My thoughts exactly. armed with a new vocabulary, despite the brisk temps (40s) which bite with a 10 - 15 mph headwind. After 4 days of rain, I was jonesing to go.
First though, using some new found vocabulary, I emlittlened my Rambouillet by putting on 28mm ultra gatorskins in place of the 37mm Paselas, and replacing the Sugino XD triple with a Sugino GX double. Voila! Ramodeo! You know, what really gives the bike a whole 'nother feel is the close set pedal spacing (small Q factor) of the GX. And of course a 53 ring will wind up and go faster than a 48 can. While it FELT way faster than the old set up, in reality, I was maybe 1.5 mph over when the average would have been the other way. I'm NOT used to hills on a 39 ring just yet. Sometimes, a change up is just fun. The other wheelset is really a CX, so my riding buddy and I are talking about trying some cyclocross. Will that make my bike a Ramolas? Could be!! Tailwinds! ________________________________ From: Mike <[email protected]> (was the Rene's green Bombadil is gorgeous, but is it too big? thread) >>What I need to do is step away from the computer and head out for a ride in spite of the rain...<< -- 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.
