Greg: A clear, full, and articulate description of the qualities of the Roadeo, all of which makes me even more glad I was offered mine; thanks. I will certainly report on my impressions.
Your description of the perfect combination of stability and agility is exactly what I hoped to find in a derailleur road bike. And for the same reasons, I too find myself using my stripped-down gofast Riv fixed custom for more things than smooth pavement riding; I finally gave in to practicality and added a medium Saddlesack because I so often wanted to use it for commuting and errand rides. On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM Greg Lamont <[email protected]> wrote: > Patrick, thanks for the kind words. I purchased this bike used from a list > member, and it came equipped with this particular drivetrain. As far as I > could tell the drivetrain was nearly new when I received the bike, so I > figured I'd give it a try. I had never used a brifter-based drivetrain > before. Prior to this bike, I've had only a few others - 1986 Nishiki > Riviera GT, 2008 GT Peace 9er, and 2022 Gus Boots Willsen - not counting my > wife's Clem that I ride from time to time. I've played around with > different drivetrains on those bikes, including both friction and indexed > systems, thumbies, DT shifters, and barends. Compared to my other bikes, > the Roadeo is by far the most purely road oriented. The drivetrain feels > like a good fit for this bike. Yes, it's 11-speed cable, and it works > flawlessly. In about 2,500 miles of riding, I've replaced the chain once > and turned the barrel adjuster maybe half a turn. Otherwise, it seems to > function as reliably and shift as crisply as the day I received it. > > Currently, this is the bike I choose more than any other. After many years > of riding loaded down with lots of gear, I thought it might be fun to have > a "light and fast" type of bike for recreational, mostly pavement rides. > I've enjoyed riding it so much, though, that I've ended up taking it far > beyond those original intentions. Though Riv doesn't recommend it for the > task, I find myself steering off of pavement more often than not, taking > gravel roads and light single track options whenever possible. The > extralight RH tires (35 rear and 38 front) are just enough for a wide range > of road conditions. > > Similarly, I find myself strapping on a bigger handlebar bag for commuting > and even some overnighters just because this bike is so much fun to ride. > Perhaps some of that is due to novelty, but I think there's more to it than > that. It just feels right under me. I think the best way of describing it > would be that it feels like it has the right balance of responsiveness and > stability for most of the riding I like to do. On primarily singletrack > rides with more technical terrain or lots of steep climbing and descending, > I choose Gus. Same for multi-day loaded off road touring. I use the Nishiki > for commuting most often because it's laden with fenders, racks, bags, and, > in the winter, studded tires. For everything else, the Roadeo just does it > better. > > I hope you like your new Roadeo Patrick, and I'll look forward to reading > more of your impressions once you've had a chance to ride it a bit. > > On Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:14:44 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Another white + red panels Roadeo with black Ultegra! And with a >> threadless headset system! Deja vu all over again. Plus, the bike is >> displayed against a lovely background, conveyed by a competent photograph. >> Lovely. >> >> If you can to say what about your Roadeo makes you like it, and why you >> chose an Ultegra (11 speed cable?) group, I’d be very interested to hear >> about it all. >> >> Patrick Moore, who hopes to complete the build of his brand-new-to-him >> white + red Roadeo with Ultegra R8000 group, tomorrow. >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM Greg Lamont <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think fall is my favorite time of year for riding.[image: Roadeo >>> 10:2025.jpeg] >>> >> -- > 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/4861d9dc-4514-4597-a37b-9668ef3ce6d4n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4861d9dc-4514-4597-a37b-9668ef3ce6d4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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