Supposing some guy--um, yeah, a friend of mine, yeah, that's it--was thinking of a Roadeo and had--well, I don't know--a PBH of maybe 84cm and height of maybe 5'9", and had a 57 Bleriot at one time, would this guy get a 55 or 57 Roadeo?
Ryan On Mar 18, 8:21 am, James Valiensi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > PBH and OAH is about the same as yours. I have a custom Rivendell 55cm; if I > was getting another one I'd want a 57cm. > Cheers! > On Mar 18, 2010, at 7:33 AM, sjauch wrote: > > > > > I'm digging my new ride, a 55cm Roadeo, so I just wanted to show off a > > little. I've uploaded some photos to the Flickr groups, but incase > > some of you haven't checked there lately, here it is: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ironsightimages > > > In January I visited the Riv. shop and test rode Mark's 55. At the > > time I was thinking the 53cm would be the right size but after talking > > to Jay and Mark I went with the 55cm and am happy I did. This is the > > largest bike I own so was nervous that it was going to be too big. Now > > that I'm riding it though the sizing makes sense and am glad I didn't > > go smaller. I'm 5'7 with 81cm PBH, 71cm seat height. Currently using > > 30mm of spacers and stem is zero degree. I originally had it flipped > > for a positive angle, but am a bit more comfortable with some drop. > > Unfortunately I haven't been able to get out and do a real ride and > > have only commuted on it. Have about 100mi on it now. > > > I decided to go with the standard white/blue color. I was really > > excited by the option to choose a paint color for no additional cost, > > but in the end couldn't decide on any one color and really liked the > > clean look of the white with blue. The only thing I wish I did get was > > d/t shifter bosses. > > > I had been looking for a new road bike for about a year. I wanted > > something more comfortable than what I currently have, a '05 > > Specialized Allez Comp. I had considered the custom route for a frame > > but couldn't make up my mind. When I saw the Roadeo released it really > > interested me as it was the exact kind of frame I was considering > > having made. Being able to go to Riv and check out the bike and take > > it for a spin is what sealed the deal for me instead of going the > > custom route. I intend to use this bike for regular weekend road > > riding and am going to try the Randonneur thing this year, first 200k > > is coming up April 10th. > > > Build: > > Group: Ultegra 6600SL; 34/50 Chain rings, 170mm arms > > Brakes: Shimano R-650 > > Cassette: Sram 1070, 12-26 > > Chain: Ultegra 6600 > > Bars: Easton EC90 Equipe (Gasp, carbon. Plan on replacing with alum., > > just need to find something with the same shape. Love these bars.) > > Stem: Easton EA70 - 90mm > > Headset: Cane Creek Classic 100 > > Seatpost: Ultegra > > Saddle: Selle Italia C2 Flow (White one on the way, but might be over > > the top.) > > Wheels: Shimano Dura-Ace hubs 7800/7850, Mavic Open Pro, DT Swiss > > Comp, Schwalbe Kojak's (Never road tires this wide, can't believe what > > I was missing. Running these at 80psi, soooo comfortable.) > > Pedals: Ultegra > > > Weight as pictured, without tool roll and pump but with pedals and > > saddle, about 20lbs. > > > -- > > 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]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > James Valiensi, PE > Northridge, CA > H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796 -- 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
