Ride Report--'24 Diablo Summit #3 and first big ride on RoadeoRosa

[Bill Lindsay]

This morning I rode out my front door in El Cerrito to the Summit of Mount Diablo.  It was my first big ride on my new pink Roadeo, having tackled the travails of Rene Herse Cantilevers and having just set up a new pair of tubeless Rene Herse Orondo Grade tires.  It was in the high 40s when I left, just before sunrise.  As soon as the sun came out it warmed up quite a bit and was a beautiful breezy Spring Day.  

The bike was perfect, the tires were splendid.  Despite the planing devotees telling me the Roadeo is over-stiff I respectfully disagree.  I posted my second best time on Strava, which I'm pleased with, all things considered.  I got after it pretty good.  I think when I posted my best time I was 10lbs lighter, during my coaching days.  

After the descent I headed to Walnut Creek BART, but of course paid a short social visit at Riv HQ.  Grant was there, and he grabbed my bike and went and rode it around.  The big surprise was Manny was there.  I got to meet his delightful young daughter.  Grant reported that my bike rides great, and approved of my build.  We chatted for a little while, and off I went.  

70miles, 5300ft.  Multiple compliments received on my pink bike and matching pink socks.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Brian Turner]

…but did it even happen if there’s no photos to show everyone?? :)

[Chris Halasz]

Great report Bill, and saw the first photos on Flickr. The bike is great, and looks to be sized perfectly to you. No verification yet of matching socks. Please correct! 

The report promotes growing suspicion that the elusive 'planing' is a property of a bike's fastidious brakes selection, in particular those requiring detailed installation, and not related to frame material, geometry, or construction type. 

Cheers, 

Chris 

[Richard Rose]

Cool bike, great story - congrats. Question; the Roadeo is a custom bicycle frame, correct? As such, would it not be designed specifically for the rider - in this case you? If this is correct, why would it or any Roadeo be overbuilt? Unless of course you asked for it to be.

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On Mar 16, 2024, at 6:20 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote:

This morning I rode out my front door in El Cerrito to the Summit of Mount Diablo.  It was my first big ride on my new pink Roadeo, having tackled the travails of Rene Herse Cantilevers and having just set up a new pair of tubeless Rene Herse Orondo Grade tires.  It was in the high 40s when I left, just before sunrise.  As soon as the sun came out it warmed up quite a bit and was a beautiful breezy Spring Day.  

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[Bill Lindsay]

The Roadeo is "built to order" but it has a stock geometry and tubing.  It is not a custom.  When one buys a Rivendell Custom, they are paying for Grant to design a unique bike for them.  That's very different than most other "custom" bikes, where the buyer can specify everything.  A custom Rivendell is still specified completely by Grant.  

I wanted and paid for a 59cm Roadeo.  I had a few of my own little twists: a Legolas fork crown, cantilever posts, etc, but it is a Roadeo.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Richard Rose]

Thanks for the Clarification. Glad it feels great.

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The Roadeo is "built to order" but it has a stock geometry and tubing.  It is not a custom.  When one buys a Rivendell Custom, they are paying for Grant to design a unique bike for them.  That's very different than most other "custom" bikes, where the buyer can specify everything.  A custom Rivendell is still specified completely by Grant.  

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[Bill Lindsay]

Today I did '24 Diablo Summit #4 on my fourth different bike, my Black Mountain Model Zero.  This time I took a bunch of alternate routes on a few of the trails of Mount Diablo, partially to prepare for the burliest ride of the year, the Marin Mountains 200k in June.  There was quite a lot of snow remaining near the summit from this week's cold snap.  It was cool but not terribly cold.  The trails I decided to explore included a bunch that were far too steep to ride, so I used the 24" gear (slang for walking).  Only 32 miles, but 5600 feet of climbing.  I had made a S.M.A.R.T. goal to summit Diablo 5 times on 5 bikes, and now it looks like I may do it every month of the year.  Speaking of every month, I'm working on an R12, and my April 200k is on Sunday the 14th, which I'll do on the pink Roadeo.  It's looking like the cold wet Calfornia Winter may be completely over.  Snow on Mount Diablo today and the weather app says Walnut Creek will be in the 80s mid-week.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[George Schick]

Since you had to do quite a bit of walking I assume you either had SPD pedals on that bike and wore MTB type shoes?  Or maybe just regular running shoes and flat pedals?