I understand the desire to ride before you buy, but why didn't you consider the De Rosa Neo Primato. That's lugged steel and you can even get it with a threaded stem. De Rosa dealers will fit you before you buy as well and at $2k it's not a bad deal.
I had a similar decision to make as you a few months ago and almost went with the Roadeo, but the geometry was so similar to my Ram that I decided a 41cm chainstay, horizontal top tube, Italian lugged steel bike was what was missing from my bike collection. Why not go to Riv, or any other store, and ride a few bikes to see what you like then take that geometry to Lyon with any small tweeks you'd like on your custom bike On Jan 4, 4:54 pm, sjauch <sja...@gmail.com> wrote: > I currently have a 2005 Specialized Allez Comp. It was my first road > bike and it is about a size too big and only recently got comfortable > riding it once I put an 80mm stem on it. > > Anyway I have been looking for a new road bike and want to go with a > steel frame, preferably lugged. I have been eyeing the Rivendell > Roadeo, as well as the De Rosa Corum (not lugged) and custom builders, > Jeff Lyon and Circle A Cycles. I am very close to sending in a deposit > to Jeff Lyon because of his experience with building the type of > frames I'm interested in. However, I have resisted because I am drawn > to the Rivendell Roadeo since it is similar to what I would like Jeff > Lyon to build me. Also I am out in CA two or three times a year and > stay pretty close to where Rivendell is located. So, I can visit them > and test ride a similar frame to what I would be buying. They have 2 > 55cm's built up and I'm a 52 or 53, so even though It's not my size I > can hopefully still get an idea of how it rides. > > I also really like the De Rosa, but none of the shops I called keep > them in stock and if I am going to buy it locally I'd like to be able > to take it out for a spin to see how things feel. If I'm dropping over > 2k for that frame I might as well send my $ off to Lyon and let him > build me something since I couldn't test ride that either and is > probably more what I want. > > That brings me back to the Rivendell and Lyon dilemma. I want a lugged > frame that is as light as practical and can fit fenders if I want to > use them. I like the Lyon option because for about the same as the > Rivendell I am getting something made just for me. However he is > relying on the measurements and info I provide to make the correct > frame. With the Riv bike I can visit them and let them take my > measurements to determine which size Roadeo is the best fit. > > So I am really confused and am asking here to see which way some of > you would go. > > Thanks!
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