[RBW] Re: Sam vs. Hilsen vs. Roadeo

2014-05-23 Thread Trevor saxton
I have ridden both a Sam and a Roadeo and would say that RJM covered the differences very well. My roadeo was Bar end friction shifters, I have not used indexed shifting in 4 years and can't imagine why I'd go back. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[RBW] Re: Sam vs. Hilsen vs. Roadeo

2014-05-22 Thread RJM
I have a Sam (orange canti build with 650b Fatty Rumpkin tires, friction bar end shifters, 7 speed freewheel) and a Roadeo (painted Ram orange is set up for fast club riding with Ultegra 6800, Rolf wheels, Compass Stampede Pass tires.) They ride a little differently, much of it has to do with m

[RBW] Re: Sam vs. Hilsen vs. Roadeo

2014-05-22 Thread Richard Rios
Hi Michael, I have both a Sam and a Homer but they are set up very differently so it is kind of hard to really compare the ride. The Sam is set up with Schwalbe Smart Sam's 45s and Albatross bars and the Homer with 32 Paselas plus drops. I can say this though they are both a blast to ride and