I've got the Legolas set up with 700x35 (37mm actual width) Bon Jon Pass Extralights right now, and have been using it as a road bike while the trails are still soupy. I've taken both the Legolas and the Roadeo (with 700x32 Stampede Pass EL) on my typical ~40 mile hilly road routes. They are both fun, both fast, but the Roadeo is decidedly more stable. The Legolas is a fair bit twitchier and more nervous. It's particularly notable when I'm pedaling hard at high cadence. Like descending at ~30mph, and then you hit a short flat or rise and want to carry speed to the next stretch of descent. Pedaling hard in the saddle to carry my momentum the front end reacts with a wiggle to every pedal stroke. The Roadeo tracks straighter and takes that input in a more stable way. On steeper descents I also feel more stable and in control on the Roadeo. I feel alot calmer at 45mph on the Roadeo than I do on the Legolas. The Roadeo feels like a stage race road bike, and the Legolas feels like a crit bike. Cyclocross racing kind of is a dirt crit, so it makes sense to me.
I do still think that a Nobilette Roadeo with cantilever brakes could be close to the ultimate. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 5:24:30 AM UTC-8, Karl wrote: > > I still do not need a Legolas.... but it’s my size.... doh! > > Karl > Legolas-less in Nashville, TN -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/89bdf44b-39bc-4c10-8e80-832e51bf4d93%40googlegroups.com.
