Wow... the color scheme and paint job on that red Roadeo... woohoo. I never was very excited about the white standard paint job but this one... just changed my mind.
and my dos centavo's about bar ends and DT shifters- I like the access of bar ends... I just keep hitting them with my knees when out of the saddle causing an unscheduled shift. I am putting DT's on my new Coho so I will see how I like those again after a 15 year hiatus. ~Mike~ On Mar 18, 7:56 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > I love DT shifters. A manual transmission is a good analogy. It just seems > cleaner and simpler. I do like having the shifters closer on trail bikes, > only because I go through the gears more. On my DT shifting road bikes, I > only shift once an hour or so. > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Horace <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice looking bike! I remember test riding one of those when they came out, > > but it wasn't different enough from my Univega at the time to justify > > buying. I eventually got a Columbus SL Guerciotti, and then... 14 years > > later, a Romulus. > > > As far as the downtube shifters go -- once you're used to them, it's a > > non-issue. Kind of like driving a manual transmission car. If you're happy > > with barends, though, those are fine too. I left the barends on my Romulus > > for the first year and a half, but when I changed the handlebar tape, I put > > on DT shifters. > > > Horace. > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:31 PM, nathan spindel <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Thanks for revealing your reasons for liking DT shifters. They make sense. > > >> I was curious because I'm still trying to get used to DT shifting on my > >> recently built RB-1 (see photo at <http://bit.ly/cv0R5m>) after spending > >> a year with just bar-ends on my Romulus. Personally I still prefer the > >> convenience and stability of reaching for the bar-end and am not yet fully > >> comfortable balancing while reaching down for the DTs (and not grabbing the > >> wheel by mistake, ouch)… but I'll give myself a few more months of learning > >> before considering bar-end-ing 'em. :) > > >> -nathan > > >> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Horace <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> They allow for cleaner cable routing; the cables are shorter, and it > >>> keeps the handlebars neat; they're less likely to bump into my knees; > >>> they're less likely to get damaged in a crash or fall; they allow for > >>> easier > >>> handlebar swaps; they're compatible with a wider array of old shift > >>> levers; > >>> the cable routing won't rub against the head tube and wear the paint off; > >>> they're less expensive, lighter, and better looking. > > >>> Moreover, on a mid- to small-sized frame, with the handlebars slightly > >>> below saddle height and riding on the hoods, reaching to the handlebar > >>> ends > >>> is about the same as the distance reaching to the downtube shifters (I > >>> ride > >>> a 59). > > >>> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 11:54 AM, rperks <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> you can always screw on a nice set of stops to use bar ends, while > >>>> retaining the option fot DT. > > >>>> Dt is less to go wrong, keeps the cables out of the way of a bag, and > >>>> weighs less if you care about that kind of stuff. > > >>>> Rob > > >>>> On Mar 18, 11:26 am, nathan spindel <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > Why do you prefer DT to bar-end? I'm curious. > > >>>> > -nathan > > >>>> > On Thursday, March 18, 2010, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > > I'll be darned. Riv built one with DT shifters. When first > >>>> > > introduced, I sent an e-mail to Mark asking whether a DT option > >>>> would > >>>> > > be available. Response was quick and short: no. So I put in an > >>>> order > >>>> > > for a Spectrum 30th Anniversary. > > >>>> > > Oh well. > > >>>> > > On Mar 18, 1:11 am, rcnute <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >> Hot stuff comin' through! http://www.xo-1.org/ > > >>>> > >> Ryan > > >>>> > > -- > >>>> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>>> > > To post to this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]. > >>>> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > >>>> . > >>>> > > 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 [email protected]. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > >>>> . > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. 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