I'd guess that the principal reasons for the difference are cost and a more general all-rounder use for the Roadini; the Roadeo is a high-end road bike aimed at the club rider as an alternative to good if not top quality carbon fiber frames -- heck, as an alternative to 15K carbon fiber frames, if it comes to that. So small, incremental, but real improvements in weight and, even more, that "springiness" that you feel with a top quality steel frame are qualities that particular market will pay for.
Me, I'd love a Roadeo, but will not buy a Roadini. (Does anyone have a 58 to sell? (The 58 is 6-4-6, right?) -- Though I still wonder about getting another 26-wheel road custom ... On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 2:22 PM Ash <ashw...@gmail.com> wrote: > .... > > Another part I'm pondering (probably only the designer can answer) is if > their previous iteration of road bikes is lighter because of a different > thickness/tapering proportions, what's the compromise. There's got to be a > reason why they changed the design from Roadeo. Or is it that due to the > type of tubing/material, the lighter (yet strong enough) design is only > possible in MUSA frames?... > > -- 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.
