Masmojo wrote: "it's designed around being a comfortable, smooth, stable ride & in that context light weight is sort of antithema."
I'm not sure what antihema means but I think the implication is that light weight is somehow at odds with a comfortable, smooth, stable ride. I don't think that is true. Though it may not be hard to build a sub 20lb roadeo and it might not be reasonable to aim for a sub 20lb clem L, that doesn't mean wanting the lightest clem L one can afford is nonsensical. Put another way, wanting a lighter bike doesn't necessarily mean one wants the ride and handling of a roadeo. On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 5:09:13 PM UTC-7, masmojo wrote: > > Joe, Harsh? Maybe a little bit and maybe not 100% unintentionally. > As I said weight reduction on ANY bike is a good thing, but my point is > the Clem certainly doesn't seem like it's designed with an eye towards > weight saving, it's designed around being a comfortable, smooth, stable > ride & in that context light weight is sort of antithema. > > But, as I think about it, I guess it's the same process many of us have > gone through over the years played out in real time as we witness people > think out loud about their bikes, the evolution of their experiences with > them and the mental gymnastics of identifying issues & figuring out how to > deal with them. I started riding when I was 6 and had the wrenches out > almost immediately thereafter. Working on modifying & riding. So with that > vantage point I can almost anticipate where this is all going. In that > sense many of us are sort of passengers and sometimes backseat drivers in > their journey. Offering the insights of our experience, but ultimately not > in control. > Sometimes it's a bit like going to a scary movie; you're watching & > thinking "oh no! Don't go in the isolated spooky house", but being > powerless to influence the outcome. > > I think my natural tendency to be helpful gets stunted by the conduit that > is the internet. > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a4e38e73-bb29-49de-bcfb-99044ffa2f65%40googlegroups.com.
