On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote:
> I’d be interested to hear others’ opinions of these “top choice” steel > road bikes; in particular, from those who can compare the handling to that > of Rivendell road bikes. I’ve heard many good things about the Road Logic > but I’ve never heard of the others at all. > > They're a UK site and tend to point to local companies and builders that you're unlikely to have heard of or seen in the USA. However, the Fairlight Strael 4.0 is a very impressive bike. Their design notes ( https://media.fairlightcycles.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Fairlight-Strael-4.0-Design-Notes-v1.1.pdf) are so thorough and reveal attention to detail that's simply outstanding (and it's a gorgeously laid out piece of marketing literature). If they had a dual pivot caliper bike version of the Strael I'd be tempted to get one. As it is, if I wanted a disc brake bike with clearance for 40mm tires it'd be a very difficult decision between the Ritchey Montebello and the Strael 4.0, with an edge to the Strael for having support for UDH SRAM Transmission rear derailleurs (if you're going to go disc you might as well go whole hog and shoot for the latest and greatest electronic doodads). -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ524C84VoUudMiYoNiPKdbu%3DvjMcyOqMt2bNN_RMK52CQ%40mail.gmail.com.
