Probably a bit of a wait for a Gallop but the slightly lower top tube could give it an edge over standard road frames. I have the swoopy prototype and if it rides the same people are going to love it.
On Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:23:36 PM UTC-4 bei...@gmail.com wrote: > Leah I was psyched to see this post because you were the #1 influence on > me to get a Platypus (besides Lance who sold it to me! Thanks, Lance!). > Besides the Platy, which is for around town and gravel and kid-hauling, I > also ride my father-in-laws 1990-something Merlin road bike in occasional > club rides and races. I love the Platy for all the already mentioned > reasons in this Bunch, and love the snappy, fast, titanium Merlin, but > always wish the fork was a bit heavier (and not carbon) and that the > chainstays were a hair longer (and didn’t limit the rear tire to 25mm). > > I almost jumped on a used Roadeo in my size a month or so ago and am > extremely Roadini curious. I wonder if you say the roadini “doesn’t offer > enough of a change” for you because you think it’s not different enough > from the Platy? I would think the Roadini is closer to the Roadeo or a > Rambouillet than the Gallop will be. From the August 2023 blahg, the Gallop > looks like a mix between a Platy and a Roadini. > > when I see that Homer Jim shared in your size as a web special my first > thought was, “THAT’S IT!,” but I think you should give a ”real” “road bike” > a shot rather than a “country bike” like a Sam or a Homer, since your > Platy’s are in that category. > > Thanks for your contributions Leah and have fun finding your next “Save me > from the wind on club rides!” Bike! > > Christian > Boulder, CO > > PS: Gallop pics in this blagh: > > https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/grant-petersens-blog/august?_pos=11&_sid=e1163b89a&_ss=r > > > > > On Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 3:58:44 PM UTC-6 Jim M. wrote: > > I think the Roadeo is the raciest road bike Riv has made. I've seen one > 56cm that was built up to 18.5 lbs with pedals. But if you're looking > beyond the weight weenie category, there are lots of other options. > Rambouillet, Redwood, and Romulus come to mind. And if you're not fixed on > 700 wheels, you've got the Hilsen, Saluki, and Bleriot. I had a road > wheelset for my Legolas, which I used for club rides and randonneuring. I > wouldn't hesitate to put drop bars on my Bleriot and turn it into a > randonneur too. And how could I forget the Hillborne? Also very roadable. > There's a 51 dropbar Homer on the web special page > https://www.rivbike.com/products/51cm-homer-dark-gold-antonios-dropbar-pick > if that's your size. > > jim m > walnut creek ca > > On Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 12:33:50 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > > I’m starting to wonder about a roadbike. But it has to be a Rivendell > roadbike because I’m loyal and all that. Anyway, I don’t know that the > Roadini really offers enough of a change for me. I have no idea what is > going on with the Gallup. Then there’s the Roadeo - that one looks great > but there’s a 2 year wait, unless I can find one used. Which would be > ideal. > > Who rides their Rivbike in club rides and what do you ride? Who has a > Roadeo that never gets ridden and wants to sell it? I don’t even know what > size I’d be but I’m an 81 PBH. Must I ride drop bars? I never have before. > I know nothing about any of this. Clearly. > > Note: I still like my raspberry Platypus for club riding but it does take > a toll on me in wind. I recently got a shorter-height, longer-reach stem > which marginally helped, but our high spring winds are taking it out of me. > I did a club ride yesterday with my women’s group and my heart rate was in > the 170s the whole 26.3 miles. It was brutal. Everyone else agreed it was a > hard ride, but I felt like it was harder on me than them, and I’m the > youngest and probably the most fit. > > Leah > > -- 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/9e7853f7-c074-465a-a99d-cf7713b5914en%40googlegroups.com.
