ones feel >>>> easier to pedal, as measured by the desire to shift to a smaller cog in >>>> given conditions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Looking forward to seeing more of your landscape images down the road. >>>>> Thanks again. >>>>> >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> Patrick Moore, who was just this morning once again surprised by the >>>> "easy to pedal" quality of his 1999 Riv Road fixed gofast after 21 years >>>> of >>>> such surprises. >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7511bd8c-a2a1-4048-923b-681a4efaffcbn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7511bd8c-a2a1-4048-923b-681a4efaffcbn%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/4f02c3fb-7743-4acf-a2a0-d2247434754dn%40googlegroups.com.
