I loved my Romulus (now my brother's), and would covet a canti version to set up for cyclocross...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/4721085985/in/set-72157624325655568/ Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Dec 23, 4:24 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > looks very nice Andrew. The black goes nice with that beautiful icy > blue. It seems like you could easily fit fenders on there too. > I had the same feeling when I got my new-to-me 58 Ram, I liked the fit > better than my 56 Sam ( now sold). The Rom/Ram are a much more lively > ride than the Sam's. The trade off is the dirt road/ camping/big tire > utility of the Sam. > > ~Mike~ > > ..On Dec 23, 3:48 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Here is a new (to me) Canti-Rom that I FINALLY got set up properly, with > > the arrival of a shorter stem. Took advantage of the first sunny day Socal > > has seen in weeks to zip around for a while today and adjust everything to > > my liking. > > > I resisted my typical urge to make every part silver, and instead aimed for > > black where possible. The parts are a mix - the kit was planned to > > contrast a Sam I have that's setup as a slower bulletproof commuter/city > > bike. > > > This one weighs in at 24lbs (including Brooks team pro, MKS Sylvan single > > sided pedals, and SaddleSacks XS). Parks include a wide-Q 170mm > > stronglight 50/40/30, Neuvation M28 AeroX wheels, 30mm Schwalbe Mara > > Racers, lugged seatpost and quill/stem, Kore Race Cantis and reverse > > levers. I've got a front canti-mount rack to install too, but haven't done > > it yet so it's not in these pics. > > > It feels AMAZINGLY different than my Sam - super easy to power up hills and > > a whole lot faster and lighter. I've got tons of hand-positions too with > > the stoker grips on the M-bars - This 59cm Rom seems to be a better overall > > fit than my 56 Sam (at 5'11", 84.5 pbh) I'm really looking forward to > > putting some training miles on this sprightly beast in Jan. Something > > tells me I'll be able to shave hours off the century time I made with the > > Sam last summer. > > > Now I just need to figure out why the left (front) Silver dt shifter seems > > to gradually slip, requiring me to trim the der frequently. I might need a > > new front der, even. The Shimano Sora seems to be a bit too narrow for the > > triple, even though it's designed for one. > > > small, large, and über-large high-rez pics > > here:http://salamander.net/stage/Black%26Blue/ > > > best, > > andrew > > > lg_3.jpeg > > 966KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
