Originally Posted by
Little Darwin
My 292s is one I sought out in order to be my reward bike for when I lose enough weight to ride it. I wanted a nice quality American built bike, and didn't want to pay the premium for a Paramount. Plus, I moved to Pennsylvania a few years back, so there is a regional interest as well.
Maybe onbe day a Paramount will be in the stable, but for now, my Signature is the carrot I dangle before my eyes.
To be honest, I have never even ridden a road bike of the quality of a Ross Signature, so when I do ride mine, I will finally get to see what all the fuss is about. My Voyageur from about the same era is the highest quality bike I have ever ridden. It is no slouch in the quality department either, but it is definitely a different style of bike.
The Ross Signature was quite a different animal than most of the bikes Ross made, with forged dropouts and Ishiwata Prestige tubing all around. I have one that I found at the dump, and currently ride it as a 'cross bike. It's great. They cut some corners on the original componentry, but the frame is really impressive.