I have a 63 Rodeo,, and was pretty close to being in the early adopter group. In my discussions wiht Mark the "touch heavier" tubing for the larger sizes may be 8-5-8, but that was up in the air at the time as they were still working with Waterford to match the tubeset to a bottom bracket that handled the external butt for the seat tube and down tube. In the end I was never able to confirm what tubeset was used. What we do know is that the stated tube set for the smaller sizes is 7-4-7, but I an sure they reserve the right to do what ever they want. At the time I was very close to buyig the red Legolas they had left, but the Roadeo was about to come out. The slightly lower bb and not-canti brakes called out to me, but god that Legolas looked pretty. Mark assured me that the ride would be similar dure to similarity in the tube selection, and that riding it like a cross bike shoul dnot cause it to come appart.
I love my Roadeo, it handles lightish loads and my 220 lb slab of self OK on the trails, and is a dream with the JB greens on the rough pavement. The catch is the fender space in the rear. I have about 7mm between the top of the JB and the brake bridge. This is tight enough that I am not likely to cram a fender in there no matter the selection of brake. That is really the only bummer on the bike. If you plan to run a 30 or smaller there should be enough room for fenders, and or if you get luckier with bridge placement. At times I have wondered if I should have gone with a different bike, like the Hilsen, but that is ONLY due to my rear fender issue, I love the bike in every other way. If I were in you rshoes I would think seriosly about a Ramb in your size, there have been so many coming up recently I even thought a couple of times about selling my roadeo and building up a ramb. But thaen though about what SHMBO would do if she caught me. I would think you could make the Hilsen do close to the same thing as a Roadeo, if you want a second bike, but cost is an issue buy a used ramb. If cost is not the issue, a Roadeo is hard to beat. Rob - http://oceanaircycles.com/ On Dec 6, 12:08 am, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > on 12/5/10 7:54 PM, Kentileguy at [email protected] wrote: > > > Lots of great input. Thanks! According to Riv's sizing chart I'm right > > between a 57 and a 59. I bought Homer used, so I didn't have much > > choice. On the plus side, it was local, like new and reasonably > > priced. I have no regrets about buying it and after alot of tweaking I > > think the fit is just about right. The 7cm stem is probably not ideal > > and I am a little leery about squeezing the 135mm rear triangle around > > a 130mm hub. > > You could put a couple of 2.5 mm spacers in there and ought to have plenty > of room on the axle. That's what I did with my current wheelset on the AHH. > > > I'm not fixated on weight, but I was very surprised at > > how much different the lighter wheelset felt. I've considered the Ram > > (there's a sweet 58cm orange one on ebay right now), but I thought it > > might be too similar to the Homer. Ideally I would test ride a Ram & > > Roadeo side by side to be able to form my own opinions, but there's > > little chance of that happening, so I'm relying on the collective > > wisdom of the group. > > I own a Hilsen (Toyo-built) and have ridden the Roadeo around the > neighborhood over at the RBWHQ&L. Setup was quite different from mine, but > it had a noticeably snappy feel to it that made me salivate significantly. > I think they are definitely different enough bicycles that each would morph > towards discrete setups if I had them. > > But, as I've written before, Grant designs bicycles that handle in a way I > appreciate. All the Rivendells I've ridden have a similarity - stable & > predictable under all kinds of situations - which leads me to ride them in > all manner of daffy conditions. For the Hilsen that means dirt access/fire > roads, singletrack and more. > > If I had a Roadeo, I'd probably ride it the same way, especially since it it > fits JB's and fenders. > > hope that's of some help, > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > [email protected] > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; the > anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of grace." > > William Gibson - "All Tomorrow's Parties" -- 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.
