Re: [RBW] Where does the Rivendell Rambouillet fit in with other Rivs?

[James Warren]

I don't know how the Ram compares to the Roadeo, but it is a bit different from the Hilsen. It's quicker than the Hilsen, but the difference is subtle. From about 2002 to about 2008, Rambouillet was the Rivendell "Road Bike." When they put it to sleep, Hilsen filled in for it as the "almost road bike, but really a country bike." The Roadeo had not come along yet and without Ram or Roadeo, something was definitely missing. 

 

Ram = road bike with country bike tendencies

AHH = country bike with road bike tendencies

 

I'll put a commuting load on my Ram, sometimes a bit heavy in the saddlebag with student papers and some of my stuff, and then some of my other stuff loading up the bar tube bag, and loaded that way, the Ram feels a bit less wonderful with the weight, but not enough to bug me, just enough to notice.

 

Meanwhile, if I put a similar load in the AHH, it seems less effected.

 

Unloaded, the Ram is quicker than the AHH. The bikes have the same JB tires, but different rear wheels. The Ram wheel is 130 mm hub, Dura Ace, 32 spokes. The AHH wheel is 135 mm hub, XT, 36 spokes.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Ray
Sent: Apr 11, 2012 10:33 AM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Where does the Rivendell Rambouillet fit in with other Rivs?

I thought the Rodeo was a direct decendant of the Ram but it seems like maybe the Ram was halfway between a Rodeo and a A Homer Hilsen? Is it just a Hilsen without good rack mounts? Does Rivendell keep an archive of older stuff somewhere on their site?

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