On Friday, February 1, 2013 10:50:55 AM UTC-5, ttoshi wrote: > > Having ridden the Ram in the 700c and 650b wheel sizes, there is a > definite effect on the handling, but I didn't notice much with the > steering. > > I think the 650b Ram is interesting because nobody would design a 650b > bike with a minimum tire width of 42mm, which is what the Ram > basically is because the BB height with the 42mm tire is at the > "minimum height" for the bike (roughly a 700cx28mm). The unique > handling aspect of this is that you have a bike with very wide stable > tires at a low bottom bracket height, which makes it feel super > stable. I know a couple of others did the same conversion and wonder > if they feel the same way... >
Since I'm one w/ a 650b Ram too, guess I should pipe up.... It wasn't that I was unhappy w/ the Ram before. I started out w/ 32 Paselas on the 600c wheels, and they were fine. But, once I came around to fendering, it was tight, and I took it down to 28's. (Well, Ruffy Tuffys, maybe 27ish). It's the Bomba's fault. I like the 650b on it. And, I'm not little; I think it makes sense for me to be on fatter tires. SO.... I tried my Bomba wheels on my Ram, and saw that I could run a fatter tire under fenders.... It wasn't so much that I wanted to change the handling or anything, and, I can't say that it has changed a lot. It was stable before - in no way could it be considered unstable to begin with - but somehow, it feels more stable. It's more comfortable. It wasn't uncomfortable, but, it's more 'plush' now. Maybe not 'plush', but, something... I've only had a half-dozen 20-mi rides on it now, and a dozen rides half that distance (weather, time, light, etc., have been limiting). Maybe, maybe this is the thing about having Hetres on the Ram: it's making me 'want' to go for longer rides than I have time to do. FWIW.... -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
