The Roadeo has lighter tubing. It may only be a "few ounces", but in "roadie world" this is a significant detail. The Roadeo is Grant's effort to offer a "modern" lugged-steel bicycle to folks who otherwise wouldn't purchase a Rivendell. I'm sure it's also the answer to the question, "What if we built a production version of a road bike Mark Abele would order from Nobilette..?" Joe Bernard Vaallejo, CA.
On Thursday, April 5, 2012 8:05:24 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > Can anybody clearly articulate the differences between the AHH and the > Roadeo? I doubt the weight difference is more than a few ounces. And having > followed Rivendell's trajectory of bike design pretty closely for the past > 8 years, I'd be surprised if the geometry was vastly different between the > two models. So a lot of people seem to be saying the Roadeo is faster. Why? > > Personally, the few times I've tried to own a "road bike", I put very few > miles on it because of the lack of versatility and the inability to carry > much cargo. > > > On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 7:01:54 PM UTC-5, Duplomacette wrote: >> >> I'm seriously considering adding another Riv to my small stable of >> bikes. I currently own a Sam and I like it just fine but would like to >> have another bike with a bit more zip. The Rodeo seems like a good >> choice and I do like the 700 wheels mostly for more tire options BUT I >> feel the AHH could be a good choice too if I build it up more as a >> roadish bike and in the end I'd have a bike a bit more versatile than >> the Rodeo. Thoughts? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/N_B2jrYUMbsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
