I was in the same boat but popped for the Roadeo. I sold a bunch of other stuff I had laying around taking up space on ebay and the like so I could get the frame. Now I am doing the same thing to get parts to build up the Roadeo. I was looking at the San Marcos too and almost decided to buy that, it looks like a great frameset and I am sure it would make a very good bike. I had a long internal conversation with myself and decided that the Roadeo was the bike I really wanted and in the end I don't think I would be totally happy going that route. I have lusted after a roadeo in orange for years now and just couldn't convince myself that saving that amount and getting something different was going to make me happy. The end result is that I have the frame I really want and less clutter in the house. People who have the San Marcos really seem to like it though. I don't think the fact that the bike not saying "rivendell" on it is a problem though. Once you are riding it, you aren't looking at the headbadge anyway and the ride is going to give you a smile either way. There are some differences between it and the Roadeo though, especially in my size. It was a choice between 650b wheels on the SM vs 700 for the Roadeo, top tube sloping differences, fork curve/look, contrasting headtube ect.
On Wednesday, May 1, 2013 10:44:32 PM UTC-5, Doug Williams wrote: > I considered a Sam. I agree that it is much more handsome than the Marcos. > But it is a little heavier than what I'm looking for. I already have > (non-Riv) bike that fits the cargo and loaded touring bill. I'm looking for > something with more zip, but short of a racing bike. > > On Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:25:12 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote: > >> Just get a Sam. There is only a 325$ difference between them for the >>> frames. If you are gonna get a Riv-build, they are still only about 325 >>> different total for the complete bikes. Problem solved. You can get a Riv >>> for the same price basically. >>> The Sam has a much prettier curve to the fork, and better paint job too. >>> More eyelets, etc. Definitely worht waiting to save up 325 more bucks. >>> >> -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
