"A nice bike is a nice bike, but a * light* nice bike is a *very* nice bike."
Amen. (Bet my 2007 Redline Monocog 29er, with fenders, 44 mm rims and 60 mm Big Apples -- 2 lb each!!!, discs, drops, Nelson, and VO bag support, weighs more than any of y'alls measly road rigs. It has a Honka Hoota, too, like all my bikes.) And, I got my light weights without really trying (for the record, a ti Brooks is the equivalent of a carbon fiber fork and seatpost, in terms of trying to be light; just so you know).I had a Schmiddddddt on the commuter for a while, but decided I like batteries better. And, I had a Pro on it, but couldn't get the tilt right after a year or more, so went back to my loverly Flites. Patrick "does not subscribe to the theory that weight doesn't matter" Moore, who likes (heresy!) low bars and skinny tires, too! On 5/10/09, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > > Exactly. Tim's bike would give up a lot of good stuff just to be a couple of > pounds lighter. Not worth it. > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Tim McNamara <[email protected]> >>Sent: May 10, 2009 8:15 AM >> >> >>I could readily get my 60 cm 1996 All-Rounder under 25 lbs and >>probably under 23, but the fenders, generator lighting, front rack >>and handlebar bag would have to come off! And I might have to switch >>the saddle (that bike has the old Pro on it, which is the most >>comfortable saddle I have ever ridden). >> >>> > > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
