Agreed. My 53 MIT Atlantis is set up similarly. No hole shot demon but it is a joy to ride.
On Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 12:58:30 AM UTC-5, Ash wrote: > > Thought's I'd post some real world data related to speed/weight > correlation. > > I was able to wrap up work a bit early yesterday and today and took the > opportunity to ride back from work both days. > > Yesterday a friend had borrowed Joe A hence I rode my road bike. Today I > was Joe A. > > Riding positions are both upright and very similar. I've converted the > road bike to use Albatross and fine tuned stem length/height to make the > riding position almost same as Joe A's (btw, after this change the road > bike has become a lot more enjoyable for me). They both have B67 saddles. > Road bike has 700x32mm Pasela and Joe 27.5x1.74 (45mm) Pasela. Bike > weights - Joe: 28.5 lbs, Road bike: 23 lbs. > > The road bike felt faster. Felt a bit easier to peddle. > > *On the other hand, Joe A felt slightly harder to peddle (esp when > starting from traffic stops). Yet the ride was noticeably more > comfortable. Arms, shoulders, wrists and lower back felt less strained > today as compared to yesterday. The way this bike absorbs imperfections on > bad asphalt stretches is kinda magical.* > > I was just a bit surprised when I looked at ride times. I do believe that > road bike commute a bit quicker. However, the time difference lies within > the margin of error in Strava's 'moving time' calculations. > > PS: My commute is 99.9% flat. > > > -- 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.
