Re: [RBW] Re: New ROADEO

I love my Monster Cross Disc, which has knobbyish 40mm tires. I’ve often thought of supplementing it with a rim brake Monster Cross for road bike use with 32mm tires and fenders. To keep this on topic, the Roadeo looks quite nice! > On Jan 16, 2020, at 7:24 PM, Austin B. wrote: > >  > So I

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

If I recall correctly, all Rivendellian Atlantises are of the “2” variety, since the name was borrowed from a Bridgestone product called Atlantis. Thusly, whether an Atlantis is from Toyo, Waterford or the Taiwanese company, they are all called Atlantis 2. -- You received this message because

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

Thanks Tom, I appreciate the compliment! I'm planning to add it to a "resources" sticky over on the iBOB list sometime soon. I'm not quite sure how aligned this project is with the Riv philosophy, so I've been relatively quieter about it here. I'm also planning to write a blog post about the proje

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

Reed, I think this deserves the sticky thread treatment, given: - It's a lot of data that (hopefully) will be collected over time - It's a wonderful gift to the community - It would be hard to find, as this thread is entitled "New Roadeo (to me)" Tom > > -- You received this messa

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

How does your gadget work and measure tubing thickness without cutting the tube in half? -- 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+un

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

I'm pretty sure all the pre-MIT Atlantii sported the #2 livery, owing to the existence of a Bridgestone Atlantis ? As always, I am prepared to be wrong. Jeff "Toyo or No" Hagedorn Los Angeles, CA USA On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 7:31:2

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

Thanks Tom! Good find, I'm glad to have that spec sheet. Looks like it goes with the earlier Toyo Atlantises, before the Atlantis^2? Of course, the problem now is figuring out which ones those are! I guess it'd be any Atlantis that doesn't have the "2" on the decals? Would love to track one down a

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

Reed, this is a very cool think you're doing :) I'm not a left coaster, or I'd gladly have you measure them! I did find this Toyo Atlantis build spec, including tubing, on Sheldon's site you might find interesting for comparing your actual results: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/atlantis

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

I thought I recognized the hubs on the bike in the background of your other bike for sale ;0) Mark Rosenberg SDCA lets see pics of the whole Roadeo! On Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 12:40:05 AM UTC-7, Mike Godwin wrote: > > Ooh, ooh, I got one too! :) Found it on local CL, looking for an Atl

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

Aha. That may explain the difference in your experience. I'm almost 30 lb heavier, and I'm pretty sure that the tubing on my customs is not as thinwall (Chauncey Matthews came by to pick up the '99 Joe Starck frame -- f/f/hs -- for alteration. He lifted it and said, "Huh. Not so light.") But damn,

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 7:39 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > As I understand it the Roadeo has significantly thinner tubing than the > Romulus and Ram I owned. Noticeable enough that my one very short ride > around the building at RBW told me I was riding a different, whippier, > snappier bike than what

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

Ooh, ooh, I got one too! :) Found it on local CL, looking for an Atlantis at the time but this came up for a steal of a price, so who could resist? White with blue accents It too has downtube cable stops rather than shifter bosses. I would prefer shifter bosses, but for a bike in my size and de

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

As I understand it the Roadeo has significantly thinner tubing than the Romulus and Ram I owned. Noticeable enough that my one very short ride around the building at RBW told me I was riding a different, whippier, snappier bike than what I was familiar with. To my mind it was the difference betw

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

That's very pretty, and built much as I would build one. You say it's much faster than your Rambouillet. I found my Ram spritely, but not as spritely as my lightest road bike, but then there was a big difference in the wheels -- MA40s with even Parigi Roubaix 29 mm 700C tires are going to be heavi

RE: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo

Well, I'd love to find some riders like that, and I'm in Wilmington, DE, not far away. -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Justin August Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 9:19 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [R

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frameset has arrived!

That's a really beautiful build. Congrats on the new ride. Jeff Hagedorn Warragul, VIC Australia -- 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-

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frameset has arrived!

I goofed on the photos link. Try this one . Paul On Sunday, January 5, 2014 4:11:12 PM UTC-8, Paul G wrote: > > Okay, I've posted a few more images for you all to check out if you'd > like > . > > I cannot co

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frameset has arrived!

Okay, I've posted a few more images for you all to check out if you'd like . I cannot comment about ride so much because I haven't been able to give it a proper ride due to poor air quality in my area. So frustrating. However, I do believe my stem exte

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frameset has arrived!

Patrick, exactly what you said. It needed to be opened up a bit as the seat post would not insert. Just the tiniest of amounts and, yes, this is quite normal as you allude to. Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubs

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frameset has arrived!

Congratulations on the new Roadeo. Please report on the ride qualities and post plenty of photos. What exactly is "reamed"? Were they undersized, or irregular? I've never gotten a frame from Rivendell (five so far) that wasn't spot on. On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Paul G wrote: > The build

Re: [RBW] Re: new Roadeo

As I recall, since the Roadeo is intended as an alternative to carbon bikes for fast club rides, the figuring was that most would end up running some style of brifter so the DT shifter mounts were left off in favor of cable stops. Steve On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Forrest wrote: > I don't

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

on 3/29/11 8:23 AM, rperks at perks@gmail.com wrote: > I think I may be the only one who built mine up as a light and fast > Homer? That would be my preference - I was thinking the other night that I may have different bikes, but ride them pretty much the same way. The Roadeo would see the s

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

on 3/28/11 1:04 PM, MichaelH at mhech...@gmail.com wrote: > No down tube shifters! Bummer. Why put together a classy classic and > leave off DT posts? IIRC, they could be ordered if desired. - J -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

RE: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

Michael, If I had to face 4 miles of 12% grade on regular basis, i would rethink my gearing. What works for a mile to a mile and a half might not be so great as the road continues on up. We have hills that steep around here, but not even close to that long. For some double centuries, I would ce

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

Aaron: the link to the Calypsos doesn't work: can you post again? I will second the statement that top quality, supple skinnies can be smoother than other, fatter tires especially if you overinflate the fat ones: nothing as rock hard as a 1.5" Fatboy at 110! And a 65 mm Big Apple at 40/50 is pretty

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

Yes. After condescending,with a slight sneer, to dip my toe squeamishly into vulgar derailleur waters I have decided to commit again to the one true gear. (Heck, even the Fargo is set up to do most of my riding in the straightline 46X20). On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

On Mon, 2011-03-28 at 16:40 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > But of course this is all academic since I now have reached the > ultimate and true indexing which requires flipping the wheel in the > dropouts. So, you have recovered from your fit of apostasy and are now back on the thorny path to vir

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

Interesting discussion. I speak as usual in completer and utter (or at least, considerable) ignorance since I've never used Brifters; the only modern indexed shifting I've used was on a circa 2000 LX level mtb. The 7-sp-era XT mtb indexed thumbshifters annoyed me to no end because I could never (on

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

The R doesn't have dt shifter braze ons -- perhaps that is why they will be fussy, That little detail apart, I think dt shifters would be the cat's pajamas or meow or whatever you like. On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Patrick in VT wrote: > On Mar 28, 3:14 pm, MichaelH wrote: > > > Silver Down

RE: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

Geez Michael, Could you be a bit more specific? Great answer. I agree with most of what you said, but have some problems with the smallish big ring you propose. I experimented with smaller big rings for a while and found that I did indeed miss my 50/11 gear. It's nice to keep your legs moving

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

On Mon, 2011-03-28 at 12:14 -0700, MichaelH wrote: > If you are > putting a nice pair of Honjo Hammered (which would look great on this > bike) then the first choice should be Paul's Racer Ms, unless you are > really up for scouring the internet for old school and using a > crescent wrench to set t

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo frame. Now what?

+ 1 Also... Nice, Wide bars with a natural bend, (no ergo). Soma Tan Cork tape to match a Honey Brooks Titanium Saddle Campag Vento Wheelset Acorn Tool Roll in Black. Light, fast, still not dangerously ridiculous. Keep a second traditional wheelset with 28s and a comfortable number of reliab

Re: [RBW] Re: new Roadeo photos

Say, those splats would go great with my lucky MUSA pocket windshield...except I have such good fenders these days...still I hope for a rain cape some day, even some rain Must have matching fabric...or not...losing the leather on the splats sounds like a very good idea, though...those should be

Re: [RBW] Re: new Roadeo photos

Love it! Black or dark pewter with cream headtube is one of my favorite combos! And yes, the spats are lovely. On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Mike wrote: > On May 14, 4:49 pm, Jeremy Till wrote: > > Holy crap, that black roadeo is stunning. > > > > Yeah, nice bike, but did you see the splat

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo!

On Wed, 2009-12-30 at 18:40 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote: > Ahearne is one of several builders who are taking the humble stem > concept and making works of art. Perhaps it is my bias, but I frankly > prefer the two quills in his photo album to the lovely threadless. The first one in the gallery, tha

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo!

On Wed, 2009-12-30 at 16:32 -0800, Richard wrote: > The Velo-Orange threadless stems have a polished sliver finish and are > available in six and 17 degree rise. The Velo-Orange threadless stem > steerer clamping length is 40mm, while most of the other threadless > stems available in silver have a

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo!

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 14:59, J. Douglas Way wrote: > I'm used to this look anyway as the Ti bike I've been riding has an up > sloping stem as well. My preference would be for a larger frame, to reduce the amount of exposed seatpost and decrease the amount that the stem needs to lift the bars ab

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo!

Hi Richard- Thanks to all of the group that have responded about my new Roadeo build. You are indeed correct. As you surmised, the folks at my LBS convinced me to try the stem with the up sloping configuration to minimize the number of spacers that would be needed. Trying to be conservative

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo!

Bah, it's better to have the bike fit. Anyway, it looks like he's still dialing in the fit, guessing by the spacers above and below the stem. What we really need are steerer spacers that don't make the bike look like it's wearing a cheap turtleneck. And more options for beautiful threadless stems w

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo!

On Wed, 2009-12-30 at 14:36 -0800, Philip Williamson wrote: > Ha! I couldn't disagree more. When I read Eric's remark, I assumed I'd > see a "seven" shaped stem jacked up eight inches. > The only problem I can see with this stem is that it's a little fat > compared to the bike tubing, but I've seen