Re: [RBW] Re: Roadini Build is complete

2024-01-23 Thread jaredwilson 
Love this build, and good info as I'm also 6'1 with an 89cm PBH.

Hope you get tons of lovely miles out of this beaut!

jared

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:28:29 PM UTC-8 Tony Lockhart wrote:

> Solid bike, Brent! So glad to see how nicely it turned out, especially 
> with that gorgeous silver drivetrain.
>
> I've got about 300ish miles on my Roadini now and I couldn't be happier. 
> Oddly enough, I have been spending more time on my Hillborne because I 
> don't want to feel guilty by leaving it in the garage. Can't wait to hear 
> your impression by the end of the summer.almost wondering if you'll 
> prefer the Leo to the Sam.
>
> Happy trails,
> Tony
>
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 3:27:41 PM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> Took the Roadini for a 3 mile test ride and safety check and got some 
>> initial impressions. 
>>
>> 1. It felt expectedly similar to my Sam. The cockpit was a direct swap 
>> from Sam to Leo, makes sense. I bombed a lil hill that turned into gravel, 
>> felt very stable even when a dog ran out at me to join at my flank. I then 
>> climbed a steep street, seated in 36Fx30R, which is promising knowing I 
>> have a 24t option in front and will climb longer/steeper. If I stripped my 
>> Sam and put on slicks I’d be just as fast. Do I regret building this bike? 
>> Not yet and not likely. 
>>
>> 2. This seat won’t suit me for longer rides. My sit bones felt like they 
>> were on a wood beam. 
>>
>> 3. Even with the tall stack, sloped top tube, and my long arms, I still 
>> wished my hoods were 2” closer to me. 
>>
>> Sunshine has yet to hit this bike.  ¯\_(˘͡ ˘̯)_/¯ 
>>
>> [image: image0.jpeg]
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:21 PM, Jay  wrote:
>>
>> Looks great.  You have me questioning the Dark Gold I selected ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 3:36:11 PM UTC-5 brenton...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> For the seat height inquiries:
>>>
>>> Both my bikes are currently 41” top of saddle to the ground. The Roadini 
>>> has less BB drop so top of saddle to crank bolt center is 31”, where the 
>>> Sam is 31.5”. I may end up raising the saddle on the Roadini. Hard to 
>>> compare a broken in B17 to C17 as well. I could probably raise both seats 
>>> 1” and still have a knee bend at bottom of pedal stroke. 
>>>
>>> I am 6’1” with 89cm PBH 
>>>
>>> On Jan 22, 2024, at 11:10 AM, John Bokman  wrote:
>>>
>>> Brenton, thanks for the post; nice looking bike. As weather allows, 
>>> please let us know how this bike rides compared to your Sam (especially 
>>> when it was in drop-bar mode). I'm sure I'm not the only Sam rider who is 
>>> curious about this comparison.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John
>>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 10:49:51 AM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I haven't ridden it enough to decide if it was the perfect +1 yet, but 
 it was a fun project. I will report back after some miles.

 It was great way to spend my time during 2 weeks of Portland 
 snow+ice+wind. Did lots of research, and learned a ton more about 
 components I was only mildly interested in before. Shopping for NOS+used 
 parts on eBay was surprisingly fun, especially if you're after components 
 that most folks ignore. I watched all the "built by blue lug" videos, 
 highly recommend watching for both zen, appreciation of expertise, and 
 educational instruction (though they are not intentionally instructional).


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Re: [RBW] Re: Roadini Build is complete

2024-01-22 Thread Tony Lockhart 
Solid bike, Brent! So glad to see how nicely it turned out, especially with 
that gorgeous silver drivetrain.

I've got about 300ish miles on my Roadini now and I couldn't be happier. 
Oddly enough, I have been spending more time on my Hillborne because I 
don't want to feel guilty by leaving it in the garage. Can't wait to hear 
your impression by the end of the summer.almost wondering if you'll 
prefer the Leo to the Sam.

Happy trails,
Tony

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 3:27:41 PM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com wrote:

> Took the Roadini for a 3 mile test ride and safety check and got some 
> initial impressions. 
>
> 1. It felt expectedly similar to my Sam. The cockpit was a direct swap 
> from Sam to Leo, makes sense. I bombed a lil hill that turned into gravel, 
> felt very stable even when a dog ran out at me to join at my flank. I then 
> climbed a steep street, seated in 36Fx30R, which is promising knowing I 
> have a 24t option in front and will climb longer/steeper. If I stripped my 
> Sam and put on slicks I’d be just as fast. Do I regret building this bike? 
> Not yet and not likely. 
>
> 2. This seat won’t suit me for longer rides. My sit bones felt like they 
> were on a wood beam. 
>
> 3. Even with the tall stack, sloped top tube, and my long arms, I still 
> wished my hoods were 2” closer to me. 
>
> Sunshine has yet to hit this bike.  ¯\_(˘͡ ˘̯)_/¯ 
>
> [image: image0.jpeg]
>
>
>
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:21 PM, Jay  wrote:
>
> Looks great.  You have me questioning the Dark Gold I selected ;-)
>
>
>
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 3:36:11 PM UTC-5 brenton...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> For the seat height inquiries:
>>
>> Both my bikes are currently 41” top of saddle to the ground. The Roadini 
>> has less BB drop so top of saddle to crank bolt center is 31”, where the 
>> Sam is 31.5”. I may end up raising the saddle on the Roadini. Hard to 
>> compare a broken in B17 to C17 as well. I could probably raise both seats 
>> 1” and still have a knee bend at bottom of pedal stroke. 
>>
>> I am 6’1” with 89cm PBH 
>>
>> On Jan 22, 2024, at 11:10 AM, John Bokman  wrote:
>>
>> Brenton, thanks for the post; nice looking bike. As weather allows, 
>> please let us know how this bike rides compared to your Sam (especially 
>> when it was in drop-bar mode). I'm sure I'm not the only Sam rider who is 
>> curious about this comparison.
>>
>>
>>
>> John
>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 10:49:51 AM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't ridden it enough to decide if it was the perfect +1 yet, but 
>>> it was a fun project. I will report back after some miles.
>>>
>>> It was great way to spend my time during 2 weeks of Portland 
>>> snow+ice+wind. Did lots of research, and learned a ton more about 
>>> components I was only mildly interested in before. Shopping for NOS+used 
>>> parts on eBay was surprisingly fun, especially if you're after components 
>>> that most folks ignore. I watched all the "built by blue lug" videos, 
>>> highly recommend watching for both zen, appreciation of expertise, and 
>>> educational instruction (though they are not intentionally instructional).
>>>
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Roadini Build is complete

2024-01-22 Thread Jay 
Looks great.  You have me questioning the Dark Gold I selected ;-)

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 3:36:11 PM UTC-5 brenton...@gmail.com wrote:

> For the seat height inquiries:
>
> Both my bikes are currently 41” top of saddle to the ground. The Roadini 
> has less BB drop so top of saddle to crank bolt center is 31”, where the 
> Sam is 31.5”. I may end up raising the saddle on the Roadini. Hard to 
> compare a broken in B17 to C17 as well. I could probably raise both seats 
> 1” and still have a knee bend at bottom of pedal stroke. 
>
> I am 6’1” with 89cm PBH 
>
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 11:10 AM, John Bokman  wrote:
>
> Brenton, thanks for the post; nice looking bike. As weather allows, 
> please let us know how this bike rides compared to your Sam (especially 
> when it was in drop-bar mode). I'm sure I'm not the only Sam rider who is 
> curious about this comparison.
>
>
>
> John
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 10:49:51 AM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> I haven't ridden it enough to decide if it was the perfect +1 yet, but it 
>> was a fun project. I will report back after some miles.
>>
>> It was great way to spend my time during 2 weeks of Portland 
>> snow+ice+wind. Did lots of research, and learned a ton more about 
>> components I was only mildly interested in before. Shopping for NOS+used 
>> parts on eBay was surprisingly fun, especially if you're after components 
>> that most folks ignore. I watched all the "built by blue lug" videos, 
>> highly recommend watching for both zen, appreciation of expertise, and 
>> educational instruction (though they are not intentionally instructional).
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Roadini Build is complete

2024-01-22 Thread Brenton Eastman 
For the seat height inquiries:Both my bikes are currently 41” top of saddle to the ground. The Roadini has less BB drop so top of saddle to crank bolt center is 31”, where the Sam is 31.5”. I may end up raising the saddle on the Roadini. Hard to compare a broken in B17 to C17 as well. I could probably raise both seats 1” and still have a knee bend at bottom of pedal stroke. I am 6’1” with 89cm PBH On Jan 22, 2024, at 11:10 AM, John Bokman  wrote:Brenton, thanks for the post; nice looking bike. As weather allows, please let us know how this bike rides compared to your Sam (especially when it was in drop-bar mode). I'm sure I'm not the only Sam rider who is curious about this comparison.JohnOn Monday, January 22, 2024 at 10:49:51 AM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com wrote:I haven't ridden it enough to decide if it was the perfect +1 yet, but it was a fun project. I will report back after some miles.It was great way to spend my time during 2 weeks of Portland snow+ice+wind. Did lots of research, and learned a ton more about components I was only mildly interested in before. Shopping for NOS+used parts on eBay was surprisingly fun, especially if you're after components that most folks ignore. I watched all the "built by blue lug" videos, highly recommend watching for both zen, appreciation of expertise, and educational instruction (though they are not intentionally instructional).



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