Stable, predictable, comfortable, but by no means sluggish: my Rivs (all roads) turn in "intuitively" with no hesitation. In fact, they handle quicker than other road bikes I've ridden. But the last one was built in '03, so perhaps Grant's designs have moved toward slower turning? Certainly the Sam Hill didn't turn in like my roads.
It will be interesting to ride the Ram and compare it to the roads. I expect it will fall somewhere in between, which is probably good since I just discovered it accepts 35 mm tires (34 mm actual -- Kojaks, on 27mm rims with very possible room for flattish fenders if carefully installed. 30 mm tubulars ....! On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:50 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Rivs are stable, predictable & comfortable. IMHO, they are the way a bike > should ride. So Grant has hit the mark on those issues. Whether he gave > any consideration to how his design would compare to a modern racing bike > is a question only he can answer. My uneducated guess is that both frame > and tires contribute to these qualities. I've ridden my Atlantis a couple > of times with narrow, high pressure tires. It "goes quicker" but the ride > is awful & the handling twitchy, as may be expected of a bike designed for > a minimum 35 mm width tire. > > dougP > > > On Monday, January 7, 2013 8:32:59 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: >> >> a more stable, more predictable handling, safer feeling, with less road >> vibration, bike than a modern geometry race bike? >> >> Because this is what I experience on the Bleriot vs. my race type bike. >> Not sure if the frame or 40mm tires at low pressures contributes more to >> this. >> >> But was wondering if this was the intended effect of the designers at >> Rivbike. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/5sMm5BK63_IJ. > > 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. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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.
