Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

It may sound a bit perverse, but try loading a bit more weight onto the front bag to get the handling feel back t On Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 2:31:06 PM UTC-5 isp...@gmail.com wrote: > It's not that I'm a randonneur (just a busy working parent who rec rides > on weekends)... but having e

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

It's not that I'm a randonneur (just a busy working parent who rec rides on weekends)... but having enjoyed front midsized rando bag for 17 years, I've been so far into that kool-aid. Since I defeated my rando bike's steering stability by raising the handlebars (+30mm) a smidge higher than the s

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Howdy folks. I’m not really in the market, but to me the lugged Roadini is the bike Grant would’ve built in the mid 90s if you really could do a bike like that then. I don’t think he ever really cared about Waterford or whoever building Rivendell’s, they are just the only ones he could get to do i

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:33:05 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: @Richard, I fear that the prices of all of the Rivendell bicycles will increase with the new Republican administration with the increase of cost of new tariffs. There's a limit to this, which is the point at which

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Given the 57s sold quickly and all other sizes still available I hope in the next run they will perhaps order more 57s in anticipation of demand for that size. I've been waiting for a lugged Roadini but the color I really want (Periwinkle) isn't until the next run. As others have stated, my fe

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Me too!Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 14, 2024, at 1:33 AM, Kim H. wrote:@Richard,I fear that the prices of all of the Rivendell bicycles will increase with the new Republican administration with the increase of cost of new tariffs.Kim Hetzel. On Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 4:50:57 PM UTC-8 Richard R

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

I’m stripping the full kit off my (drop bar, 2x10) randonneur frame and putting it on the ‘ini. Quill stem and sidepull calipers are the only changes predicated by how the frame is built. Will see how the light hoops and 32mm RH tires fare on a Riv frame designed for higher volume rubber. On T

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

For those who've ordered one, which handlebar setup are you planning? I see Rivendell offers two options or you can build your own as you wish. The Rivendell options include Vince's pick with Albatross bars and Mark's pick with Nitto Noodle bars. Doug On Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 8:22:52 A

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

@wyatt I'm happy to have been of assistance :-) On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:27:15 PM UTC-5 Wyatt wrote: > Genuinely relieved to see the Lime Olive is already sold out in my size. > Has been extremely tempting even though I already own a creamsicle > Rambouillet. > > On Wednesday, Nov

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

@Richard, I fear that the prices of all of the Rivendell bicycles will increase with the new Republican administration with the increase of cost of new tariffs. Kim Hetzel. On Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 4:50:57 PM UTC-8 Richard Rose wrote: > Might all be moot if tariffs jack up the prices b

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Genuinely relieved to see the Lime Olive is already sold out in my size. Has been extremely tempting even though I already own a creamsicle Rambouillet. On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:44:55 PM UTC-6 Nick A. wrote: > Pre-ordered one today. Beyond excited. > > Nick in VA > > On Wednesday,

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Pre-ordered one today. Beyond excited. Nick in VA On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:37:39 AM UTC-5 DJC wrote: > Joe raises a valid point regarding front loading Rivendells -- front loads > are best left to the low trail bunch. I have a Crust Lightning Bolt & > Romanceur, plus a Cycles Tous

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Joe raises a valid point regarding front loading Rivendells -- front loads are best left to the low trail bunch. I have a Crust Lightning Bolt & Romanceur, plus a Cycles Toussaint for front loading and it's a perfect match. I was running a basket on my Atlantis and it worked fine, but it was de

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Also technically, Rivs aren't designed for front loads even though they sell stuff to front-load them with. That's low-trail territory ably served up by other brands. Joe Bernard On Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:52:41 PM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: > Sorry that sounded a bit rude and I'm not

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Sorry that sounded a bit rude and I'm not questioning you're experience if you found it to not feel how you wish it to. Of course even with the same trail number, different head tube angles will have a different feel - but technically, the AHH has similar wheel flop. On Tuesday 12 November 202

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

I mostly appreciate the Roadini design (and am tempted), including the steep-enough head angle that hopefully won’t flop too much if using a randonneur-style front bag on a tombstone-style rack. Heartburn with the head tube (thus stack) - really not high enough given Riv’s upright posture philo

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Have you ridden the AHH? The trail between the two bikes is with 2mm or so, so the "floppiness" should be indistinguishable between the two - Riv pays close attention to mechanical trail, increasing fork offset when the HTA is slackened. Good to know they're the same tubing! Kind of surprisi

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Rivendell and lugs go hand in hand. When I think of lugs I think of Rivendell. It was nice to have a lower-priced option for a road bike but I understand the switch to lugs for the Roadini. It will be a beautiful bicycle! The Clem Smith Jr. remains the budget minded model and I doubt that will

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Be interesting to know how well tigged Roadinis sold compared to their other models. They do seem to surface quite often in for-sale posts. Maybe it's a lugged road bike choice at a lower price than the 2800 MN Roadeo...and they are doing another run in August in dark gold and periwinkle. Ma

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Can’t speak much to why the move towards all lugged frames, outside of mentions on the blue lug video/riv blogs about “loving lugs” and “lugs being beautiful”. Grant’s quote in the New Yorker article about someone finding a riv frame in a dump 100 years from now speaks to this too. I figure the

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Rivendell makes a serious effort to offer made-in-USA products in everything but bicycles. I"ve always found Riv's offerings strangely inconsistent. At a time when Waterford offered TIG'd bikes under the Gunnar brand, with frames for $900 [forks cost extra], Riv was selling made-in-Taiwan fram

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Richard, them dogs always seem to be curiously catching those cars these days, huh? Popcorn munching over here.On Nov 10, 2024, at 7:50 PM, Richard Rose wrote:Might all be moot if tariffs jack up the prices by 20-25%. That could be a sad day.Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 10, 2024, at 7:34 PM, Jason F

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Might all be moot if tariffs jack up the prices by 20-25%. That could be a sad day.Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 10, 2024, at 7:34 PM, Jason Fuller wrote:I too find it curious that they're moving away from TIG frames for everything but the Clem, though it sort of makes sense to me too - the Clem is t

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

I too find it curious that they're moving away from TIG frames for everything but the Clem, though it sort of makes sense to me too - the Clem is the practical everything bike, so anything else can be a premium bike. My guess is that with all the cost contributors added up, TIG vs. lugged is su

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Is their intention to switch to the lugged version going forward? On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:30:07 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > Yeah I thought the Roadini was supposed to be the Clem-priced road bike. > Now Roadini, Homer and Gallop are all the same price. > > On Saturday, November 9,

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Yeah I thought the Roadini was supposed to be the Clem-priced road bike. Now Roadini, Homer and Gallop are all the same price. On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8:15:15 AM UTC-8 Johnny Alien wrote: > They look beautiful but it saddens me a bit to see them continue to move > away from some more

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

They look beautiful but it saddens me a bit to see them continue to move away from some more affordable frames. On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8:03:43 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: > Agreed Jock...glad they went back to lugged roadinis and I bet they'll go > fast. But for those who miss out, they are

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Agreed Jock...glad they went back to lugged roadinis and I bet they'll go fast. But for those who miss out, they are coming back in the summer(August) in periwinkle and dark gold. On Friday, November 8, 2024 at 6:53:26 PM UTC-6 John Dewey wrote: > Good looking bike. Not many lugged production u

Re: [RBW] New lugged Roadini

Good looking bike. Not many lugged production units these days. You can bet these will all be spoken-for in time measured by minutes and not hours. Better jump on now, think about it later. Just make sure you hit the proper size button—you’ll be glad you did. Good luck, and kudos to GP. Jock On

[RBW] New lugged Roadini

Hey all, Just jumped on the Riv site to order a few accessories and saw this on the bike model section: Lugged Roadini I like the look of them! - Drew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners