>To my eye, lots of spacers = tall quill stem. Aesthetically, neither one is >great
I fought am fighting this as well. But I've always had huge amounts of seat post .. and spacers. Photos here: http://tksleeper.spaces.live.com Then when I bought my AHH I notcied that even with a fist full of seat post (guess that is a gauge) I still had like 14cm of quill .. I just figured the purpose of the Copper Bell was to make that space pretty again. I noticed on the Bombadils a lot of people go with dirtdrop and such to get away from the longer quill??? Kelly On Nov 13, 7:26 pm, Paul <rawfoodcuis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hmmm... definitely tempts me to place an order for one. I haven't even > got my first Riv yet and I'm already plotting my second one! > > On Nov 14, 9:02 am, reynoldslugs <be...@perrylaw.net> wrote: > > > > > Finally getting some Roadeo time in. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41563...@n06/sets/72157625377490164/ > > > A lot of parts came from a Colnago Masterlight. There's no comparison > > between the two bikes, really. The Roadeo with Rivendell geometry is a > > delight to ride. The Colnago is a really beautiful bike, but quite > > uncomfortable - - bars too low, neck always hurt, dopey short chain > > stays led to crummy shifting for Clyde. Clyde likes a triple, but the > > triple doesn't like 39 cm chainstays. > > > So, the Roadeo has luscious 43 cm chainstays, which makes the shifting > > happy and smooth. The Campagnolo 10-speed brifters and rear > > derailleur now work happily with an FSA crankset (24-36-48). As for > > the frame, well, I need to come up with some prose to convey a sort of > > dreamy-eyed contentment here. As you would expect, the bike is very > > comfortable, very "plush," to you the common parlance, but quick and > > delightfully solid during out-of-the saddle climbing sprints. My > > Clydesdale Quads tried to crush the bike today, but the frame just > > rocks below the rider me, very content, no mushiness, no chainstay > > rub, no bottom bracket sway. Rock solid, and still comfortable. It > > feels nimble, and really excels on the downhills. > > > I don't know nothin about no planing, not me, but I can say this bike > > sings pretty sweet when you push it hard. > > > Of course, the fat dumb and happy Schwalbe Kojaks are like feather > > pillows. I'm really happy with the brakes - - I had read some posts > > about how these big mouth brakesets are sloppy and shaky, but I am > > happy to report they stop with alacrity, wonderful modulation, and > > perfect confidence - - even for Clyde doing 35 mph down rough pavement > > on an 18% descent. The bike, the brakes, and the tires give a fellow > > quite a smile on the downhill chicanes. > > > The only thing wrong with this bike is the rider, who hain't been > > riding too much last few weeks.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
