I'm sure the Roadeo will be a great bike but I think for a bike like this I'd go with Mercian.
On Aug 28, 12:17 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > P.S. I just checked the rivbike website and noticed that they've > changed the previous statement pertaining to color choices. > Apparently any color that complements cream accents is now acceptable. > > Jim > > On Aug 28, 12:07 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > I'm not in the market for another bike, so any comments are simply > > reflective of my own opinion. It seems strange to me that Grant, who > > was always an exponent of not using shifting components that required > > "system compatibility" has agreed to spec the Roadeo so that its braze- > > on's are only really useful with a shift integrated (e.g. Shimano) > > system. > > > I also find it perplexing that Rivendell, apparently, will not > > accommodate a customer request to have downtube shifter bosses on the > > frame. This is not a cheap bicycle, $2,000 is a good chunk of > > change. Perhaps this lack of flexibility is reflective of what > > Waterford is willing to accept. > > > Finally, having only white available as a standard color (with an > > upcharge of $300.00 for another color), strikes me as rather like > > Henry Ford's options for the model T (any color available, as long as > > it was black). > > > Jim > > > On Aug 28, 11:06 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > Aren't band attached down tube mounts available? > > > > Indeed there are. > > > > However, I have two lovely NOS sets of Simplex braze on dt levers with > > > the sunburst (the older, harder to get in good NOS condition Simplex > > > levers), an NOS Simplex white plastic braze on set and two beautiful > > > NOS Campy Record braze on lever sets. > > > > I readily admit we are going into persnickity parts collector > > > territory here, but I really would like to have a bike where I could > > > rotate use of some of those lovely old parts > > > > Maybe if I had some swell clamp on sets I would feel differently. > > > Real nice NOS clamp on shifters are far and few between, however. I > > > have been actively collecting for six years now and can only remember > > > one or two being offered for sale. > > > > Besides, it would look kind of odd to have such a lovely frame with > > > unused cable routers above a clamp on shifter. > > > On Aug 28, 12:33 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Aren't band attached down tube mounts available? IIRC, many early steel > > > > frames had cable guides and bottle holders attached by wrap around > > > > bands, not braze ons, so this would not be that unusual. > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:48 AM, JoelMatthews<joelmatth...@mac.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Well, it is not exactly like the bikes raced by Jacques Anquetil and > > > > >> Eddy Merckx as it does not have down tube shifter braze ons.- 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
