Darin I will preface this by saying I am fortunate to have two bikes; a Steel bike with 36h Rims/35c Pasela's racks front and rear etc for comfort riding and a Cannondale R800 stripped down for faster rides but before I picked up my steel ride I tired to make my R800 an all rounder with mixed results.
If I was in your shoes with only the one bike for the near term and wanting to go faster, I would think about the following for the "event rides": -ditch the rear rack -swap the Sugino for compact 50/34 double, maybe a square taper FSA Vero or even a Campy Veloce. That would drop weight and give you some taller gears -Go with the Mavic Aksium's as the "racy" wheelset. I have them on my go fast bike and even for a Clydesdale like me they work fine and feel zippy paired with the 700/25c tire of your choice (I use Continental gatorskins) - Save for the Roadeo or AMOS/San Marcos My steel bike, a Handsome Devil, is set up very much like your Sam and I am easily a couple miles and hour faster on the go fast bike over the same course. Although to be honest when I am riding the Handsome Devil its not about going fast ;-) Good luck Ryan On Apr 26, 10:53 am, "Darin G." <dbg...@mac.com> wrote: > If the Roadeo had rack mounts I'd consider it, at least for a rear > with a trunk bag. I guess I could put a big Arkel handlebar bag on it > or something. As is, waiting to see if the Amos comes to be as the > Roadeo is some serious cheddar for me right now. > > D.G. > > On Apr 26, 10:57 am, James Dinneen <jfxdinn...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > I would think that over 100 miles, the comfort of a Riv would make up for > > fewer ounces on the bike. However, I am thinking that Rodeo would be a good > > option for your future . Jim D. Massachusetts > > > --- On Mon, 4/26/10, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [RBW] Speed Up My Sam > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Date: Monday, April 26, 2010, 12:17 PM > > > Don't know if it'll give you ~2mph , but I'd ditch the JB Blues. Either go > > with Greens, or better yet Grand Bois Cypres 31s. Those are the nicest > > rolling tires I even ever had the privilege of using. I found them too > > delicate for day in and day out use, but I think they would shine on the > > events you mentioned. > > > If it won't compromise comfort over distance, maybe lower your bars 1-2 cm > > from where they are as well. Speaking of bars, maybe go narrower to get a > > little bit less drag. > > > You mentioned 36 spoke, but what kind of rim? I'd recommend 28 hole > > Velocity Aeroheads if you really want to go all out. Those plus the > > Cypres... you'd be set (maybe). > > > Have fun! > > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Darin G. <dbg...@mac.com> wrote: > > > Alright, this will probably sound un-Rivish,...please don't pick my > > bones over. I'm new to this type of bicycle. > > > I need my commuter/tourer Sam to go faster, if possible. I have a > > slate of century rides and a 200 km brevet lined up for the summer and > > I'm being dropped by my riding companions who are significantly less > > fit and heavier than I am, but are riding zippy road bikes (including > > my old Roubaix). I'm about 1.5 to 3 mph slower over the same course > > than I was on "road bike." I've never been a racer but I really don't > > want my centuries to take 7 hours and I don't think I can make up the > > difference with pure horsepower. I'm planning on a second bike to > > take on this duty, but that will be at least a year away. > > > So, where would this group look to speed up my Sam? Wheels? Tires? > > I'm riding 36 spoke wheels with Jack Brown Blues. And if it just > > can't be done, tell me so and I'll practice smelling the flowers until > > I can come up with the appropriate tool for the described job. > > > D.G. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. 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