Matt, if your canti Homer were a bit smaller - say a 51cm or thereabouts - I'd say the answer is easy; sell it to me and get the Roadeo. Since it's not my size, the best I can offer is to say, that's a tough one! To my mind, the cantis make the bike all the more desirable, and it looks like a sweet build! I'd be loath to part with it.
But as Emily D. wrote, the heart wants what the heart wants. Steve in AVL On Friday, September 26, 2025 at 6:03:48 PM UTC-4 matt miller wrote: > Hi all, > > I really enjoy the community and discussions on this forum, so I'm > expecting to get some clarity. > > A few years ago I had my bikes stolen (BOOO!), but I was able to find a > couple bike locally. Since I'm in STL and not NoCal, I just bought. I've > got a Road + and a 650b Canti AHH. Initially, the AHH was set up as a > "townie," but I wanted drops and more road riding with it. > [image: IMG_8220 Large.jpeg] > > For the most part, I've really enjoyed riding it. (The photo was from a > Father's Day 50 along the Mississippi.) And much like our Platy-loving > crew, I do enjoy looking at it. There was some speculation about its origin > when I bought it, but I've since learned that it was a Waterford AHH, and > then the owner sent it back and had them put cantilever posts on and > repaint. There are no rack mounts. Dyad/Phil wheels. I moved the old > cockpit to a Trek for commuting and tooling around with my kid. > > Given that I live in a metro area, most of my riding is streets, bike > paths, or a wonderful limestone trail (Katy). Unless I'm exploring or on > gravel, I always seem to have to make a decision about what to ride. And I > do like to go out for solo or small group rides for 30-45 miles. I'd like > to keep increasing my distance, but it's doubtful I will be doing 200k and > beyond. > > I'm kind of thinking of I should move the AHH along and look for a > slightly more road-oriented 700c bike. (Roadeo?) > > I sent a member an off-group message (sorry Bill). But I did end up > finding a lot of information comparing models and steel from threads in > 2020 and 2012. Google searches did help more than the search function here. > It seems like the larger Roadeos aren't terribly different from the AHH > models. If I were to sell this frame, would the canti option make it a bit > more sought after? > > I know the real answer is, "stop thinking about it and go ride," but part > of the fun is over-thinking this stuff. And I know some will say, N+1. But > that's not an option. > > Anyway. That was a ramble. Would an AHH frame sale get me close to a > Roadeo? Is that even a noticeable difference? Aesthetics do matter to me. > But that's probably most of us here. > > And here's the Road+ from a fun ride around Iowa. > [image: IMG_8308 Large.jpeg] > Cheers, > Matt in STL > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/347b8b09-5802-4053-b0bb-4cfc41b3da82n%40googlegroups.com.
