finally, my Roadeo has been built up and i'm riding it and starting to dial-in the set up. i'm very, very pleased. i ended up taking most of the parts off my wonderful, old-faithful, but still-too-small, Serotta Nova SL, to put them on the Roadeo. My Roadeo is a 57 cm, and though i could easily have ridden the 59 according to my PBH (84.45), the top tube would have been too long, i think. Grant said i could use a shorter stem, but it would have been VERY short, for as it is, with the 57, i'm using a 7cm tech deluxe (started with an 8, but the 7 is better for my reach). stem length aside, the build is as follows:
57 Roadeo (56.5 tt) campy 8 speed chorus (early 90s) Ergo chorus or record headset (early 90s) chorus seat post Brooks B-17 Ti (might swap to the Finesse) Nitto 7 cm Technomic Deluxe stem Nitto Noodle (42 cm) bar Tektro BM 57 brakes Pasela 28s (these were on the wheelset on the Serotta--i'll probably try the JB greens soon) newer Veloce (lettering removed) compact crank (50/34) Phil BB 13-26 cassette VO pedals (not set on these yet), will probably put MKS Streams on the bike i took a few photos in the very late afternoon, yesterday, and they're posted on my Flickr page, if you're interested. More photos to follow, i'm sure. ;-) here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/29nucu2 thanks to grant and to mark for walking me through the process of choosing my frame, and also, for allowing me to request RCP and clear decals too! one note: i forgot to mention to my LBS that the decals are on the OUTSIDE of the clear coat, and in the process of building up the bike, the decals got a bit mangled. i took the top ring of the seat tube decal off, and might remove the bottom ring to preserve the symmetry. then again, i might not. ;-) oh, for those who wonder, my set up (not including the water bottle), but including saddle and pedals, weighed in right at 22 pounds. kim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
