Since I started the thread, I'll chime in! I recently acquired a San Marcos and have been debating selling the Roadini. The San Marcos has a bit more clearance and the 59cm is slightly better fit for me than the 61 Roadini (I needed a 59 Roadini!). That being said, it is such a great bike and deserves praise. I am running the same tires on my San Marcos as Jeff in the picture and I hadn't even figured it would fit on my frame. I'm sure the Tektro 539's might be a limiting factor, but I am curious to try now.
On Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2:05:20 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > All the 5 different Rivendells I've ridden (3 road customs, 42.5 and 45 cm > stays, early Sam Hill, and 2nd gen Ram) exhibited what I think is a > Grantian quality, unerring stability without sluggish turn-in, though for > me, the first custom was a bit too quick to transition from straight to > turn with the skinniest tires (ie, it was a wee bit twitchy, tho' this with > very light, very short 559 X 22mm 24" wheels; with 32s it was almost > perfect); the Sam had *too much* "corners on rails" feeling -- harder to > adjust line mid-turn; and the Ram felt a bit sedate after the quicker > customs, which are my benchmarks for road bike handling. > > There are all sorts of other bikes that are pleasant to ride, but this > quality of stability with "natural" turn-in seems to mark most if not all > of Grant's designs. Note that you can have too much of the "corners as if > on rails" quality, but Grant's best designs seem to have a perfect balance > of stability and quickness. And I realize that taste plays a huge role in > what one finds acceptable and superlative. > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 12:08 PM Scott Calhoun <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> IME, my most confidence inspiring bikes on fast downhills have all had >> longish chainstays (43-45cm) same as the Roadinis. I've not ridden a >> Roadini, but my Ram had that great confidence inspiring handling around >> curves. My Quickbeam is similar. >> >> Roadini Curious in Tucson >> >> On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 5:22:36 PM UTC-7 lambbo wrote: >> >>> My experience of the Roadini is that it feels like you're on a rail, >>> like a train car, it just brings you around all the curves and down the >>> hills on a tight line, no wobbling around, with momentum. It's incredible. >>> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9e9fd068-7a8b-446e-b4ff-e75197fea940n%40googlegroups.com.
