I own a Heron Road and a Rambouillet (and coincidently owned a Waterford 1250). The Heron Road and 1250 were pretty similar--the Heron is a bit stiffer-tubed and sportier but they have about the same fender clearance. (i.e., not much). The Rambouillet is a touch longer and slightly less sporty and uses longer reach brakes so has room for fatter tires and fenders.
Steve On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Bill Carter <billcar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Jan 5, 12:12 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 1/4/12, Esteban <kemm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Ride the Romulus as the classic road bike it is. > > This may be just a question of semantics, but I have always thought of > the Ramboulliet/Romulus as a type of sports tourer bike. Keep in mind > I have never owned or ridden a Ram, but I do own a Heron Road I have > ridden for years and more recently acquired a Waterford 1250, both of > which are generally similar bikes to the Ram/Rom in my mind, and the > type of bike I prefer for my on-road recreational use. (I'm not going > anywhere too fast anyhow, so I might as well be more comfortable.) I > run 28s without fenders on both bikes, but I may give 32s a try next > time tires are needed. I am not trying to be argumentative, just > would like some clarification on the terminology from some of you more > knowledgeable folks. Is a "classic road bike" close to the same > thing, or is "sports tourer" or "light touring bike" just some > marketing mumbo jumbo? > > PS - I would love it if Grant/Riv would paint some Rodeo frames in the > original Ram orange and badge and decal them as > "Ramboulliet 2s." I'd probably sell every bike I've got to buy one of > those. > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
