Scroll down to the bottom for the geometry chart http://blackmountaincycles.blogspot.com/p/black-mountain-cycles-frames.html
On Monday, March 5, 2012 8:42:48 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: > > That might just be the bike I'm looking for! I mentioned this in > another thread a couple weeks ago... basically a Taiwanese tigged > Roadeo w/ threadless steerer, 430mm stays... Wish his site listed some > more info, it's kinda' paltry. The monsterX is pretty nice, too! > > On 3/5/12, RoadieRyan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've stumbled across Mikes blog before and loved those Orange Road > > bikes looks like a lovely build- enjoy! > > > > On Mar 5, 11:01 am, William <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks to Rivendell, my entire stable of bikes got turned over in the > last > >> few years. That process started in 2009. The last remaining bike I had > >> from my past life was a custom road bike (Davidson Signature), but even > >> that, I decided, was too small. I corrected that somewhat with a tall > and > >> long stem, which looked a little goofy but improved the situation. The > >> nagging shortcoming to my Davidson was that I can't run anything wider > >> than > >> a 700x25. Hence it's for sale on ebay, as many of you have seen (now it > >> has a bid!). > >> > >> To replace it, I had bounced around several ideas. First off, a 59 > >> Roadeo. > >> I'm virtually certain a Roadeo would be perfect for what I want from > this > >> particular spot in my stable, but I'm on a bike department budget that > >> made > >> that impossible. A San Marcos was out of the question, mainly because > I'm > >> in between sizes. So, I considered the forthcoming Rawland Nordavinden, > >> was tempted by a super low sale price on the VO Rando frame, and kept an > >> eye out for a 58 Rambouilet. > >> > >> My search ended when I got turned on to Black Mountain Cycles, a one-man > >> shop in Point Reyes Station. Mike Varley does the design and Taiwan > >> source > >> thing for both a road frameset and a really slick monster cross. Mike > has > >> a long history of design in the bike industry, and he's got a > spectacular > >> operation. We had an open control in Pt Reyes Station last month on an > SF > >> Randonneurs brevet. I stopped in, checked out a couple measurements, > and > >> bought it. Our RBA was pretty entertained that my receipt for that open > >> control was for a frameset. Anyway, I drove out there and picked it up > >> yesterday, and got started on the build. So now I have a road bike that > >> makes it easier to get the bars up, takes Jack Browns without fenders, > and > >> Roly Polys with fenders. It's entirely possible that I'll have the > money > >> for a Roadeo someday, and riding this will get me ready to buy that with > >> confidence. Or maybe I'll get more refined opinions and do a Custom. > >> This > >> bike gets me to a MUCH more useful road experience at an incredible > price. > >> I highly recommend giving Black Mountain Cycles a look if you are in > the > >> market for a $600 road frameset. > >> > >> Pictures show the progress and status: > >> > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157629154963632/ > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ** > “I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an > America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s > the America I love.” > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/0Je5NYvAWksJ. 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.
