Funny how initially I was repelled by the long necks of the threaded stems, and now the rising stem looks upsetting...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and when you close your eyes you either smile blissfully or frown in agony from your sore neck and shoulders... :-D Lovely bike!!! René On 12/30/09, J. Douglas Way <d...@mines.edu> wrote: > Hi Richard- > > Thanks to all of the group that have responded about my new Roadeo > build. You are indeed correct. As you surmised, the folks at my LBS > convinced me to try the stem with the up sloping configuration to > minimize the number of spacers that would be needed. Trying to be > conservative, I had them leave about 2 cm above the stem so that I could > raise it further in my even older age, ;-) ! > > I'm used to this look anyway as the Ti bike I've been riding has an up > sloping stem as well. > > Doug > > Richard wrote: >> Beautiful bike and build! >> >> I'm guessing you chose to install the stem as you did to give you a >> comfortable reach to the bars and opted for a 17 degree rise over a >> whole bunch of spacers?. >> >> Hope you and your wife enjoy your Roadeo's. Happy New Year. >> >> On Dec 30, 1:24 pm, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I totally agree. The angle up is way too steep -- it looks weird. I >>> say flip it or swap it out with a shallower angle. >>> >>> On Dec 30, 11:05 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Love the bike, but please change out that stem. Yuck. >>>> >>>> -- Eric Norriswww.campyonly.comwww.wheelsnorth.com >>>> >>>> On Dec 30, 2009, at 8:30 AM, "J. Douglas Way" <d...@mines.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi- >>>>> >>>>> Here's a link to some hastily taken pictures of my new 59 cm Roadeo >>>>> that >>>>> arrived on Christmas Eve. The build was done by my LBS, Vecchios, in >>>>> Boulder, CO. Yes, it still has the skinny tires from my Ti bike that >>>>> was the source of the parts. I will install some 32 mm Paselas while >>>>> I'm waiting for the snow to melt, ;-). I may try to ride it today >>>>> anyway! >>>>> >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/25652...@n05/sets/72157622976728367/ >>>>> >>>>> My wife, Deb, is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her 51 cm Roadeo in >>>>> blue. >>>>> >>>>> Happy New Year! >>>>> Doug Way >>>>> in snowy Boulder, CO >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> 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- >>>>> bu...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en >>>>> .- 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-bu...@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. >> >> >> . >> >> > > -- > ******************************************************************* > J. Douglas Way, Professor > Chemical Engineering Dept., Colorado School of Mines > 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401-7887 USA > Phone: 303-273-3519 Fax: 303-273-3730 Email: d...@mines.edu > http://chemeng.mines.edu/faculty/dway/ > ******************************************************************* > > -- > > 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-bu...@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. > > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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-bu...@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.
