nice report on a great looking bike. sykesville's streets are lucky! paul takoma park, md.
On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 2:46:03 PM UTC-4, Austin B. wrote: > > So the 63cm Roadeo I bought off the Seattle Craigslist arrived in Maryland > this week. First, I owe a word of thanks to those here who PM'd me and > posted the link to the Seattle CL add--else I never would have seen it. > Also, a nod to Bill Lindsay and his recent Roadeo acquisition which was > most educational and inspired my build and the format of this post. > > *Condition:* The original owner bought it from RBW in 2014--and judging > by it, it has *maybe* a couple hundred miles on it. No dents, only a > couple minor scuffs, else this bike is pristine. I've never bought a full > bike from Riv, but this one was built up by Mark (there was a piece of > paper saying so). Seeing how he built things--cable lengths and routing, > bar tape, the component installs was a surprise bonus for me--excellent > craftsmanship. > > *First Impressions on a short shakedown ride:* I've read about the ride > quality, the responsiveness, etc. from many on this forum and it's what I > was going after. Not disappointed! I found the Roadeo to be extremely > smooth, very responsive but not the least bit twitchy, and it climbed well > without a propensity to pop wheelies. > > There's one fast downhill with a bend at the bottom that I've taken dozens > of times with the other bikes I've owned. Taking it at speed, some bikes > (my Sam & BMC Monster Cross) drift a bit outside, whereas my RB-1 can turn > on a dime but is a little to twitchy & uncontrollable to keep me confident > so I often tap the brakes. The Roadeo easily held my line with confidence. > > *The Details:* > > > - Frameset: 63cm Roadeo, threaded fork, FSA Headset > - Drivetrain: VO 46/30 & BB, Shimano XTR SPD pedals, 105 10-speed RD, > Ultegra FD > - Cockpit: Brooks C15 Carved, Ritchey Seatpost, 46cm Nitto Mark's Bar, > Tallux 110mm stem, Ultegra Brifters > - Wheelset: Compass/RH BJP EL, H+Son Archetype, Ultegra Hubs > > > I'm still tweaking some things and once I lock in a stem, bars, and > shifters, I have two rolls of red Newbaums ready to wrap (the only thing > NEW going on this bike). > > Some photos of what it looks like now. > <https://photos.app.goo.gl/wsJpEBpmdgthfQYx5> > > Austin B > Sykesville, MD > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/006caa2a-066d-4781-b8f7-aa4d19ac74e9%40googlegroups.com.
