Good job on the tape, Franco. I like the position of the levers and angle of the bar as that means the drops are likely where you want them.
On Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:49:53 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > Well I don’t have a before pic but here’s an after pic. Open to feedback. > > [image: image0.jpeg] > Franco Rinaldi > c: 646.403.0661 <(646)%20403-0661> > > -Pardon any typos, Siri typed this message- > > On Jan 9, 2026, at 6:09 PM, Jay <[email protected]> wrote: > > Franco - this is a great post! I love how you're laying in bed, thinking > about bike fit, start watching videos, make adjustments, and then go for a > ride well after midnight. > > > I'm assuming you wanted the leavers 'up' the drops more, so the angle > isn't flat or tilted down, but maybe up a bit? And when you rotated the > bars to achieve this it put the drops further away and at a severe angle. > So you got the bars where you want them, then moved the levers, > re-wrapped? I've been there. I once brought a bike in for new cables, bar > tape, etc. I carefully positioned the levers where I wanted them and > remember saying "levers are where I want them, please don't move them", and > when I picked up the bike they were moved. They fixed this, but still, it > says something about how others perceptions of fit/comfort, "looks" may be > different from our own. If you have before-and-after please post photos! > > Enjoy the better fit ;-) > > On Friday, January 9, 2026 at 8:05:31 AM UTC-5 ascpgh wrote: > >> I miskeyed my chainring pair; it should have been 44-34, not 44-24. My >> following statement about a 33t existing but not worth the bother sort of >> indicated my error. >> >> I've used 8-speed cassettes of 12t or 13t high to 28t-32t low end, >> whatever I find of high enough quality. Either way, my roadish Rambouillet >> gets up and around my steep local surroundings. >> [image: 07106430-C32F-4C0E-A285-A0D9F4D95632_1_105_c.jpeg] [image: >> D163FFE3-B787-49DF-9715-C0ADD8B71527_1_105_c.jpeg] >> >> Andy Cheatham >> Pittsburgh >> >> On Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:21:39 PM UTC-5 Dan wrote: >> >>> On my Roadini I have a 44-28 double. It’s pretty much what Riv spec on >>> their Roadini build options! (Well, to be precise, one option has a 44-28, >>> and one has a 44-34-24 triple). >>> It’s a good spread of gears. With an 11-36 out back I can ride up any >>> hill that comes before me, especially because the bike is so spritely. On >>> the flip side, I am often in the 44-11 gear going downhill. I’m happy with >>> the range but I do wonder that maybe Joe was right when he said 46-30 was >>> perfect for the Roadini! >>> >>> On Friday, 9 January 2026 at 03:06:31 UTC+10:30 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> In that case you may need to shrink down the 46 as well in order to >>>> wrap all those teeth. I have the 38/24 Silver on the Rosco Baby and with >>>> my >>>> kid on the front and a bunch of stuff on the back, I pretty much always >>>> stay in 38. I don't have a front derailleur on that bike and have only >>>> stopped on a hill to shift down to the 24 once or twice. Granted, I avoid >>>> big hills on this bike. But when it comes to flats, I don't mind the 38. I >>>> overspin going down hills and thus resort to coasting but I try not to go >>>> that fast with my kid anyways. Smallest rear ring is an 11. >>>> >>>> On Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8:24:08 AM UTC-8 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> totally hear all this. The thing is I always end up somewhere >>>>> ridiculous. Like on some weird super chunky connector. And I’d rather not >>>>> have to walk. So it would be cool to have a gear or two for when k need >>>>> to >>>>> sliver through super real nasty uphill stuff. >>>>> >>>>> Franco Rinaldi >>>>> c: 646.403.0661 <(646)%20403-0661> >>>>> >>>>> -Pardon any typos, Siri typed this message- >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 8, 2026, at 11:09 AM, Joe Mullins <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I had 46/30 on my Roadini and it was perfect. Biggest rear ring was >>>>> 32 if I remember correctly. My Sam is 42/26 with a 36T as the big ring in >>>>> the back. It is meant to carry loads and go on all roads and I find that >>>>> even on big, long hills I mostly stay out of the big rear ring unless I’m >>>>> exhausted or it’s super steep. If you are keeping the Roadini light, 24 >>>>> might be overkill. And I think a 20t difference between front rings is >>>>> beyond what is recommended and maybe even possible. Derailleur may not be >>>>> able to handle that. (I used to know this stuff definitively but can’t >>>>> remember for sure). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I miss my Roadini for quick, lightweight rides. Sold the frame because >>>>> the Sam really does everything so well but I’ve been considering posting >>>>> a >>>>> WTB for another Roadini frame… >>>>> >>>>> Joe >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 8, 2026, at 5:41 AM, Franco Rinaldi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for the Reply, Andy, I’m always wondering if my emails here go >>>>> to junk cause I’m so new. >>>>> >>>>> A couple more changes will be made to my Roadini before I deem it >>>>> final form. First, I want to move from brifter to friction. Second, I >>>>> want >>>>> to make the smaller ring smaller. Currently I have a 46/34 on there. I >>>>> may >>>>> try and follow your path and go to 46/24 or 46/26 if that’s not possible. >>>>> >>>>> Good day all! >>>>> >>>>> Franco Rinaldi >>>>> c: 646.403.0661 <(646)%20403-0661> >>>>> >>>>> -Pardon any typos, Siri typed this message- >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 8, 2026, at 8:17 AM, ascpgh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Franco, I rode the path you did to get a fit for the legs, which are >>>>> too long/torso is too short for my height phenotype. Very happy to read >>>>> of >>>>> your path in the darkness to enlightenment, Lyme-induced or otherwise. >>>>> Riv >>>>> owners always relate to the Eureka! moment. >>>>> >>>>> I did it with my Roadini predecessor Rambouillet twenty-four years >>>>> ago, ordering after a talk with Grant and the improbability of a custom >>>>> due >>>>> to the time restriction of an invitation to join a group on the TransAm. >>>>> >>>>> I had fiddled and bodged my way around my physical habitus for several >>>>> years after college, being firmly of production bike finances. Still, I >>>>> realized my RB-1 and XO-2 were neither good fits after four hours of >>>>> riding, and something had to drop. Grant detailed the Ram and specific >>>>> design points that moved it into a strong option for me rather than >>>>> hoping >>>>> for a custom in an unlikely timeframe. >>>>> >>>>> I got my Rambouillet the night before traveling to meet my TransAm >>>>> group in Yorktown, VA to start our light credit card ride west. My test >>>>> rides began with the Williamsburg Parkway, then into the Appalachian >>>>> Mountains. I had the OE option of TA Zephyr cranks in 46-36-24 triple >>>>> format and indexing 105 bar end shifters. I was also breaking in a Brooks >>>>> B-17 professional from new on this adventure. >>>>> >>>>> By the end of Kentucky, I switched to friction shifting. Since that >>>>> ride, I replaced the 105 bar ends with a set of Suntour AccuShift bar end >>>>> shifters for their much more tactilely pleasing friction operations and >>>>> switched the Zephyr cranks to 44-24 double. A 110mm 33t existed, but >>>>> overcome that tooth by cassette choices and OCD-repellant deep breaths. >>>>> Today, my Rambouillet has changed very little for fit; I use the same >>>>> Nitto bar and stem length. Perhaps twice over the years I adjusted stem >>>>> insertion a bit. The last time I messed with saddle height was because of >>>>> a >>>>> new pair of riding shoes. What was right, still is. I hope that age >>>>> doesn't >>>>> get to involved in the future, I'm riding to be sure it is very discrete >>>>> if >>>>> so. >>>>> >>>>> Andy Cheatham >>>>> Pittsburgh >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 9:45:51 AM UTC-5 [email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello to all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Last night, I could not sleep. I’m not quite sure what my recent >>>>>> struggles are with the extremities of sleep as it appears in my life, >>>>>> because at times I sleep too much and at times I just don’t wanna sleep, >>>>>> and this all appears to have occurred more so after experiencing Lyme >>>>>> disease. >>>>>> >>>>>> Last night at about midnight, I decided to watch some bike, fit >>>>>> videos, after getting my own bike fit, to explore the proper way to set >>>>>> up >>>>>> drop bars. That quickly evolved into me, dismantling the bars on my >>>>>> Rodini, >>>>>> adjusting the hood height, adjusting the rotational angle of the bars, >>>>>> and >>>>>> re-wrapping the bars, out of all of which, I must say wrapping the bars >>>>>> was >>>>>> the most difficult and most frustrating. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fast-forward, to 1:30 in the morning, and I’m riding the Roadini >>>>>> around Far Rockaway Beach Queens, enjoying how well it fits, how >>>>>> comfortable it is, and how I just don’t wanna get off the bike to >>>>>> explore >>>>>> whether or not maybe I’m ready to go to sleep. >>>>>> >>>>>> And so today I start the day with a roadini that finally fits, >>>>>> despite my awkward proportions with 88cm pbh at 5’9 and short reach >>>>>> torsoe >>>>>> and long shins. >>>>>> >>>>>> My next move I believe will be to convert it to friction and move the >>>>>> small ring on my 2x from 34 to a 30. >>>>>> >>>>>> If anyone one would like to chime in on their chainring sizes on >>>>>> their roadini set up, please do! 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