Then again, maybe you're ready now for sedate and stoutish... >From what the designer has said several times since the model was announced, the Roadini was more or less created to be a less expensive alternative to the company's "road bike" model, ie, the Roadeo. I did not look to compare the geometries between the Roadini and the Ram, but if you are of the J. Heine School of Planing, it may be that, rather than geometry differences between the three models, a slightly thicker tubeset, while not of any consequence weight-wise, could dampen the "spirited riding" ever so little of a bit as to put the Roadini more in the Ram than the Roadeo territory in terms of road feel. If so, I suspect that would not affect the great majority of people who want a go out for a 20-60 mile fast recreational ride type of bike. Especially those who never had a Ram which they felt was too sedate.
in 2015 we sketched out a bike with the ride of the roadeo and all the qualties a road bike should have. it’s safe, comfortable, good for all roads & weather, and fun to ride. this June we’ll have it: the italian-sounding roadini. *Roadeo vs RoADini * 1. the roadeo has lighter tubes, but roadini’s tubes are light enough. they’re our own silver design, but we’ve chopped from the big-butted ends to minimize weight. it’s probably slightly stronger than necessary. 2. the same tire clearances —up to a 35mm with no fenders, and easily a 28mm w/fenders. 3. roadini’s chainstays are a hair longer than the roadeo’s (which are already longer than most)—so it’s more stable, but still zippy. 4. the roadini top tube slopes up more, so it’s easier to get the bars high. your roadini size is 2-3cm smaller than your roadeo size. 5. the roadeo frame is made in america and is all lugged, which makes it our flagship road bike. the roadini frame is made in taiwan, is tig-welded except for a seat lug, weighs a few ounces more, and costs $1,450 less On Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8:59:16 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Are you saying (I want to be very clear) that the Roadini is closer in > design to the Ram than to the Roadeo? > > I thought the Ram was a very nice bike, but it was a wee bit sedate and > stoutish > -- 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.
