as someone who's looked into this... The Ritchey's have shorter wheelbases and chain stays, and the seat angles are much steeper. And as mentioned tire clearance is less. All features I have come to prefer in the Rivendell bikes.
And of course there is the absence of those beautiful lugs. ~Mike~ On Jan 13, 9:54 am, robert zeidler <[email protected]> wrote: > For the sake of conversation, what would be the detail differences > between this and, say, a Roadeo? > > Just axin', you know? > > RGZ > > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:09 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Chris, my Ritchey can be seen here: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/8193389@N06/sets/72157606645245888/ > > or > >http://bit.ly/fHtURa > > > I've got metal fenders to install when I get the chance. The SKS I put > > on to start are a little narrow. > > > Ed > > > On Jan 12, 11:05 pm, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ed, I'd like to see some photos of that customized Ritchey! > > >> - Chris Kostmanhttp://www.XO-1.org > > >> On Jan 12, 8:02 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Us too. I called Rivendell when Grant first mentioned a tandem a > >> > couple years ago in a reader, and tried to put down a deposit, but > >> > they declined. We're ready anytime, Grant. > > >> > I have a Toyo-built Ritchey Logic road frameset that I bought new in > >> > 1995. After owning a couple of Rivendell production bikes, I had the > >> > Ritchey refurbished in 2008 with a new Bilenky steel fork with > >> > extended steerer tube, clearances changed to accommodate 57mm reach > >> > brakes and new fender eyelets. It's my personal Ritchey-Bilenky > >> > "Roadeo." It's not my best bike, but it's my favorite, if that makes > >> > sense. > > >> > Ed Felker > > >> > On Jan 12, 4:22 pm, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > "If we ever do a tandem, we'll > >> > > > likely do the same. " > > >> > > > I'd love to see it. I'd hope to be able to consider buying one. > > >> > > How many tandems pre-ordered does it take to cover the dev of the lugs? > > >> > > Alternatively, would it ever be possible for a tandem as a full-custom? > > >> > > I'm ever-hopeful but probably just going to talk to bilenky. > > >> > > -sv > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
