I've now ridden my Roadini for 1000 miles, and I wrote my
review: https://blog.piaw.net/2023/05/rivendell-roadini-1000-mile-review.html
I think I'm agreeing with the folks who say that gravel bikes are simply
1990s style mountain bikes with 700c wheels and 1x drivetrains.
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Hi John,
I’m 6’3”, 180 pounds, and briefly had a 61cm Roadini. It has some weird
tapering to the tubes, but I think it was basically double OS on that size.
Maybe 28.6 tapering to 31.8 or something. It felt stiff and not
particularly responsive to me. It’s not like an old vintage road bike with
a
I got out my calipers --- the top tube, head tube, and seat tubes are 29mm
(most likely 28.6), and the downtube is 31.5mm (most likely 31.8). It
doesn't feel stiff to me, but since I broke 2 ti frames, my guess is each
time I broke one my custom builder proceeded to build me bikes with
thicker/
Eric, thanks for your thoughts. I was guessing the frame tubes were about
as thick as my Sam. I know there is a lot more to how a bike feels than
purely frame tube size, but I'd be reluctant to go to the same tubing for
this type of bike and my desired riding.
On Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 4:01:
Piaw, thanks for taking the time to measure!
Although I have been a customer of Rivendell since their inception and was
a Bridgestone rider previously, I would like to support them as much as
possible. However, I find it frustrating that they don't list frame tubing
specs. I understand there a
