I think the Roadeo takes normal reach brakes, from a Gary Boulanger interview with Grant back when. Per the interview, they considered short reach but decided on normal reach.
On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM Garth <[email protected]> wrote: > I keep track of geometry charts over the years and the Roadeo is > distinctly different from a Homer. Besides the tubing, the BB drop is less, > chainstays shorter, the head and seat angles are steeper, and it takes > short reach calipers(Homer was med.). The TT slopes are slightly different, > and of course the tire capacities are different. The Roadeo is pure road > bike, the Homer is more in the all-arounder tweener tire size bike. Nobody > knows the tube specs but it's safe to assume they are not the same. They > are as different to me as any Riv model could be from another. > > So just get a Roadeo if you have the opportunity and don't worry about how > much your Homer may sell for with whichever brake option. It'll sell just > fine. > > On Friday, September 26, 2025 at 10:10:20 PM UTC-4 [email protected] > wrote: > >> 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 >> > -- 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/CALuTfgvLapKLNcdtYzk0gewdCMNKXp0WtZazg7sakw57uDEcZA%40mail.gmail.com.
