The Roadeo is "built to order" but it has a stock geometry and tubing. It is not a custom. When one buys a Rivendell Custom, they are paying for Grant to design a unique bike for them. That's very different than most other "custom" bikes, where the buyer can specify everything. A custom Rivendell is still specified completely by Grant.
I wanted and paid for a 59cm Roadeo. I had a few of my own little twists: a Legolas fork crown, cantilever posts, etc, but it is a Roadeo. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 4:40:41 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > Cool bike, great story - congrats. Question; the Roadeo is a custom > bicycle frame, correct? As such, would it not be designed specifically for > the rider - in this case you? If this is correct, why would it or any > Roadeo be overbuilt? Unless of course you asked for it to be. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 16, 2024, at 6:20 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This morning I rode out my front door in El Cerrito to the Summit of > Mount Diablo. It was my first big ride on my new pink Roadeo, having > tackled the travails of Rene Herse Cantilevers and having just set up a new > pair of tubeless Rene Herse Orondo Grade tires. It was in the high 40s > when I left, just before sunrise. As soon as the sun came out it warmed up > quite a bit and was a beautiful breezy Spring Day. > > > The bike was perfect, the tires were splendid. Despite the planing > devotees telling me the Roadeo is over-stiff I respectfully disagree. I > posted my second best time on Strava, which I'm pleased with, all things > considered. I got after it pretty good. I think when I posted my best > time I was 10lbs lighter, during my coaching days. > > After the descent I headed to Walnut Creek BART, but of course paid a > short social visit at Riv HQ. Grant was there, and he grabbed my bike and > went and rode it around. The big surprise was Manny was there. I got to > meet his delightful young daughter. Grant reported that my bike rides > great, and approved of my build. We chatted for a little while, and off I > went. > > 70miles, 5300ft. Multiple compliments received on my pink bike and > matching pink socks. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/283cfcab-9ccf-4081-9d4f-354a4efae99cn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/283cfcab-9ccf-4081-9d4f-354a4efae99cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/52ba91d4-0635-4706-a6e0-d56958320a79n%40googlegroups.com.
