Congrats on the new bike. It is a sweet looking ride! On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 9:50:55 PM UTC-5, Paul Y wrote: > > I just bought this 59cm Roadeo from Tim on the board. > > After six years of living on the Sam and finding no other bike able to > replace its position in the stable, moving to the Roadeo feels like a leap > of faith. I had initially considered a Lyon (was not entertaining > international orders) and then Boulder (Mike seemed a bit too busy to reply > emails). Then finally had the realization that I was much more Rivified > than I thought, having read this board everyday for years and having really > REALLY grown into my Sam. > > Hoping to do a SR on it the Roadeo this year and fingers crossed, PBP > 2019, but the plan is also for this to replace my Sam as the commuter. > > Pics from my shakedown ride: > https://flic.kr/p/QN8vdm > https://flic.kr/p/QFaCGn > > Tektro 539s > Rich built 105/SON28 A23 > 8 speed Sora cassette > 32mm Compass Stampede Pass > All other parts are from the hillborne and were standard Riv issue in > 2010, except my much-missed silver shifters which suffer the > stuck-cable-end syndrome :( > > The Roadeo feels incredibly different from the Sam (56cm double TT). More > spritely, less robust, certainly more squirrelly at speed but I'm still > sorting out my riding position at this stage. Gets up to speed much quicker > and more effortlessly. Already missing the rack mounts and ability to mount > a kickstand... but I wanted a faster bike and everything can be gotten used > to! > > I have a Bagman support and fender nuts on order after which a Nelson > longflap and 45mm sks chromoplastics will join the party and normalcy can > return! > > Thanks for sharing in my joy :) > >
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