<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0fVUs_He3w4/Uumds2_4ROI/AAAAAAAAACw/KAjbo73YTK0/s1600/DSC_2269.jpg> It's taken a long time for me to do a proper ride after building up this fine frameset due to poor air quality in my area. I was finally able to ride it about 35 miles on flat and rolling terrain with a couple stiff, 8-9% climbs of a mile or so.
You can refer to this other post<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/nDgzvehsQCw/Na3a5dUgNG0J>I made in a previous thread regarding build details. It is setup in a minimal way for pure road riding with the only accessories being bottle cages, a Mark's Toolwrap, and lights as needed. I have a wireless computer for it, but have not installed it yet...and kinda don't want to in some ways for aesthetic reasons; the Dream bars and Nitto Deluxe stem look so classic without the computer. It weighs about 23 lbs. with saddle, cages and pedals. I'm 43 years old, 5' 11" and weigh 158 lbs. PBH is 89cm, so a 61cm frame is what I chose according to standard Rivendell sizing conventions. I'm just getting back into shape after a year and a half of poor health. My other road bike which the Roadeo effectively replaces is a 58cm 1985 Team Fuji with vintage components. I think the Hallmark of this bike is the fantastic descending. It is so stable and intuitive that it's just pure joy to fly down fast instead of white-knuckled. Great stuff! The bike is quite stiff in the bottom bracket and has that surging feeling when pedaling hard that modern bikes have and that the old Fuji does not. The chain stays are fairly beefy too for a steel bike. The ride quality is quite firm, but not punishing at all (28mm Grand Bois Cerf, 80 psi rear, 70 psi front). It totally fits the sporty nature of the bike and has lots of lively, low-frequency vibrations that are organic in nature. Whether that's from the wheels, tires, or frame, I don't know, but it's really nice. My new Riv-approved riding position is very comfortable with the bars right at saddle height at the moment. It seems to provide a good compromise between light and hard pedaling effort. I'll be using it to train for my first organized century since the summer of 2011 and I think it'll be a spectacular bicycle for me! Paul -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
