[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

2022-09-07 Thread Piaw Na
I built up my 54cm Roadini on Saturday. Pictures: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/2mh2Jr8FRO6v3jzaewoY_Q.iLe5MSVKuBltp0tHHlgV_C 23 pounds as pictured (pump, pedals, bottle cage but no water bottle or wedge pack). It rides great but I'm slower on descents than on my touring bike (higher

[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

2022-09-06 Thread Patch T
Michael - really looking forward to hearing what happens with the GC610s! Patch, who's helping a friend build his 57 orange once it gets here in NYC/Hudson On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 10:32:15 AM UTC-4 Michael Doleman wrote: > This is an old thread, but having just scored a 50cm Roadini

[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

2022-09-03 Thread Michael Doleman
This is an old thread, but having just scored a 50cm Roadini for my partner, I thought I'd respond. The need for long reach brakes concerned me slightly, but in the end decided that with all the factors involved, it would be fine: bike is small, partner doesn't weigh much (125 or so), the bike

[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

2022-01-16 Thread Johnny Alien
I am a little shocked that they are apparently bringing that change over to the Charlie Gallop too. Instead of the V-brake/cantilever setup that the previous prototype had. Since they are designing their own V brakes that look to be quite nice it seems that they would push the bikes toward

[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

2022-01-15 Thread Eamon Nordquist
>From the latest email update: “The Gallop is a roadish bike that'll take a puffy tire and has the standover drooptube benefits of the Susie/Gus. If you want a functionally similar bike sooner - get a Roadini; They don't have the drooptube but are now designed around Tektro R559s and will

[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

2022-01-15 Thread Brady Smith
My wife has already agreed to buy me a frame in Mermaid for our 10th wedding anniversary. Cannot wait. On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 12:01:21 PM UTC-7 BobW wrote: > That's great to hear! Where did you see this announcement? I did not > notice anything on the Riv website??? > > On

[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

2022-01-15 Thread BobW
That's great to hear! Where did you see this announcement? I did not notice anything on the Riv website??? On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 12:46:12 AM UTC-5 Eamon Nordquist wrote: > I saw today the announcement that the new Roadinis are niw designed for > R559 brakes and will easily clear