Corwin pointed out that the existing RoadUNO prototypes have tilted rear dropouts.
Yes, that was clear from the photos in Will's email update. In that same email update from Will, he indicated that he thought they look too chunky, and stated that Rivendell has selected a different, more svelte track end from some other vendor, and that svelte track end will be used on the next round of prototype. He indicated that there were enough changes coming that rendered this round of prototypes almost irrelevant to what eventually gets produced next year. I change gears "all the time" on my multispeed single speeds. At least twice per ride, so that feature was/is extremely valuable to me. The way things seem to be moving, I'll either be doing a strict two-speed with a single wheel position -OR- do away with the rear brake. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 10:21:59 PM UTC-7 cz...@sonic.net wrote: > Hi Bill - > > I was at Rivendell last week. I saw the Roaduno prototype up close. > > Not sure what dropouts they are using - but I recognized the angle on the > rear dropout as the same angle on the rear dropouts on my Quickbeam. > > For me, the angle is not as critical as I thought it would be. I rarely > change gears (I have a flip/flop hub and had a double crankset). I just > don't seem to need to change gears to get up the hills I ride. > > Your mileage may vary. > > Regards, > > > Corwin > > On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 10:14:16 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> I had been searching for quite a while for a single speed that enabled >> some derailer-less gear flexibility. On one hand I searched for a 58cm >> Quickbeam or SimpleONE. On the other hand I was/am waiting on the >> RoadUNO. I was/am a huge fan of Rivendells rear dropouts with the angle >> that allows a significant gear change while maintaining brake adjustment. >> >> In an absolutely perfect world, my Size Large singlespeed would also have >> been 650B (for fat tires and no TCO). While I'm sitting here in >> fantasy-land, I also would have waved my magic wand to have the bike be >> belt-compatible, and would allow brakes, but have a discreet way to NOT run >> brakes. >> >> Over the last 18 months or so, I've been working with placeholders for >> these things. I bought a Crust Michigan Man right when they were released >> and set it up as a strictly 1-speed fixie in my office in Wayne County, >> Michigan. Will at Riv also has a Michigan Man. I also managed to acquire >> a 58cm Quickbeam, and that is now in my garage as a 8-speed single speed. >> I slowly acquired some of the parts for a 650B custom, including a pair of >> Rivendell dropouts. I even had preliminary conversations with a local >> builder, and have a tentative spot on his enormous waiting list. >> >> Then, totally by surprise, a new contender appeared. Crust released a >> new variant of their single speed Lightning Bolt. It's 650B, with >> clearance for 48mm tires and contemporary Randonneur geometry. It's >> belt-compatible and has removable cantilever posts and cable guides. It's >> almost exactly what my custom would have been except for the Riv-style >> ends. >> >> It's 2022, and the lesson we've all learned is that if the thing you want >> is available, you buy it, because it may never be available again. So, I >> went ahead and bought it, and the frame should arrive today. I'm pretty >> excited. >> >> Whether or not my new Crust will get replaced by a RoadUNO next year >> remains to be seen. Will's email updates (plus simple geometry) make it >> pretty clear to me that the RoadUNO will not have Riv ends. It'll have >> some other svelte track ends, so easy gear changes with a rear brake won't >> be part of the feature list, it seems. I'm still paying very close >> attention, but the itch is getting scratched today. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> > -- 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/f2bb7098-2aa9-4f64-86c7-815dc27f6f85n%40googlegroups.com.
