Sorry about your disappointment too. When I ordered my second custom, it arrived with the brake caliper mounting hole just a few mm too high in the fork crown, and I had to either file the (57 mm max reach) brake pad slots or -- this is what I did in the event -- use a drop bolt.
I complained to Riv, and I have to say that they took care of it quickly. Why not wait 3 months? I don't know Somas, but I do know something about Riv road bikes, and me, I'd wait. On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 8:28 AM, Alan H <ahey...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > Looking for some feedback from folks here about the orange Roadinis. > > Last week I placed an order for one of the new orange Roadinis in a size > 50 (thanks to my darned 80 cm pbh). After a week without any news from Riv > (and having my cc charged), I called to find out when the bike would ship. > I was told that they had received a lot of orders and were running a light > crew because of Interbike and that my bike would pack and ship yesterday > (Friday). > > Yesterday I got a call from Vince saying that there was a problem. He told > me that the brake bridge on the orange Roadini frames was in the wrong > place and that standard road brake calipers wouldn't work. While he told me > the frame would work with longer pull brakes (like Tektros or Pauls), > frames with the correct brake bridge wouldn't be back in until December. > > Needless to say I'm a little disappointed and frustrated, especially since > I logged on here today and saw folks talking about their new orange > Roadinis. Has anyone else gotten a similar story from Riv? > > On a related topic, since I'm apparently not getting a Roadini, does > anyone have experience with Soma's road frames? In particular I like the > look of the Stanyan > <https://www.somafab.com/archives/product/stanyan-18-frame-set> in pearl > white. It has a geometry similar to their ES model and is a fully lugged > steel frame at a very attractive price point. The Roadini was obviously my > first choice, but I wonder how the Soma stacks up in terms of build and > ride qualities. > > Thanks in advance for you input! > > -Alan > > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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.
