[RBW] Re: sold my "ram"

2010-02-05 Thread dpco
leslie, my tournesol( a hampsten brand) is very similar to a roadeo. lugged steel, 43cm. chainstays, 72deg sta. but,the dimensions are a little different, 60.5 ct seat tube and 57ctc toptube. the bike is not really designed to carry loads and uses short reach brakes ( i still use 700x28 grand bois

[RBW] Re: sold my "ram"

2010-02-05 Thread Leslie
Don, Could you compare and contrast the Ram to the Hampsten? When I first started looking for a bike, a friend up in Wisconsin has a Hampsten, suggested I give 'em a good look. I ended up w/ a Ram, but, was curious about how the Hampsten compared. Thx, -L On Feb 5, 1:01 am, dpco wrote: >

[RBW] Re: sold my "ram"

2010-02-05 Thread Angus
Don, When this happens to me (and often it happens without actually having sold a Rivendell), I wait until the next "significant event" (finish business school, change jobs, "my back hurts I need bigger bike") and start pondering the RBW possibilities. Depending upon delivery times (and personal