Originally Posted by nun
I can almost feel your anticipation, It'll be a nice bike. I was looking at the RST-22, the Heron Wayfarer
or Randonneur and the Rivendell Rambouillet when I was looking for a light tourer. I ended up going with the Rambouillet because I already had a Quickbeam and the geometries were close enough for me to be sure that
I'd fit the Rambouillet well and dealing with Rivendell was a known quantity. The frames/forks were all
similar price and I also got a bit of a discount on the Rambouillet and with my 5% annual credit I can get
a nice Nitto rack for it too.
I'll put some 32mm tyres on some Velocity rims, keep the gear down to 25lbs and set off on a few adventures.
I was interested/curious about the Rambouillet, too...but they wouldn't be getting the new green frames in until mid-year (cue Bekologist) and the blue ones don't float my boat. I had a green Quickbeam (is yours green or orange) and loved the ride quality, but I've had surgery twice on both knees, and they complained about the single speed aspect, so I sold it earlier in the year. I did give Riv some business, though...ordering the Nitto Soba bar, seatpost, stem, and the 27mm Roly Poly tires from them. It'll be a Waterdell! Um, Rivenford?
