Good read and I enjoy underbiking once in a while, and love riding dirt roads on one of my versatile Riv/Grant bikes. But I prefer a suspended bike for riding "real," trails just because I can't take the pounding.
I think Grant's preferences for roadish trail bikes stem in part from his location--Marin County is opposed, even hostile toward biking on trails, going all the way back to the birth of modern mountain biking. The less you look like a "Mountain biker," the less likely you are to face the wrath of upset hikers and ticket writing rangers. Steve "bouncy bikes on the trail, lugged steel on the road," Frederick, East Lansing, MI -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Mike Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 4:39 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Grant's latest post. http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/221 I really like his observations about riding off-road. I like this piece a lot and it makes a nice companion piece to go with Tips for Happy Riding. I don't mountain bike anymore but I used to do it a lot when leaving in the Bay Area. Part of me always felt that I was forcing myself to descend and climb faster than I really wanted which took some of the fun out of it. I still miss the people I rode with down there. As fast as they are they remain a great group of people. But I'm much happier with the pace of my riding here. Oh, I should clarify that while I don't "mountain bike" I still ride plenty of unpaved roads and even some singletrack now and then in Forest Park and Powell Butte. The Hilsen does just fine on these trails. --mike -- 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. -- 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.
