Re: [RBW] Re: Gallopini

[Andrew Joseph]

Johnny!   Thanks for the response. Whelp, I definitely want to run swept back/flat bars. I think I remember your bike photos!  I kinda wish they would have kept the swoopy TT honestly.   But beyond the aesthetics and lugs…What I’m really wondering is whether or not I gain anything by moving to the Charlie?  Assuming the same flat bar cockpit, is the Gallop more efficient, smoother (long stays), or a better climber than a Roadini?  Sent from my iPhone On Oct 12, 2025, at 10:39 AM, Johnny Alien <johnny.alien...@gmail.com> wrote: I owned both although my Gallop was a. prototype with a swoopy top tube. I believe the geometry is essentially the same though. I think it really comes down to what type of bars you want to run. If you want to run drops I would get the Roadini. You could do drops on a gallop but you would need a real short stem and even then I bet it wouldn't be the best experience. A roadini will do sweptback as well as drops BUT if I absolutely knew I wanted sweptback bars I would go with the Gallop.  On Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 8:45:18 AM UTC-4 Andrew Joseph wrote: Any Charlie H. Gallop parents here that have owned or currently own a Roadini? I am hoping someone might be willing to share impressions of both bikes. Have I missed a previous thread addressing this? I am strongly considering buying a new Charlie frameset, hunting for a used 57 frameset out there for sale, and finally considering selling my 54 Sergio frameset (or include it in a trade plus cash) to make this happen. I’ve seen a few comparisons of the Charlie to the Homer of course. But I must have missed anything specific about the Roadini vs Charlie. Still smitten with the geometry and setup of my Joe. So, I don’t mind attempting to make marginal gains with this project. R, Drew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/O4ga65KM9ww/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e73759b1-81f8-41f8-8b0a-7871dd47df09n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8AD1EFE5-9A1C-4621-8EEF-0F5A07159EC3%40gmail.com.