Re: [RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2021-01-24 Thread Andrew Erman
Love the picture and the setup. I have a similar setup but no view as pretty. > On Jan 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Bones wrote: > > Here's one more then. Nice freezing cold evening ride. > > Bones > On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 12:06:43 PM UTC-5 zem...@gmail.com wrote: > Austin, let us know

Re: [RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2020-04-26 Thread 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch
42 cm for my Richard Sachs custom (Richard is known for longer-than-usual chain stays on a traditional “road” bike) and 43cm for one of my Alex Singers. 1976 Centurion Pro Tour, built as a “touring” bike in time for the “Bikecentennial,” has 44 cm stays. They all ride nice, but of course each

Re: [RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2020-04-25 Thread Andrew Erman
I love the way your bike looks! I have a grilvered colored Roadini with Albastache bars. My bike a joy to ride with the more upright positioning compared to the drops I used to have. May your girlfriend have much joy in riding this beauty. Great color. Andy > On Apr 21, 2020, at 3:54 PM,

Re: [RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2020-04-12 Thread Patrick Moore
I've very definitely felt "tippy" on some bikes; notably certain otherwise very nice mountain bikes (like my 1996, still-Santa-Cruz-made Bontrager Race lite) and a certain Fuji Royale road bike, to name the 2 that come immediately to mind and no, I didn't like that feeling either; the Rivs have

Re: [RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2020-04-11 Thread Dave Grossman
> > Patrick: I would describe it simply as feeling less in control of the > bike and more of the bike shooting me off. The twitchiness depending on > setup and wheelbase, long and low aerodynamic position, high saddle to bar > drop, etc. The position in the Roadini, the longer headtube, the

Re: [RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2020-04-11 Thread Patrick Moore
Dave: You are experiencing that almost ineffable Grant-design/Rivendell build bike feel that seems to be a unique quality of all Rivendell models. My own conceptualization of this "feel" is that the bikes are stable while riding straight, but transition into a turn with neither hesitation nor

Re: [RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2020-04-10 Thread Lyman Labry
Nice. Looking forward to photo! On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 8:56 PM Dave Grossman wrote: > I bought a Roadini frameset a over a year ago and finally got around to > building it up during the crisis. As a father of small children, my time > to ride outside of family rides and commuting is limited,

[RBW] In Praise of the Roadini

2020-04-10 Thread Dave Grossman
I bought a Roadini frameset a over a year ago and finally got around to building it up during the crisis. As a father of small children, my time to ride outside of family rides and commuting is limited, so I was hesitant to put money into a road bike. I couldn't be more glad that I did. The