On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 16:42 -0500, Bill Connell wrote: > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:19 PM, CycloFiend<[email protected]> wrote: > > On the roads around these parts, the two times that I consistently either > > gain distance upon or catch up with folks on the Race Modeled Road Bikes > > (RMRB) is when we hit uneven pavement (well, that and descending). They > > look at the Jack Browns and you can see the wheels turning. > > There has been more interest in countryside rides around here that > include both paved & gravel roads, which of course encourages wider > tires, and the bikes that can handle them. Mountain bikes aren't ideal > because of the distance and pavement portions, so there are typically > 'cross bikes and Rivendells. A lot of us were already hip to wider > tires and the frames that work well with them, but we're bringing a > few new people into it too :-) >
We have rides like that here in metro Washington DC, too. Fauquier County has a magnificent dirt road network that is the secret heart of Virginia Hunt Country. Remember in Subterranean Homesick Blues, Dylan says "Look out, kid, they keep it all hid" -- that's where it's hidden. Just as you say, a mix of cyclocross, the odd occasional MTB and mostly Rivendells. Many are 650B. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
