I was betwixt and between on which bike to ride in today's Tour Autauga (a cancer care/research fund raiser) which is the only supported ride in our little town of Prattville, AL. I had in mind the Saluki, but the darned cyclometer kept reading about twice the speed it should be. I couldn't ferret out the problem so I hung it up and pulled out the Rambouillet instead. 66 coarse country road, very hilly miles later, I am once again impressed with just how good this bike is.
It drew many approving comments from riders of more popular brands, and several folks wanted the info on the "click-stand" I assuered one and all that my location at the back of the pack had nothing to do with steel frames or wool clothes. I just don't ride much more than 14 mph avg. I also walked up zero hills, thanks to a 26 / 27 granny ratio. At about mile 45, I started to reel in some tiring go fast types and passed some more as they walked up the last really tough hill and i could, if slowly, pedal. Back at the 35 mile point, I was still pretty far back though. A self styled sweep rider :) The race organizers apparently knew that I might need some encouragement, and I laughed to come around a corner out in the middle of nowhere and find some road sign painting. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535...@n07/3474138595/ Tailwinds --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
