I am very much able to identify with your situation, but my experience with the Roadini thus far hasn't been exactly what I'd hoped for. I have owned a Sam Hillborne for the last 9-10 years and was looking at the Roadini to be a more stripped down, faster road ride. Unfortunately, I haven't found my speeds on the Roadini to be faster than that of my loaded up Sam H (I'm actually faster on the Sam). I've been doing a lot of tests between the two recently because I've been frustrated that I'm not getting what I'd hoped out of the Roadini. It's upsetting because so many others have had such great experiences, so I'm not sure how to come to terms with my experience, nor how to resolve the lack of speed. The Roadini is certainly comfortable (as is the Sam), but I'm somewhat regretting spending the money on a "road" bike when it hasn't resolved what I'd hoped it would.
On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 7:59:52 PM UTC-6, Jonathan K. wrote: > > I'm trying to convince myself that I do/don't need a Roadini. I have a Sam > that I bought to be my road bike, but it's been gradually taking on more of > a beast of burden role. Originally quite minimalist, I am now running racks > and bags fore and aft for commuting. So, I'd like to get a bike to fill the > role of lightweight, long distance, weekend rider. > > The Roadini has been out for a while now, and there seems to be a fair > amount of them out in the world. So, for anyone who has been riding their > Roadini for a while, how do you like it? I'm interested in thoughts, > impressions, reviews, comparisons to other road bikes, etc. Would you > recommend one over other bikes to someone who wants a simple road bike for > (relatively) fast long distance riding? Pictures are encouraged, of course! > > -- 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.
