of course goofy is in the eye of the beholder On Thursday, April 5, 2012 11:01:34 AM UTC-7, Fullylugged wrote: > > Just to see if it vould be done, i put a set of 26" eheels from my Ram on > a 700 size crit racer using the 73 mm reach brakes. It looked less goofy > than the Hilsen pictured. > > Sent from my Kindle Fire > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* William <tapebu...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thu Apr 05 12:27:49 CDT 2012 > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: AHH or Rodeo? > > Aaron I think I just posted above about that dude. He's dropped me on > brevets a couple times, and yes, skinny tires in 73mm reach calipers looks > really goofy. It makes it look like a 27" to 700c conversion. > > On Thursday, April 5, 2012 10:15:42 AM UTC-7, Aaron Thomas wrote: >> >> 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/-/QUp5rDBi9hAJ. > 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. >
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