I have been very happy with my San Marcos. I have never ridden a Rambouillet, but I have talked with people who have and the biggest difference that they have commented on is that the San Marcos frame is stiffer. I am 6' tall with an 89 cm pbh and I am riding a 59 San Marcos with a 7 cm stem; the handlebars are level with the 79 cm saddle height. It easily fits 33.3 Jack Browns, but I haven't tried them with fenders. I have ridden the San Marcos about 2500 over the last year and a half, including two RAGBRAI. It has been very comfortable and predictable, and it climbs hills like a goat.
On Sunday, October 13, 2013 1:52:01 PM UTC-5, SeanMac wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I am searching for a new bike. I currently have a go-fast(ish) bike, a > Bob Brown custom, which can fit a tire no larger than 23 X 700. I also > have a Trek 520 Touring bike from the early 1990s. I am searching for a > bike to fit between these two models. > > Years ago I nearly purchased a Rivendell Rambouillet (I got the Bob Brown > instead), so I have a sentimental attachment to that bike. Every now and > then a Ram appears here on the list or on ebay - I always find these > listings to be very tempting. However, I wonder how much difference there > is between a used Ram and a new San Marcos. The paint finish and headbadge > of the bikes do differ, but how much do the ride qualities differ? At this > point, is it a better value to invest $900 in a used Rambo frame or $900 in > a new San Marcos? > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > Sean > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
