Eli, Glad to hear you're ok and that's a stunning Roadini you have there. The saddle, bar tape, hoods and tyres set off the Periwinkle perfectly! I can foresee many miles ahead of you on the bike.
PS: What tyres do you have there? On Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at 17:55:56 UTC+10:30 EB wrote: > Long time listener, first time caller. > > I got a new job where I'm in San Francisco every weekday for the first > time since March 2020. I wanted to get back to riding the Golden Gate > Bridge to work, and my fleet had all gone to the 2.4"+ tire size. From 2016 > to 2020 I did the passage twice a day, every weekday, rain or shine, > sometimes with a group known as the Raiders. > > The Raiders are scattered to the four winds, but the Roadini pre-order > came up, so I got a Periwinkle 57cm, pictured below taking a rest on Old > Railroad Grade. Being local (ish) to Walnut Creek, I asked RBW to build it > for me and picked it up in person. It's setup to be fun to ride and > sprightly with parts I know how to work on[1], with a generator setup and > rack for the commute. But the story does not end with the bike. > > About 2 and a half weeks into the new job, I was heading northbound just > after dark and had just passed through the narrow section at the north end > of the bridge. A mountain biker on a Yeti SB120 appeared in my lamp light > out of nowhere and I had about a half second to react - he was sprinting > downhill as he entered the narrow gap and I had nowhere to go. Long story > short, the impact caused a fully displaced fracture of my left distal > radius and completed fractured my left index finger. I was about 2mm of > displacement away from a compound fracture. He was uninjured, but his > carbon Enve M5 handlebar was shattered. I will spare you all the horror > story of the injuries and the hospital and the surgery, but as far as the > Roadini goes - it was completely unscathed other than a bent Nitto Noodle > and a broken left brake lever. > > Many weeks later as my recovery was beginning, I asked RBW if they could > inspect the bike. Not only did they agree to do that, they fixed it up for > the cost of the parts. I cannot imagine a better experience as a member of > the community and a customer of the store. And Grant and I got to have a > fun conversation about the broken carbon handlebars of the guy who hit me. > > I have tentatively started commuting again, a few times a week. The > Roadini is still everything I wanted. Looking forward to swapping in an > OM-1 when they come out of presale, though there is nothing wrong with the > Altus M310 on there right now. > > [1] Yes, those are clipless pedals. No, I will not change this. :) > > [image: IMG_0522.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/3da97fb7-ead2-4bb3-b192-0049a0917359n%40googlegroups.com.
