Nokian Extreme 296's in the winter. Man are those things hard to spin up! But they sure make you feel confident in the icy stuff.
On May 10, 3:03 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > "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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
