Price Drop now $1500 56cm Rambouillet Drop Bar Racing Green

[Steven Seelig]

I seem to have made a hash out of trying to bump down the price again.  So reposting this with the price lowered to $1500

Seems that either I have priced the bike too high or that the drop bar setup is a turnoff.  I would be happy to negotiate a sale of the frame and other components without the drops.  I also have a Losco Bar that I can swap in with Tektro brakes, if upright is your thing.  I have one bike too many, says my spouse.

Original post

Selling my Ram because I bought a drop bar mountain bike for some of my upcoming planned trips and was informed that the number of bikes I need to keep is x minus 1.  I am the 2nd owner.  It is a 56cm that I had set up with Albatross bars that I am moving over to my Sam, so the Ram is rebuilt as a drop bar with bar-end Shimano, currently indexed.  Photos can be linked here.  It looks like #1201(?) on the bb, so per the Cyclofriend link, it was made in 2007 making it almost 20 years old.

• Wheels made at Rivendell with Silver Hubs; 
  
• Nitto Handlebar; 
  
• Technomic Stem,
  
• Shimano Bar Ends, 
  
• Shimano Brake Levers, 
  
• New Conti 4 Season 32cm, 
  
• Tektro Mid-Range Brakes (new shoes), 
  
• King Cage bottle cages; 
  
• new Sora Triple front derailleur; 
  
• Deore XT 9 speed rear derailleur; 
  
• new SRAM 9 speed chain; 
  
• New rear cassette 11-34
  
• Sugino Triple 48/40/28 172.5 crank length., 
  
• new IRD QB55 - Square Taper Bottom Bracket; 
  
• new cables and housing, 
  
• Nitto one bolt seat post; 
  
• Brooks B17 saddle (can sub the Riv Plastic Vegan saddle if preferred).  
  
• Just plastic pedals but I can throw in clipless Deore XT pedals if you ride clipped,  
  

Normal beausage for the era.  Bottom bracket recently sanded and spot repainted

I can ship at your cost or facilitate a pickup/delivery locally in the DMV.  Yes, that is what we call it around here in DC, MD and VA.  

I could be deliver it to the Saturday day of the Philly Bike Expo since I am now driving from DC.

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[Patrick Moore]

Drop bars are the ONLY way to set up Rambouillets, and should merit a premium in the selling price!

My blue-era Ram was supremely comfortable with 42 cm Noodle, and I only sold it on because the handling was a bit more staid than than was, for me, ideal (my October 2025 Roadeo is noticeably “quicker”) and because it duplicated other bikes I liked better.

But if I had had to choose an off-shelf stock Grant-designed pavement-biased firm-dirt-capable all rounder, the Roadeo would have been premium.

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[Chris Law]

In the odd chance that you're interested in trading for a 52cm bronzey green Clem, let me know! I'm also in the DMV. 

[Steven Seelig]

Sold.  Thanks everyone.