"on a bike that could conceivably be ridden by a 290-lb rider, a little conservativeness is not a bad thing"
This is something all of us as rivendell consumers have to come to terms with. The potential for riders of this stature is real and a constraint that production bike designers face and custom builders deal with on a case by case basis. For me to get to 290 I would need over a 70lb touring load and my pockets full of penies, and I am not a small guy. If I want a "road" bike, no matter what the percieved light and fast marketing schtik is, it will likely be built for the potential heavy weight. Not that this is bad, but something to be realistic about whan you shop at this pricepoint or production model. Once the bikes are in the wild the designer has no control over who will do what with them, but if the frame is in its as sold state, they likely bear some liabilty for its performance. I was initially enamored with these, even considered picking one up to use as a cheeper fast and light touring bike, maybe even sell the Roadeo, but I can say I am in the undertube kills it for me group. It takes the bike to a level that is covered by my Rawland dSogn, it has only one tube heavier than the nubers thrown out here, and was sold as a mtn bike with no diagatube. Rob (uderstanding the designer's challenge for big people doing silly things on a road bike) in Ventura - http://oceanaircycles.com/ -- 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-bunch@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.
