On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 14:38 -0700, David Estes wrote: > > Patrick, what I was thinking, is why not have a Ti "country bike" > > racer. Ti or CF, but with fatter tires and and extra chainring. So > > weight isn't a problem (ok, maybe an extra few hundred grams for the > > tires, extra ring, rear derailer). This bike would allow the athlete > > to ride with more comfort and less suffering, which I argue would make > > him/her faster. > > Hampsten already makes it: the Strada Bianca > http://www.hampsten.com/Bikes/GravelRoad/stradabianca.html > available in steel or titanium. > > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > yes, yes, yes, exactly... or to be Rivendell specific, why not a Legolas? Neither of those bikes should slow down a professional, especially on a mixed surface course. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
