And I love that color...had my 2016 mixte painted the same color Plus, if it fits and I was looking for a used bike I would not hesitate to buy one owned by Rich Lesnik.Hope Leah reads this thread!
On Friday, June 14, 2024 at 7:39:20 PM UTC-5 ttoshi wrote: > I have a 79 PBH and a 53 cm Roadeo, which has a fairly low seatpost, so 81 > PBH should work great. In fact, I wish I had more clearance between my > seat and the tire below, so a couple extra cm of would be great for not > worrying about the saddlebag rubbing the tire. > > Pictures of my Roadeo setup (10 yrs ago) are here: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/42771204@N00/8443093499/in/album-72157632686324800/ > > Toshi > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM Valerie Yates <vya...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ryan - good research! My pbh is 83 and the 55 is perfect for me so I >> would guess a 53 would be great for her 81. >> >> Joe - you are right. Good thinking. I don't love the albastache although >> I think on some bike, someday, it will be the right bar. I think drop bars >> with brifters are the easiest entry point into drop bar riding. For me, >> Soma Hwy 1 is the most comfortable drop bar. >> >> Finding a beautiful, used Roadeo is one's size seems like hitting the >> jackpot. And obviously this one has a special pedigree, being from Rich and >> having such cool custom color details. >> >> On Friday, June 14, 2024 at 3:30:47 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> The dropbar setup is already on the Albastache cockpit, too. She could >>> start there then switch to drops, easy! >>> >>> Joe "nudge nudge wink wink" Bernard >>> >>> On Friday, June 14, 2024 at 1:36:41 PM UTC-7 Valerie Yates wrote: >>> >>>> With a different cockpit, I wonder if this would fill Leah's quest for >>>> a drop bar bike. My Roadeo rides like a dream. Per the website, the sizing >>>> of (PBH - 27) worked for me. The red anodizing is very striking. Very nice >>>> bike. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, June 14, 2024 at 1:56:07 PM UTC-6 ttoshi wrote: >>>> >>>>> Rich kindly let me ride this Roadeo once and it is not only a >>>>> beautiful bike, but it also rides like a dream. With the top of the >>>>> line, >>>>> color matched White Industries hubs and beautiful anodized A23 rims, the >>>>> bike is worth every penny (and more). I'm happy for the lucky person who >>>>> gets to ride this bike. >>>>> >>>>> Toshi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 9:55 AM Rich Lesnik <richl...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Time to let my Waterford-built Roadeo go, I'm afraid. With advancing >>>>>> age, it's just not comfortable any more! I'm putting a link to the web >>>>>> page >>>>>> describing the bike, with lots of photos. There are some significant >>>>>> changes to the cockpit, and a different rear derailleur. Otherwise, as >>>>>> pictured (no bag, saddle or pedals, though). >>>>>> >>>>>> Some features: >>>>>> Ritchey Logic double crank, set up "wide-low" (48/38) >>>>>> White Industries anodized red T11 hubs, Velocity A23 rims, also >>>>>> anodized red. Black spokes/nipples. 32 spokes front and rear >>>>>> Albatross bars, with a Silver2 bar-end shifter for the rear. Simplex >>>>>> downtube shifter for front. >>>>>> I also have an alternate cockpit: Albastache bar, Shimano brake >>>>>> levers, brown shellacked tape. >>>>>> >>>>>> Asking $2800. >>>>>> Rich's 53cm Roadeo >>>>>> <https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/staff-bikes/richs-53cm-roadeo> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAAaPYovrUvXXE%2BWxSC7mw4QdaLr89Ftbx1xVMKQEhrJHYufGxw%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAAaPYovrUvXXE%2BWxSC7mw4QdaLr89Ftbx1xVMKQEhrJHYufGxw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d2ae01bb-8d58-42a2-b768-5153e4bdaa79n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d2ae01bb-8d58-42a2-b768-5153e4bdaa79n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/18f3d27c-37f2-4284-ac3d-f2d447f0146fn%40googlegroups.com.
