Re: [RBW] my new Roadeo RCP

2010-06-25 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Bill Connell wrote: > > > I can see how the 185s would be more comfortable for riders who like > lower bars; the angle of the ramp is probably similar to a Noodle at > saddle height or higher. Riding a Noodle bar set very low might even > put too much bend in your

Re: [RBW] my new Roadeo RCP

2010-06-25 Thread Bill Connell
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 2:42 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:37 PM, nathan spindel wrote: >> >> Kim, what a beautiful bike! Enjoy it. Looks like a blast to ride. >> >> Patrick, what about the 185's do you prefer over the Noodle's? Is it >> that you dislike the Noodle flat

Re: [RBW] my new Roadeo RCP

2010-06-25 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:37 PM, nathan spindel wrote: > Kim, what a beautiful bike! Enjoy it. Looks like a blast to ride. > > Patrick, what about the 185's do you prefer over the Noodle's? Is it > that you dislike the Noodle flat ramp? > > -nathan > > I like the short reach and find the ramp act

Re: [RBW] my new Roadeo RCP

2010-06-25 Thread nathan spindel
Kim, what a beautiful bike! Enjoy it. Looks like a blast to ride. Patrick, what about the 185's do you prefer over the Noodle's? Is it that you dislike the Noodle flat ramp? -nathan On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:09 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Lovely; and exactly my size. I'd swap out the Brooks for

Re: [RBW] my new Roadeo RCP

2010-06-25 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Lovely; and exactly my size. I'd swap out the Brooks for a Flite, old style, and the Noodles for 44 cm 185s (and lower them considerably) on an 8 cm Pearl; and use Looks of some sort. Probably a 32/46 or so and a 14-15-16-17-18-19-21-24 8 speed with the 46 set up centered on the cassette; or hell,

[RBW] my new Roadeo RCP

2010-06-25 Thread kps
finally, my Roadeo has been built up and i'm riding it and starting to dial-in the set up. i'm very, very pleased. i ended up taking most of the parts off my wonderful, old-faithful, but still-too-small, Serotta Nova SL, to put them on the Roadeo. My Roadeo is a 57 cm, and though i could easily