The landscape looks so different than here in Athens, Ga. Nice photos Patrick. I can relate to not being in hill shape. Doug
On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:07:09 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > Today's ride took me west away from the Big River and the forested bosque > to the escarpment that separates the West Mesa from the Valley; a > separation not only in altitude but in terrain and vegetation; this is true > high desert landscape. > > I had several packages to mail, and instead of heading north, flat, > parallel to the river to the Corrales post office, I decided to ride West > to the Richard Pino post office, a ride that directly from my house > involves some 3 miles of climbing, about 4 miles total. > > Not too long ago I was doing this with loads in 70" and 76" gears, but my > climbing muscles are not only old, they have been recently neglected as I > ride N-S along the bosque areas I've shown. > > So I took the newer Matthews and carried 5 sizeable packages up the ~3 > miles of climbing (basically 3 X 1-mile hills)/4 miles total using the AM > hub with direct 2nd, 1.115 high, 0.8654 low: with 25 6/10" wheel, 48 t ring > and 19 to cog: 65", 72", 56". Afterward I went back south, then continued > west back to the Petroglyph climb pictured here. The climb ramps up to 9%, > then to 11%, and then to 15% (I think; didn't get that far), and I made it, > seated in the 56" gear, up past the 11% sign. I did not stand and honk up > the rest, because of things I've read about SA hubs slipping under high > loads; though I am not entirely convinced that this is a real problem with > properly adjusted shifting systems. > > Anyway, the photos (they actually turned out well) show not only the grade > but the high desert landscape and the sky, oh the beautiful sky! > > About 5 miles from my house as crows fly. > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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/604012e9-e071-4e1d-9524-b8edc0ae455en%40googlegroups.com.
