Very interesting... I observed the difference, nice to know! On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Bill M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rides like the Davis Double are fully supported, no need to carry more > food or water than needed to get to the next rest stop. Brevets are > self-supported, so randonneurs tend to carry more baggage, and their > bikes are built up accordingly. > > Bill, who rode the Davis Double in 1989, and is FAR from DC shape > these days. > > On May 16, 7:51 am, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Eric, the bikes on this ride appear much different than the bikes on > > brevets. Many more low spoke and crabon bikes than the steel and > generator > > set up, at least to my untrained eye. Is that just because it's > considered > > "short" or does it attract a different crowd (or both)? Is there much > > overlap of the two groups, or do the species not typically intermingle. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Eric Norris <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > How I spent my Saturday--202 miles aboard my Riv Road. Photos here: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157623944822411/ > > > > > Captions coming after I have some breakfast! > > > > > --Eric > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > -- > > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > <rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://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. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy > > > > -- > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://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. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
