I dunno... Jan Heine is testing go-fasts all the time. They take 40-50mm tires. I think many of us would agree that the narrow tire era is drawing to a close. The rational for "narrowness" has been discredited. Roadeo could be configured to take more rubber without turning it into a Hilson. If not, I think it becomes a sales orphan. IIRC Grant said sales were something like 45 bikes per year.
This is the hole in the Riv lineup. There are lots-o-mules and semi-mules: Atlantis, Hunq, Clem, Chev, Appaloosa... not many sporties... Riv needs an updated lively go-fast. On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 10:11:04 PM UTC-5, Bill M. wrote: > > Sorry, can't agree. The Roadeo is set up to maximize clearance with a > standard reach caliper. Stretching it to bigger rubber would mean > different brakes, and basically make it a slightly lighter Hilsen. Too > much overlap there. IMO 28 - 33 mm is a sweet spot for a fast, > comfortable, paved road, club-sport-not-quite-a-racing bike. > > I've been thinking about having a custom frame built. Every time I take a > stab at the geometry I'd want, then nudge it back to what can actually be > built without running into clearance problems, I wind up with something > that might as well be a Roadeo. > > As for what Riv should keep, IMO the core is: > Roadeo > Atlantis > Homer > Sam > Anything else could rotate in and out of the batting order. Can one bike > sit in the middle of the Hunq/Joe/Clem/Cheviot space as an affordable rough > stuff / commuter / shopper / budget tourer / lowered top tube bike? > > Bill > Stockton, CA > > On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 7:33:58 PM UTC-7, Will wrote: >> >> If any bike in the line-up needs an update, it's Roadeo. Tires options >> are much better these days. It would be nice if Roadeo was configured to >> take more rubber. >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
