Following up on the Great Roadeo Tubing Debate: I've been using a piece of industrial testing equipment to measure wall thickness in bike frames. Last weekend I was fortunate enough to measure a Roadeo, Rambouillet, A. Homer Hilsen, and Hunqapillar all in similar sizes. (Thanks to Ben Miller!)
Results are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XeS2nJhBPSDRbqgG1-F2VOI_vK1QZnZmysARDJWyGps/edit?usp=sharing Short version: The Roadeo is lighter of tube than the Hilsen, with the main difference being the top tube. However, the 61cm version I measured was not built with 6/4/6 tubing. Interestingly, the 64cm Rambouillet was almost as thin / light, but the Roadeo was just a touch thinner. If anyone around the SF Bay Area has a smaller Roadeo I'd be excited to measure it. Or, frankly, any other Riv! Best, Reed On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:24 AM Brian Campbell <bdcampbel...@gmail.com> 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: "m...@rivbike.com" <m...@rivbike.com> > 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-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. > -- 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.
