My down-tube shifter mounts were NOT an option: I had Joe Bell and his team file off the stock cable housing braze-ons and then braze on the down-tube shifter mounts when they had it for the paint. I had Rivendell send it to JB with just primer on it to get the custom color I wanted (Toyota's Barcelona Red as seen on the Prius and perhaps other models). I have bar-end shifters on many of my bikes, but never warmed up to the look of the housings, nor even the shifters. I've used D/T shifters off-road before (which this bike was purchased to do often) and they are not always ideal in certain bumpy, hair situations, but I don't mind the compromise of a clean, aesthetic look and very snappy shifting in exchange for having to sit down on occasion to shift gears (actually, you just have to stop pedaling to shift if you want to stay off the saddle).
I don't know what this bike weighs. Sorry. I don't have a scale and don't really care that much. If I were guessing, which I will right now, I'd say 18 pounds, but I really don't know. My main three other bikes (RB-1, Kestrel 4000, and I forget which other) all weigh 21 pounds with 7-speed freewheel, 28-spoke, quill stem set-ups. Obviously this Roadeo has much lighter features when just considering those three factors. I wasn't trying to go super light when I set it up. Literally I just used stuff I had laying around. The only new stuff I purchased for this build were the derailleurs and chain. I'll post more photos when I complete the second build-up, which will eliminate the carbon parts and bring back my traditional Brooks Swallow with ti rails. I'll have three wheel options so this will truly be "the one bike to rule them all" - As seen currently with "fast" low spoke count Ritchey race wheels and 23mm Ritchey tyres; or with Chris King hubbed 32-hole wheels with 32-38mm cyclocross tyres;, or with Dura Ace hubbed 32-hole wheels with 33mm Jack Browns. I suppose, just for fun on occasion I can put on some tubulars when I pretend I'm racing RAAM again with a pro mechanic behind me to change my flats (which never occurred over 3,127 miles), so there will be a fourth wheel option to silken the ride even more. - Chris Kostman La Jolla, CA http://www.XO-1.org PS If you're in SoCal, come ride me me next Saturday, March 27, leaving at 8am from Major's Diner in Pine Valley to ride loops 2 and 3 of the Mount Laguna Bicycle Classic route (the event itself will take place April 17). Info: http://www.adventurecorps.com/mlbc/ On Mar 20, 3:03 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I asked Mark a couple weeks ago if downtube bosses were available on > > the Roadeo. Mark said they were an extra cost option from Waterford. > > As I recall, the cost was $50. > > Yes. Obviously there was a change of heart at some point. > > I asked before the first frames were available. At the time the > answer was no. Shortly thereafter, spectrum announced it would be > building a limited run of 30th anniversary bikes - which of course > would have DT shift bosses - so I opted to order one. Had I known DT > would be a Roadeo option I might well have gone that way. > > On Mar 20, 12:24 pm, Corwin <ernf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I asked Mark a couple weeks ago if downtube bosses were available on > > the Roadeo. Mark said they were an extra cost option from Waterford. > > As I recall, the cost was $50. > > > Corwin > > > On Mar 18, 8:02 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > I'll be darned. Riv built one with DT shifters. When first > > > introduced, I sent an e-mail to Mark asking whether a DT option would > > > be available. Response was quick and short: no. So I put in an order > > > for a Spectrum 30th Anniversary. > > > > Oh well. > > > > On Mar 18, 1:11 am, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hot stuff comin' through! http://www.xo-1.org/ > > > > > Ryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
