I went out on a "Coach Bill" triathlon on the Roadeo yesterday.
Stage 1, the Bike stage: I went out and did an extended rendition of the
East Bay classic road route "the Three Bears". The Roadeo was as splendid
as any road bike should ever be. It climbed great, it descended as
steadily and as fast as any Rivendell. It's a tremendous road bike. ~45
miles, ~4500 feet. It's terrific, even though I'm terribly out of condition
Stage 2, rescue: I ran across a pair of French cyclists, caught off-guard
by the heat, who were taking things slowly to get back to Orinda and Bart.
They had run out of water, so I gave them all the water from my second
bottle and a pep-talk that they were almost there. They were very grateful
and encouraged and urged me to ride on
Stage 3, emergency: One of my High School Mountain Bike Racers was off to
Tahoe, but broke a hydraulic brake hose. I did a quick repair to allow him
to enjoy the first day off of school and the first day of Summer Vacation.
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA
On Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 9:33:42 PM UTC-7, Mark Schneider wrote:
>
>
> Lovely bike and build, I've long regretted not getting one instead of the
> non riv custom I ordered.
> I'm sure you'll love it, look forward to your excellent ride reports.
>
> Mark
>
> On Monday, June 3, 2019 at 12:38:41 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>>
>> I haven't been active on the "Daily post Your Riv" thread, so this seemed
>> kind of out of place. I've always been a 'roadie' first and foremost.
>> I've always had a bike in my stable that's a stripped down road bike. The
>> slot in my stable has always existed, but there's been a bit of flux on
>> which bike fills that slot. Regardless of the bike that fills my "road
>> bike" slot, in my heart the right bike to permanently occupy that slot is
>> the Roadeo. For several years I've been filling that slot with placeholder
>> bikes that I consider functionally equivalent, but I've always been
>> confident that a 59cm Roadeo would be mine someday.
>>
>> Turns out a 59cm Roadeo cam available on I-Bob at a good price and I
>> jumped on it. I had been so prepared to own a Roadeo that the build came
>> together from parts I already had in stock. The only new part I bought to
>> do this build was the red Newbaums.
>>
>> Frameset: 59cm Roadeo, Chris king red no-threadset
>> Wheelset: White Industries, HED Belgium, Compass Stampede Pass EL
>> Drivetrain: Rene Herse 42/26, White Industries Ti BB, Shimano SPD pedals,
>> Dura Ace 10sp RD, CX70 FD, Shimano Barcons, 11-28 cassette, SRAM1091 chain
>> Components: generic carbon seatpost, Avocet O2 saddle, Soba Noodle bars,
>> Campy Xenon brakelevers ("gutted"), Shimano brakes, Cinelli Sesamo stem,
>> King Cage Ti
>>
>> PHOTO <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/47979632627>
>>
>> I've only had it out on one short ride on it, but this build has been
>> ready in my head for so many years, that it was kind of like "of course
>> it's perfect". I'm certain I could go do a century on it tomorrow
>>
>> Bill Lindsay
>> El Cerrito, CA
>>
>
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