I owned a 1992 XO 1, and I asked Grant to build me 3 road customs, with 26" wheels, to ride nicer than the XO-1. 25 years later, I can safely and confidently say that a newer Rivendell, whether custom, Rambouillet, or Sam Hill (at least the first edition Sam Hill) all do better on pavement and on dirt than a XO-1 with 32 mm tires (max on the '92 with fenders).
My, I would bypass the Roadini because I think the tubing is too stout for my taste; but I'd choose the Roadini over a XO-1, '93 as well as '92. Even more than the Roadini, if I were in your Sidis, I'd buy a Roadeo because of the lighter tubing. On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 8:47 AM Zack Medow <zeme...@gmail.com> wrote: > RBW Owners Bunch I need your help! > > I'm looking to venture into the world of my first Rivendell/Bridgestone. > > I'm at an impasse right now. I'm thinking of putting in an order for a > Roadini and set it up with the new Shikoro 38mm tires Riv is carrying. But > there's also a mint condition XO-1 right now on eBay in my size. > > I'm going to be using this bike for road and city riding, maybe some very > light grav grav. I have a Jones for a trail bike, so that's not really a > concern. My goal is to find a supple steel bike that fits a wider tire > without resorting to a disc break and the stiff fork that comes with it. > > Which one would you go for?? Is this a silly comparison?? > > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5d55c42-5893-4f52-ba13-1cc53fcaabc6o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5d55c42-5893-4f52-ba13-1cc53fcaabc6o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguxUqpxLnLz2H5FCcWPRH1FOmaddciT3Q%3DJY0MQ4h62Dw%40mail.gmail.com.
