Reed, I arrived at the same conclusion. Although, I did pick up a 62cm c-t Riv Custom from 2001 to scratch the super light weight itch! No provisions for racks and it will fit 32mm tires and fenders. It is a very nice ride.
On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 4:08:39 PM UTC-4, Reed Kennedy wrote: > > Dang, thanks so much Brian! I have learned so much by derailing this poor > thread! > > As someone who just picked up a 65cm Hilsen and then found himself > wondering if he'd be better served by a Roadeo the info from Mark you > shared is music to my ears. > > The Hilsen fits better, takes a bigger tire, and has more BB drop, all > things I like. Yet I was thinking of giving it all up for a lighter-tubed > Roadeo! Glad to know there's not much improvement to be had, at least in my > size. > > Even better, I already have the Hilsen. > > > Best, > Reed > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:24 AM Brian Campbell <bdcamp...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> This is an e-mail exchange I had with Mark at Riv a few years back. I >> think it s his way of telling me that the the ultra lightweight tubing is >> in the smaller sized Roadeos only. YMMV. >> >> >> >> Hi Brian, >> >> >> >> In sizes 59cm and up, the tube spec is pretty similar between the Roadeo >> and Hilsen. So, the main difference with probably come from lighter >> components and smaller volume tires, resulting in a more spirited ride >> feel. This along with slight geometry differences would differentiate the >> two models. >> >> >> >> Any other questions, let me know. >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Campbell,Brian D. >> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2016 12:22pm >> To: "ma...@rivbike.com <javascript:>" <ma...@rivbike.com <javascript:>> >> Subject: Roadeo or Hilsen >> >> Mark, >> >> >> >> Hi. I spoke with Will and he suggested an e-mail to you. I ride a 61cm >> AHH (really like it) but am finding I am doing more and more riding where I >> am focused on riding by itself, not carrying things or commuting per se. I >> was considering a Roadeo (also in 61cm or perhaps 59cm size, I can fit both >> per Riv’s sizing method 87cm PB height)) and aside from rear spacing, >> shifter mounts, tires size and slight front end geometry difference on the >> Roadeo, is there a meaningful difference in the tubing types between the >> two frames? If yes, could you let me know what they might be? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Brian >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
