>I do not understand racing kit for practical cycling. Dear Patrick,
I don't understand unprepared riders, regardless of their kit; I do try to help if they indicate it is welcome. However, if I'm out on the road, half the time I've got a spare tubular tire and a frame pump, so unless they need one of the three allen keys I carry, or they've (mis-) used their last CO2 cartridge, they're out of luck. I don't ordinarily carry a phone, either. I've ridden 360mi in one go in what would have been racing kit (steel bike, tubular tires, wool jersey, shorts, cleated shoes) thirty years ago, and it was beautifully suited to that particular task. I wouldn't ride to work in it, and I sure wouldn't ride trails with those shoes given better options these days. However, I've recently mangled my shoulder, and have a new appreciation for CO2 devices vs a traditional frame pump.... On Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 4:31:47 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I tried. Saw a carbon fiber bike, spandex clad older gentleman at the side > of the trail, rear wheel off so pulled over. Poor guy had 4-5 patches > unsealed at the edges with the plastic still on them that had clearly been > ridden. He was afraid to use his CO2 to find the leak. I offered my hand > pump, quipping that I had an unlimited supply of air (standing up wind from > him the whole time so as to survive laundry scents). The air went out of > the tube almost immediately, so likely a faulty valve. I offered him my > tube, but it was going to be a squeeze with my 40mm tube in his 25mm tire. > Then his racing aero rims needed a much longer valve stem than my tube has, > so my tube (which would have just squeezed in there) couldn’t be inflated > anyway. He gave up and called his wife. I rode on. > > I do not understand racing kit for practical cycling. > > Still, I got to enjoy a great break along Fountain Creek, on a curve away > from the noise of the interstate, after a morning down in Colorado Springs > on an errand. I returned home feeling far better than I would have if I’d > had my wife drive me there and back, and I got a great 45 mile ride. What a > great day, despite my failure to help this poor lad! > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- 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.
