Ram build -- inching closer

[PATRICK MOORE]

A week in jury duty didn't speed things up (have another week to go, too, and may have picked up the flu as well) but status to date is:

1. I'm waiting for sprints. But the Ram will take 35 mm Kojaks with room to spare -- even for fenders if they are flat and carefully installed. The Rhyno Lite/SRAM/Dynohub Kojak wheelset from the Fargo fits fine into the dropouts -- too bad it's disk. Whatthehell, I may just steal it from the Fargo and remove the calipers for a second, heavy duty set for the Ram -- can always set the SRAM hub up as a, say, 15-16-17-18-19-21-23 7 speed to match the 13-21 7 fw for the sprints:

RAM KOJAKS
	44	30
15	81
16	76	52
17	71	49
18	67	46
19	64	43
21	58	39
23	53	36

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2. From very generous listmember Tom Allingham I received some very nice gratis parts including a wonderful Nitto "Frog" seatpost and that Simplex lever fd. Thanks very much! I think I will after all pass on the lever fd because it needs a clamp and because it just doesn't look right for the Ram frame. I'm ISO of an old, road fd with skinny cage and flat plates -- anyone? Can trade.

3. I have a Phil bb from another listmember at a good price and my long-time stockist, RSWatson of this list, will trade me the cups for a superfluous TA 26 t ring.

4. Tom also sent a very nice pair of Veloce calipers, but these may be a wee bit too short -- whence my request for a rear single pivot 600 to match the front in my parts box; a couple in the works.

5. It turns out that my stash of TA Pro 5 Vis rings very happily includes several 44s and a 30 donated a year or two ago by a very nice CL listmember for the trike; I sold the trike before I could install it, and it will perfectly complement the 44 with a close ratio 7.

6. Must go over the nail polish touch up with emery cloth and try a smoother final coat. Garage is sub 40*F thanks to unusually cold weather here: current high 24F with snow; yesterday, 7:30 am, as low as 2*F on the way from home to Mom's to pick her up for church: range from 2 to 4 (high in upper 20s). 

Questions:

1. What width of tire does the Ram handle best with? Put it another way: what is the skinniest tire any of you have used on a Ram that handled well? Or: how can I expect the Ram to handle with a 23 mm and with a 35 mm?

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Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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[Don Compton]

Patrick,
On my Ram I tried 23's, 25's, and Grand Bois 28-9's. I liked the ride and handling of the 700x29 Grand Bois over the other smaller sizes. I rode on centuries, fast club rides, and an occasional dirt road. All good. I live in Northern California and have no need for fenders. i still use the Grand Bois' on my Roadeo.
Don

[Mike]

> 1. What width of tire does the Ram handle best with? Put it another way:
> what is the skinniest tire any of you have used on a Ram that handled well?
> Or: how can I expect the Ram to handle with a 23 mm and with a 35 mm?
>

Used Ruffy Tuffys, Jack Browns, 35mm T-Serves and 32mm Paselas on
mine. I really liked the 32s on it. With the Ruffy Tuffys it felt a
bit twitchy. But there are so many variables. The 35s were nice for
riding off road. Oh, I also used 32mm Schwalbe Marathons... but I know
where you stand with those. I bet the Kojaks will be fine for general
road use and dirt road excursions.

--mike

[Dan McNamara]

I have had Jack Browns and the 32 Grand Bois on my Ram. Plan now is to stick with the Grand Bois 32s. Been very happy with them. But the JBs were nice as well and fit under the SKS 45s.

This is on a fairly late green Ram. 

Dan

Marin

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