Just wanted to show off a pic of the Roadie I brought home yesterday. I spent 6 months researching bikes, 2 months convincing my wife it was a worthwhile purchase, and in the end I chose this one mainly because I loved the color. Well, it fits pretty darn well too. I especially like how it goes from olive drab in the shade to a kind of eye-melting goldflake tone in the sun.

Apologies for the iffy photo composition, the cheap platform pedals, etc. It'll take me a few months to get the bike equipped the way I want, and an entire lifetime to take a photo that I'm completely happy with.

Enjoy.

Beautiful bike and a great choice. I love the color.

As for the photos, try putting it against a light background and that fabulous color will really sparkle.

55/Rad

She is really lovely
Seen a few in a LBS but havent had the chance to ride one sadly

Nicco

Gorgeous!!! Did you get that at Bikesource?

I was looking at one exactly that colour, size 58cm at Bikesource about 6 months back. Was very tempted....

Nice bike. Wisconsin has a strong bicycle heritage and Gunnar really helps keep it going.

Hey nice bike! You live in HR? I do as well, I just moved here not to long ago (three months) where do you typically ride? Just trying to get some routes down.

/thread hijack

Way cool.

If we keep it up at this rate there will be a real Roadie following around here.

Which camera are u using?

Nice bike

I must say: That is one gorgeous bike!

Ride it in good health!!

Congratulations on the beautiful bike. (Great color!) Good to have another Gunnar rider on the forums!

Thanks for the compliments on the bike, everyone, even though my only contribution is taste.

Stu - yes, I got it from BikeSource in HR - 58 cm. I tested it against a Specialized Allez, and this won hands down. I really wanted to test it against a C-dale R600 or R800, but they never had one in my size. No complaints, tho'.

Shadco - I use my trusty old Canon PowerShot G1. I had to seriously downsize these pic's to get them to upload, so it takes much better shots than shown here. Great camera, even if it's a little dated now.

BR - I came THIS close to choosing an Imola or a Vig before I saw this ride, but I just couldn't justify a Bianchi that didn't come in celeste.

Z - Check your PM.

Thanks all, and if you're thinking of a steel ride, it's hard to pass this by, especially if you want a frame made in the U.S.A. (I'll admit, that carried some weight in my decision, though it wasn't a make-or-break factor).

Sweet bike!


How the ride and what component spec did you build it up with?


((Where can I get a set of cool pedals like that?))

The ride is great, although it feels just a little twitchy to me (most would probably just call it 'agile'). I just chalk that up to not being on a road bike in almost 20 years. I think the LBS put about 120 pounds of air in the tires, so I feel every crack in the pavement, but I'll fix that before my next ride - I figure 95 lbs. in 25C tires ought to be enough, and it should smooth things out a lot.

Send me your address - you can have these pedals in a few months when I have enough put by for some shoes and Ultegras. Otherwise, I imagine your LBS has a box full of them in the back room for the test fleet. All kidding aside, if I'm ever stupid enough to ride this bike (rather than my MTB) on a snowy / rainy day, these pedals are just the ticket to match my gore-tex hikers...

They are very quick handling I notice a real difference compared to my lightspeed arenberg which is more lazy feeling on turn in.

The Roadie responds to steering input much quicker but I've found it stable riding hands free.

Here's mine that I got a few weeks ago.

And mine which is finally done.

shadco - everytime I see you post that bike I always stop and stare. That is exactly the bike I picture saving up for when day dreaming. Blue with shiny bits