I guess the thinner wall tubing (6/4/6 DT/TT) , shorter chainstays, and
hand trimmed HT lugs?
The early ones had the trimmed HT lugs, iirc. You can see the points cut
off.
Not that that would really make any difference, I don't think.
>From a Grant interview we know that the Roadeo tubing is: ("Mix of
Reynolds 725 and TrueTemp OX Plat. As thin as I/Grant could stand to go.
(0.65 butts in the tt and dt, with 0.45 bellies")
I weigh 146lbs. Have weighed from there up to 178 on my other four previous
8/5/8 Rivs that rode great but sometimes on hills felt as if I could not
get out of my own way on the 8/5/8's, regardless of tire types.
So maybe the lighter tubing of the Roadeo behaves better for my weight
class? Maybe 8/5/8 is more cooperative for people in the 175+lb. range like
a 6/4/6 would be for people below 175? Just speculating. But I have owned
three 8/5/8 Rivs and the Ram was best at climbing and had lighter tubing
rear triangle than Sam and Bleriots I had. But it still would bog down on
hills but not as bad as the Bleriots and Sam did for me. Though I have
loved riding them all.
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