Bikes like the RLT and others mentioned here make a lot of sense IMHO. I'm doing RAGBRAI in July and on a internet forum I was reading, there was a thread that essentially amounted to people wringing their hands about the fact that a couple of stretches of gravel might occur on the route. I refrained from responding, but my thought was that if they are that worried about gravel, maybe they've got the wrong bike. These "road" bikes that offer clearance for bigger tires, and are equipped to take fenders (and racks?) don't give up much to a "racing" bike and are a lot more versatile. I think I'm going to ride my Surly Straggler on RAGBRAI this year and I've done two 100+ mile gravel grinders on it since May. I welcome a stretch or two of gravel!
Shaun Meehan On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bill and Leslie , Yes Yes Yes ! Getting very warm ! I've never > ridden a mixte, let alone a 60cm one with a nice tall front end . I'd like > a bit taller than my 60cm. Bombadil, and with possibly a bit lower trail > and even more front-center distance. Longer chainstays possibly also ! > > As long as the front end can be as stable as my Bomba even with front > loads when standing and climbing, I'm in with the TT being gone. If not, I > can still live with a TT, but boy, mixte's just have an appealing look to > me :) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
