Thanks, all. I think I'm on the right track here, so I'm going to order the Soma, then spend a few weeks shopping and building.
I'll pass on the brifters, though. I was on a hilly, remote section of the local hiker-biker path Saturday and found a guy stranded, wheels up, trying to get his 9-speed Shimano brifter working well enough to pull the bike out of it's tallest gear. I tried to help, to no avail, and pointed to my friction barcons and said "low-tech seldom fails." After I rode away I realized that probably didn't sound as friendly as I meant it to. On May 30, 12:51 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > I'm also not in the size range of a Rodeo (94cm PBH). > > It so happens that I do have a Bombadil and a Soma ES just as you are > considering. At the time I got the Smoothie ES, I got it instead of a > Rambouillet. > > So, while I can't really compare the Rodeo and Soma, I can appreciate > the consideration of having the lighter road bike and the heavier > touring/mountain bike. I like my Smoothie. It's set up with compact > cranks and a 9 speed cluster, with clipless pedals and brifters. I run > 32 mm tires on it. I have other bikes that I ride more often and I've > considered selling it many times, but every time I ride it I do enjoy > the feel. It is a fine bike and I've been very happy with it. > > Dave > > On May 30, 7:50 am, ed k <yagen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Greetings non-lurkers - > > > I like the idea of a so-called club racer to go beside the Bombadil, > > but the Roadeo comes in freakishly small sizes, not fit for a healthy > > 98cm PBH. Can't understand why.... > > > Can anybody contrast/compare to the Soma ES > > (http://somafab.com/extrasmoothie.html)? Besides the fact that it is > > welded and 1/4 the cost? It comes in a 66cm (C-T) which should be OK. > > > I know, I should be contemplating I.F., but if this is a > > quick-and-dirty solution I'll take it for a few years while I save up > > some cash. > > > Bonus Riv reference: Requires long-reach brakes like Riv's Silver > > Sidepulls! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
