WTB: 50cm Roadini

[Calvin Yolo]

Figured I'd try my luck on this board.

I'm aware of the Roadini which was posted in another thread on PB, but I'd highly prefer just the frameset. They're asking $2000 for the complete and I'm sitting on a bunch of parts for this build already. Part of me figures if I'm going to spend $2000, I might as well save an extra $800 and get a Roadeo.

Let me know what's out there. Or share thoughts on the Roadeo idea! 

[Joe Bernard]

I owned a Roadini and it's a very nice TIG-welded slightly stout road bike, certainly worth the $900-or-so they were going for as a frameset at last availability. BUT...a Roadeo is pretty much a custom handbuilt lightweight (for Riv) lugged frame that comes in production sizes and geometry. In other words I paid about $4k for a custom Riv frame built to my size, weight and needs, but I'd never be able to claim a Roadeo is a lower quality bike. If you find one that fits, buy it! 

[Calvin Yolo]

Thanks Joe. I'm leaning towards ordering a 53cm Roadeo. I think it's better than buying that Roadini for $2k just to remove all the parts and install the ones I'm sitting on. Looks like the geometry is really close between the 50cm Roadini and 53cm Roadeo too, although the headtube is shorter on the Roadeo.