On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Howdy folks. > > Three things about this thread are jumping out at me. Other than both > being steel road bikes, there isn't much similarity between the Pacer and > the Roadeo (no offense intended to Seth :^). I am 99% sure the Roadeo will > take a much bigger tire, unless the Pacer has changed (it works with short > reach brakes at the bottom of the slot or "standard" reach at the top of the > slot). Tig'ed in Taiwan of average butted steel vs. brazed in Wisconsin of > much better than average steel is a HUGE difference. Next, the Roadeo is > "our answer to speedy carbon road bikes". What percent of recently sold > "speedy carbon road bikes" don't have integrated shifting of some sort? > This isn't a Rambouillet replacement. Lastly, you don't shop RBW bikes > because they cheaper than alternatives (not including the Sam > Hillborne/Betty Foy/Yves Gomez) or just because they're lugged. You buy > them because you like RBW and/or GP's designs... > > Whew! > Doug > Excellent analysis, particularly the last two sentences. If I were in the market for a road bike, I'd put the Rodeo at the top of my list (except that it don't have horizontal dropouts or track ends ...) -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
