Hi Jay, Have you looked at the black mountain cycles monstercross? Not too far off in geo, clearance is great and pretty similar geo to the roadini.
There's also the roaduno, with 46mm clearance (43mm with fenders) but you'd be limited in your gearing choices. Cheers, John (outside fontainebleau) On Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4:46:26 AM UTC+1 Ian A wrote: > * good quality in its bones. Sorry, on mobile. > > On Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:41:35 PM UTC-8 Ian A wrote: > >> I'm going to throw in a vote for an 80's mtb. I ride my with 2.15" >> studded 26" tires under fenders and single speed. Currently with flat bars, >> but ride it for years with drops. I kind of like of like it with the flat >> bars for winter riding and it actually does service as a lock up around >> town bike in the summer running Big Apple tires (2"). >> >> Pros are cheap, fun to ride, love the single speed winter maintenance and >> perfect for grocery runs. My bike is a late 80's Rock Mountain "fully >> rigid" that has gone quality in its bones. >> >> IanA Kitimat BC >> On Friday, December 5, 2025 at 6:58:47 PM UTC-8 Jay wrote: >> >>> I like my Roadini a lot. I would like a bike for winter / wet weather / >>> touring that is as close to the Roadini from a fit perspective, with drop >>> bars, but with a bit more clearance so I can run fenders nearly full time, >>> with perhaps a 38-45 studded tire in winter, and something in that range >>> the rest of the year. The new Hillborne looks good. Not sure what works >>> best with fenders in terms of mini-v (for drop bars), canti's or maybe >>> something else. Goals with the brakes would be: short pull for use with >>> levers like Tektro RRL Ergo, clearance for fenders and as big of a tire as >>> I can fit, and ease of adjustment. I wouldn't be removing the wheels >>> often, mainly when switching tires for winter vs. rest of the year, and >>> seldomly rest of the year. >>> >>> Any other bike options? Has to be for drop bars (for example, Appaloosa >>> too long of a top tube to use with drop bars; for me at least, as I don't >>> like a long reach). >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >> -- 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/3004870e-85fb-4ddd-8a29-2b79e5592cfdn%40googlegroups.com.
