On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 14:59 -0700, Doug Van Cleve wrote: > Howdy folks. > > Three things about this thread are jumping out at me. Other than both > being steel road bikes, there isn't much similarity between the Pacer > and the Roadeo (no offense intended to Seth :^). I am 99% sure the > Roadeo will take a much bigger tire, unless the Pacer has changed (it > works with short reach brakes at the bottom of the slot or "standard" > reach at the top of the slot). Tig'ed in Taiwan of average butted > steel vs. brazed in Wisconsin of much better than average steel is a > HUGE difference. Next, the Roadeo is "our answer to speedy carbon > road bikes". What percent of recently sold "speedy carbon road bikes" > don't have integrated shifting of some sort? This isn't a Rambouillet > replacement. Lastly, you don't shop RBW bikes because they cheaper > than alternatives (not including the Sam Hillborne/Betty Foy/Yves > Gomez) or just because they're lugged. You buy them because you like > RBW and/or GP's designs... > > Whew!
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