That might just be the bike I'm looking for! I mentioned this in another thread a couple weeks ago... basically a Taiwanese tigged Roadeo w/ threadless steerer, 430mm stays... Wish his site listed some more info, it's kinda' paltry. The monsterX is pretty nice, too!
On 3/5/12, RoadieRyan <ryansub...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've stumbled across Mikes blog before and loved those Orange Road > bikes looks like a lovely build- enjoy! > > On Mar 5, 11:01 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks to Rivendell, my entire stable of bikes got turned over in the last >> few years. That process started in 2009. The last remaining bike I had >> from my past life was a custom road bike (Davidson Signature), but even >> that, I decided, was too small. I corrected that somewhat with a tall and >> long stem, which looked a little goofy but improved the situation. The >> nagging shortcoming to my Davidson was that I can't run anything wider >> than >> a 700x25. Hence it's for sale on ebay, as many of you have seen (now it >> has a bid!). >> >> To replace it, I had bounced around several ideas. First off, a 59 >> Roadeo. >> I'm virtually certain a Roadeo would be perfect for what I want from this >> particular spot in my stable, but I'm on a bike department budget that >> made >> that impossible. A San Marcos was out of the question, mainly because I'm >> in between sizes. So, I considered the forthcoming Rawland Nordavinden, >> was tempted by a super low sale price on the VO Rando frame, and kept an >> eye out for a 58 Rambouilet. >> >> My search ended when I got turned on to Black Mountain Cycles, a one-man >> shop in Point Reyes Station. Mike Varley does the design and Taiwan >> source >> thing for both a road frameset and a really slick monster cross. Mike has >> a long history of design in the bike industry, and he's got a spectacular >> operation. We had an open control in Pt Reyes Station last month on an SF >> Randonneurs brevet. I stopped in, checked out a couple measurements, and >> bought it. Our RBA was pretty entertained that my receipt for that open >> control was for a frameset. Anyway, I drove out there and picked it up >> yesterday, and got started on the build. So now I have a road bike that >> makes it easier to get the bars up, takes Jack Browns without fenders, and >> Roly Polys with fenders. It's entirely possible that I'll have the money >> for a Roadeo someday, and riding this will get me ready to buy that with >> confidence. Or maybe I'll get more refined opinions and do a Custom. >> This >> bike gets me to a MUCH more useful road experience at an incredible price. >> I highly recommend giving Black Mountain Cycles a look if you are in the >> market for a $600 road frameset. >> >> Pictures show the progress and status: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157629154963632/ > > -- > 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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** “I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I love.” -- 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.
