Jason-- That's a different perspective I didn't think of. I appreciate that. Right now, I think a Road+, or even an his Monstercross, probably checks more boxes of my riding. But I think that touches on my issue. I WANT a Rivendell, but if it was down to one bike, it wouldn't be the Riv.
Toshi-- Thank you. I'm more comfortable in the drops on the AHH than I am on the Road+. They are quite close on stack/reach, but the AHH has Fairdale drops (I think), and the Road+ has cowchippers, which I think gets me out too wide for what I'm doing. Matt in STL On Monday, September 29, 2025 at 9:04:17 PM UTC-5 ttoshi wrote: > I have a 650b 54 cm Waterford AHH (which probably fits more like a 51 cm > version of today's AHH). I have a 53 cm Roadeo 700c. > > The biggest difference is the top tube is much shorter on the Roadeo, > which gets me in the drops much more comfortably on the Roadeo (with a > similar length stem). The Roadeo steers more quickly, but is by no means > floppy (in the wheel flop sense). I feel very comfortable on the Roadeo in > fast pacelines with my carbon compatriots, and I wouldn't feel as > comfortable with any other bike in my stable. For any other road ride/club > ride with single pacelines (and not riding at my limit), I think I'd be > fine with the AHH. > > A big minus for me for the Roadeo of my size is the reduced clearance for > the 700c wheel between the saddle and wheel. I have trouble with my > saddlebag rubbing the wheel. (Although the "true" road riders would wonder > why I need such a large bag on my bike). This is not a problem with my 650b > AHH, which has extra clearance due to the smaller wheel. > > Toshi in Oakland > -- 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/fec27804-89ca-4abe-a740-99ebb2ae03c4n%40googlegroups.com.
