I agree with those who advocate the Roadeo. I've test ridden the 55cm floor model extensively, taking it out for long rides over several days. It's a superb bike: responsive, stable, peppy.
It isn't as quick handling or spry as an Italian race bike, but that in itself may be an argument in its favor, depending on what ride characteristics you desire and prefer. With careful attention to components, a Roadeo could be built up reasonably lightweight. This isn't to say that a Hilsen can't be built light or used as a club racer. I've seen one noteworthy example of a racy Hilsen<http://mrbill.homeip.net/albums/lkhc_mt_hamilton.2007.11.22/pages/page_16.html>, decked out with Campy record carbon and a threadless fork/stem. This setup certainly didn't hold this guy back on this ride; he smoked many people to the top of the mountain (myself included). Yet I do find something odd looking about the Hilsen with 23 mm tires -- just looks kinda goofy. The Roadeo has slightly tighter clearances, so a 23 mm tire wouldn't look as out of place. Aaron On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 5:01:54 PM UTC-7, 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/-/JiFlLdCyqsoJ. 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.
