RONDO BOGAN "performance" Bikepacking bike review

[@nickisauer9626]

Great review of an interesting bike.

[@bicyclepicnic]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@omare_biketonature]

Great reviews! Can you make a similar review on the Salsa Fargo? Thanks 🙏🏻

[@bicyclepicnic]

Thanks mate. I’d love too, anyone got a Salsa Fargo to lend?

[@svennoppe]

Nice bike are you from Belgium?

[@mindthirsty9538]

you have a one off build no one has any chance of getting anyway near it in the next century

[@7belair]

Great review, thanks! A lot of insight and opinion from someone that apparently has experience with bike-packing, gravel and off-road. Having all of the choices of today, would you put your money to own it? (and why? :) )

[@dankspain]

On the ST1 if you stick an 11-40t cassette you should be able to get pretty good lower gears and a wide range even for the road. The GRX400 seems to be able to cope with it by stock even though it is not officially supported.

[@samuraioodon]

I have the Vittoria mezcal 2.1 in 650b. It doesn't do well in clay mud at all. I wish you could do a review on the terreno tires on mud. The seat stay mounts are cool too, I wonder if you have big feet will your heels hit while pedaling?

[@bicyclepicnic]

Hi, the Terreno are for dry terrain, although while I tested the bike everything was pretty wet (like most of the time here in Belgium) and the tires did a pretty decent job on fine gravel and grass. On mud they’ll clog very quickly because there isn’t enough space between the knobs, and the knobs aren’t deep enough. For the seat stay mounts, you make a good point there, I’m gonna ask my friend to check that 👍🏽

[@samuraioodon]

@@bicyclepicnic thank you!

[@bicyclepicnic]

Hi ! I finally was able to check the heel clearance for putting a bottle cage on the seat stays mounts, on the size L there is enough room for big feet, the mounts are actually pretty far up.

[@oal2928]

Cheap breaks for this price range really.. other companies sell this setup 40% lower

[@bicyclepicnic]

I see your point- what other companies do you have in mind? Cheers 🙌🏽

[@hr.4576]

Hi, same bike, same problem with the stem, which one you put instead?

[@bicyclepicnic]

Hi ! We shortened to a 50mm one… can’t remember the brand. The best is to do some testing if can borrow a couple of stems

[@AnnettWilken-Schmitz]

Nice review! Which Dropper Seatpost is used in this bike and where is the remote for it installed?

[@bicyclepicnic]

Hi ! The remote is installed on the handlebar. Unfortunately I don’t remember the model of the seatpost. Cheers!

[@brianmaldonado3723]

Ty. I like your review style.

[@ombrotipo]

Hi. Great review. Can you show us how is routed the dropper seatpost and the lever in the handlebar? Thanks!

[@bicyclepicnic]

Hi thanks ! The cable goes from the handlebar down under the diagonal tube (together with the rear brake housing) before getting to the bottom bracket the cable goes inside the seat tube, you can see that on minute 1:27

[@andrearota2976]

Thanks for sharing. Do you recommend this bike for pretty fast commuting (I get up always late 😅) or I should look elsewhere? I had a breezer radar pro and a breezer radar café and I felt those bikes really sluggish, ended up with selling both. I don't want to buy another one with same feelings, I hope you understand what I mean.. Thanks for replying!

[@bicyclepicnic]

Hi ! I don't this bike is the ideal for fast commuting (unless you a very lucky off road commuter...) I think this bike can be fast but OFF ROAD. On tarmac the handling is a bit sluggish, it has a high trail so it means it tends to keep the line, that's not a nice feeling on tarmac I find. For commuting, gravel and light touring, I would consider the RONDO RUUT AL, I tested it once and did a photoshoot www.bicyclepicnic.com/post/bike-review-rondo-ruut-al that would be my choice for a commuter ;)

[@andrearota2976]

@@bicyclepicnic thank you mate! 👌

[@andrearota2976]

Oh, and yes for 12 km way to work, the half is on the path beside the river and the other 6 on tarmac. I saw the ruut, very interesting but I have already an allroad endurace bike, so I wouldn't buy a very similar bike than my votec vrc. Have a nice day!

[@lukaszdziaba8687]

What is Your height? And what size of Rondo frame is?

[@bicyclepicnic]

Im 1.83m with 87cm inseam and the bike is Large

[@lukaszdziaba8687]

​@@bicyclepicnicThank You 😎

[@_tom_gravel_]

Beaucoup trop fragile. Mon cadre s'est enfoncé juste en tapant sur un pieds d'atelier, une ''chute'' de 20 centimètres.

[@bicyclepicnic]

Oh ! Dommage… je ne serais pas content si ça m’arrivait. Je pense que j’essaierai de contacter Rondo si j’étais dans une situation pareille. Quand j’ai testé le vélo j’ai eu l’impression que c’était un acier de bonne qualité

[@_tom_gravel_]

@@bicyclepicnic c'est un excellent acier, mais assez fin et "fragile" finalement... pas certains que je me lancerais dans de grands voyage avec lui...Dommage, ils nous le vendent pour ça. j'ai contacté @Rondo, j'attends leur réponse

[@willkarling]

@@_tom_gravel_ alors des news??

[@_tom_gravel_]

@@willkarling aucune prise en charge du sav. ( Je m'en doutais un peu ) Après être allé voir un artisan cadreur , il m'a assuré que ça ne risquait rien, ce qui est le cas. Je roule beaucoup avec et ça ne bouge pas. Le vélo a beaucoup pris de marques du à un usage intensif, il devrait passer en peinture en fin d'année, a cette occasion, le tube sera réparé ou changé, les joies de rouler sur un acier 👌. Un autre point important, ce cadre n'a pas l'air d'être traiter en cataphorèse, ce qui implique qu'il s'oxyde de l'intérieur. Je vous conseil l'utilisation d'une bombe de cire pour corps creux a appliquer une fois l'année, pour limiter ce phénomène. Sinon, c'est vraiment un excellent vélo pour voyager 👌. N'hésite pas à visiter ma page Instagram, tu verras comment il se porte 😜

[@moe125i7]

Thx for the great review. 👍 The tyre fitting problem with the adjustable fork is an absolute no go for me. Dont get it why some manufacturers stick to this adjustable idea. In the end you look for one setup that fits. And btw....it looks ugly on this one. Imao

[@bicyclepicnic]

Hi ! I can see your point, similar situation with bike with exchangeable wheelsets (650b + 700c) at the end it’s better to have two or three bikes each optimised for one purpose

[@michaelfunke7743]

11,5 Kilos - what a heavyweight. Not less than a hardtail with a rigid fork

[@RonT.]

Its not a heavyweight, when you think about the aspect of real steel and a bike that is made for long distance cyclingship. Its a rough companion.