Cat, which wheel size Roadini do you have? I am running 650b 32mm Grand Bois Cypres with Velo Orange fenders. I just changed the rear brake to a Paul Racer, from Tektro R559, and I will be replacing the front brake with a Paul Racer also, when some spare parts arrive. I would like to be able to use 38’s even if I have to take the fenders off, as 650b / 32s are such a hard size to find. I got the current tires from Blue Lug in Japan.
Dorothy in Los Angeles On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 9:52:07 PM UTC-8 Catherina Gioino wrote: > I love the Roadini's size and it doesn't at all feel sluggish to ride. For > context, I've only ever ridden steel-frame cheap Craigslist road bike finds > like Panasonic and more, or my Surly Crosscheck, so if anything, the > Roadini feels like a breeze. > > I can absolutely vouch for that need for speed though-- my boyfriend is > constantly whirring past on his Clem but when we took a ride recently, he > was struggling to catch up. And for the tire clearance question-- I > switched my Vittoria 28mm Corsa tires to 38mm Rene Herse and they ride like > a charm > > Cat in Queens > > [image: Screen Shot 2022-01-31 at 4.00.06 PM.png] > On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 3:44:07 PM UTC-5 mrg...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I love my Roadini (size 57, I'm 87 PBH) with wavie bars; it is one of my >> favorite bikes. I had tried to write a list of reasons but really it's just >> this one: >> >> - it is a blast to ride >> >> I'm sorry I can't answer the "sluggish and heavy" question, it feels >> pretty fun to me. My experience is surely different from a lighter and >> racier rider though. IMHO this comment from Bill Lindsay is very wise: >> https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/_I9Rs_7FmfE/m/eu1birv2BQAJ >> (Hope it's OK to re-link Bill) >> >> Sounds like you just need to find someone nearby with road-ish (Homer, >> Sam, Road*, etc) Riv and try it out. Only way to know for sure. It's a >> frustrating place to be (remembering back before I had a chance to ride any >> Riv) but fixable probably before the next Roadini shipment. They do still >> have Homers in stock. Definitely call and talk to Riv and see what they say >> too. >> >> mike in atx >> >> >> >> -- 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/64001fc1-a518-4ee5-af19-3dfaafc4bccfn%40googlegroups.com.
