Hey Rod, my subjective experience is similar to yours. My A. Homer Hilsen has a different feel than my Nordavinden, which in turn feels different than my MAP. I have subjective thoughts on which of them "feel" fastest, but none of them hold me back significantly in my non-competitive randonneuring.
I personally believe that bike fit is by far the most important factor. After that, running high supple tires seems to make the second biggest difference. Once I've optimized those two things, having a frame that flexes in a way that works for me comes third. Weight, within a couple pounds, comes a distance fourth for me when it comes to optimal performance. Which is to say, I recommend getting your tires and fit dialed in as perfectly as possible before you even begin to worry about frame flex or weight! Best, Reed On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 8:33 AM Rod Holland <rholland1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Reed, > > I'll raise you a few pounds. At 227, I'm very happy with the lively > handling of my 58 cm Nordavinden. I'm also delighted with my two Surly LHT > variants (700c and 26"), and my Ebisu All Purpose. I can tell the > difference in handling among them, of course, but can ride any of them fast > and far, over a gamut of surfaces. I'm running Compass or Grand Bois ELs on > all of them, and that has no doubt improved the ride experience in all > cases. > > rod > > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
