Roadeos don't have DT shifter bosses for two reasons. Firstly, the Roadeo was designed to be as light as possible and still meet Grant's requirements for strength and durability (I guess cable stop braze ons are lighter than DT shifter bosses) and, secondly, since the bike is an alternative to Modern Carbon fiber Road Bikes, it was presumed that most buyers would use integrated brake/shifters. Or bar end shifters.
I, like you, wasn't satisfied with that so I ordered mine with DT shifter bosses which was a $50 add on. Since Roadeos are built to order, there's opportunity to do this sort of thing. I also had a chain hanger peg added to the right chain stay (an additional $50) to keep the chain under tension when the rear wheel is removed. That comes in handy when putting the bike in the car with the wheels off. I bet fork eyelet braze ons for a front rack wouldn't be out of the question either. Indeed, there was a Roadeo shown on the BLUG in the past with such braze ons. Paul On Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 5:02:41 AM UTC-7, Jock Dewey wrote: > > Beautiful machine, Bill! Nice work. > > Grant's designs all ride so so well, and these two, RAM & ROADEO, just > rise like cream. Why, oh why, however, doesn't that true road bike, ROADEO, > have bosses for DT shifters. A quirky Grantism I guess, they* all *seem > to have one buried in there somewhere. > > Jock Dewey / Athens, GA > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cb3bdf68-79bb-40a0-bc66-b3d80a0c30a7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
