[RBW] Re: Best Riv Rando Bike

2023-07-28 Thread dylan green
wow all this discussion is making me want a ram more and more. On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 10:19:54 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > I've done lots of 200k brevets and a couple 300k brevets on a 650B A Homer > Hilsen (essentially a Saluki) > I've done a couple 200s and one 300 on a Hillborne >

[RBW] Re: Best Riv Rando Bike

2023-07-27 Thread Bill Lindsay
I've done lots of 200k brevets and a couple 300k brevets on a 650B A Homer Hilsen (essentially a Saluki) I've done a couple 200s and one 300 on a Hillborne I've done one 200 on a Legolas I've done one 200 on a Roadeo I've done one 200 on a Leo Roadini In all cases, the bike did great. Bill Lin

[RBW] Re: Best Riv Rando Bike

2023-07-26 Thread Nick Payne
On Thursday, 27 July 2023 at 1:31:57 am UTC+10 Ed Felker wrote: This is an interesting question. I rode PBP in 2007 on my coupled Riv Bleriot and was comfortable the whole way on Grand Bois 32mm tires. it was a fair bit more forgiving than the stiffer Ritchey Logic 700c I rode in 1999 with 23mm

[RBW] Re: Best Riv Rando Bike

2023-07-26 Thread Ed Felker
This is an interesting question. I rode PBP in 2007 on my coupled Riv Bleriot and was comfortable the whole way on Grand Bois 32mm tires. it was a fair bit more forgiving than the stiffer Ritchey Logic 700c I rode in 1999 with 23mm tires. I'm on tandem for PBP this year but if I were to ride PB

[RBW] Re: Best Riv Rando Bike

2023-07-26 Thread ascpgh
Another vote for the Rambouillet here. Grant described the intent of the Rambouillet to me as a French audax-inspired bike when I spoke to him about a bike for a cross country ride (and afterwards) that would be a light load, credit card trip versus self-supported full touring one. I was callin