Quoth Steve: "Now where the pseudo science?" "Pseudo science" is too strong a term, but one cannot deny that Jan has stated his wheel diameter/tire width preferences as more than -- just that, his preference. I think it is this disconnect between the quality of the assertion and the evidence given that troubles Matt.
Now, not having ridden 650B X 42s myself (unless R S Watson's Kogswell was 650B?), I can't say whether this sweet spot exists *in re* or only *in mente*. But such experience as I do have leads me to think that preferring a 584 52 to a 622 42 or a 559 42 is largely a matter of taste and not of absolute performance. IOW, Steve, you're missing the point. On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, but I disagree. A "preference" is whether you like this something > or that something. Whether you like black tea or green tea, dark roast or > medium roast coffee. That there is a difference between those choices is > indisputable, and whether it's quantified or not can't be described as > "pseudo science." There's nothing pseudo about it. > > The "concept" is that there's a basic similarity in the > handling/steering/response/feel/whatever you want to call it between > narrower 700C and wider 650B and way wider 559 that is different in feel > from either wider/way wider 700C or narrow/narrower 559. Having > experienced 700C in all widths from 23 up to 42 and 650B in 38 and 42mm, I > have to agree: the wide 700C feels different than the 650B & the narrower > 700C widths. > > As it happens, I *prefer* the feeling of the narrower 700C/wider 650B to > that of the wide 700C. I also happen enjoy the feeling of 1 1/4" wide 17", > but that is so very, very different it's like the occasional taste of > pistachio ice cream rather than regular old vanilla & chocolate. > > Now where the pseudo science? > > On 12/10/2016 10:51 AM, Garth wrote: > > B I NGO > B I NGO > B I NGO > > and BINGO was his name Oh ! > > > A "preference" is a but a a preference by any name a preference prefers. > > > On Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 9:41:37 AM UTC-5, Matt B. wrote: >> >> >> That's why the concept is so weak. Especially when looking at difference >> between 584 and 622,* is down to preference* as far as I can tell. BQ >> has great articles, but- all due respect to the editors and writers- some >> of it is plain pseudo science. >> > > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
