Hey Brent, I know that we've already gotten to chat about how much I enjoy my Roadini. I have owned an RB-1 previously, and would argue that if you could only own of those two bikes, the Roadini is a clear winner from the standpoint of utility. I've been commuting on it and taking it on mixed surface rides. Even in terms of weight, it's going to be a fairly negligible difference depending on how you build it up. I don't imagine it's easier to squeeze much beyond a 28mm tire on the RB-1 so it's not going to be as comfortable on rougher streets or fire roads. The shorter chainstays of the RB-1 are probably going to make it a little bit faster, but I doubt you'd be as happy on that bike on other than nicely paved roads. I also think that there's a little bit of market inflation when it comes to the top-model Bridgestones. If you want a zippy lightweight pure road bike of that era, you can probably find equally good ones that don't have the Bridgestone name attached. And if you're a strong rider, you can be nearly as fast on the Roadini with some plush wider tires with lightweight casing.
That seller of the Bridgestone seems to specialize in very nice bikes with attractive photos and appears unconcerned with letting the market decide the value. He's had a Davidson Discovery up for eons with a caveat that he's "not desperate to sell" it and it shows. The price hasn't moved and nor has the bike. When I sold my RB-1, supposedly at the peak of bike scarcity in the early days of the pandemic, I still only asked $400 thru my local CL. I got my price within a day or two, no haggling. I'll concede that mine wasn't in nearly as nice condition, but still. my $0.02, Brian Glendale, CA On Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 12:08:54 PM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: > A 1990's road racing bike and a new Rivendell Leo Roadini are two VERY > different animals. Like, practically different species, even if they are > the same genus. Step 1 is decide which of the two you want, and then buy > the one you want. If it turns out you really want one of each of those two > very different bicycles, then you've got something else to deal with. > > If the real problem is you want one of each, know that they are completely > different bikes, and can only afford one. If that's the issue then you > need to go back to Step 1 and decide which of these two types of bikes you > want FIRST. Buy that one and save up for the other. They are going to fit > MUCH differently. They are going to ride a lot differently. They will > have much different levels of comfort, stability, agility, etc. They have > completely different vibes from one another. I have both of those types > covered in my stable, so the appeal of having one of each type makes > perfect sense to me. :-) > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > On Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:48:22 AM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> >> https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/d/san-francisco-57cm-time-capsule-1993/7688650100.html >> >> The seller said he’d go as low as $1600. There’s gotta be some opinions >> here. I have debated 90s road bike vs Roadini in previous threads and I’m >> still considering both. Building a Roadini would cost me $2000-$2200. The >> yellow 93 RB1 is my favorite, aesthetically speaking, but I’ve never ridden >> one. >> >> I’ve had a 92 Fuji Team with similar geo and loved it, but sold it. It >> was a 56 and a hair too small. >> > -- 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/91ca20cc-a1bc-41b6-854d-efb6bc30f349n%40googlegroups.com.
