That's true, but Jobst, Peter Johnson, John Loomis, Tom Ritchey, Charlie Cunningham, are all members of the Less Is More club. 130mm/135mm not enough room for a cassette, adequate strength hub and disc rotor to all fit. vtw d
On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 10:42 AM Andrew Turner <andyreedtur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think I'd agree that Jobst would remain an advocate for the rim > brake...PROBABLY. But just to play devil's advocate, if Jobst was in his > prime today, he wouldn't have been brought up with the old-school tech that > we're familiar with him using, but I suppose being a *bit* of a > retrogrouch could still be in his cards. To me, it would depend heavily on > his opinion towards modern wheel design and if the 11 (or 12) speed hub > would be a yay or nay. As I'm typing this, I'm reminded of Ritchey's > comment on his use of his shifters, or lack-there-of, so I'm leaning > towards him reverting to shorter free-hub bodies. Hell, maybe he'd have > beat Rivendell to the modern-day 7 speed rear hub! Or perhaps, the Rene > Herse rear mech would tickle his fancy. Tough call. He'd certainly ride > whatever it is to the ground though. > > On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 11:51:37 AM UTC-6 Jeffrey Arita wrote: > >> Andrew, >> >> Thank you for sharing. The article was definitely worth the read. A few >> things stood out to me: >> >> - they were/are all *extremely *fit. >> - fear was not a word in their vocabulary. >> - what camaraderie (and competition) at the same time. >> - the Higgins' couple rock. Of course the stoker is doing all the work ;) >> >> Jeff >> Claremont, CA >> (who's beloved stoker [Lori] continues to do all the work) >> >> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 7:49:25 AM UTC-8 andyree...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> I'm in the process of building a JB-inspired road bike but with a nod to >>> current bicycle trends: mainly wider tires and spinnier gearing. As a >>> result, it's made me wonder what he would be riding today if you spliced >>> his timeline and moved his prime days to current day. >>> >>> Today's Radavist >>> <https://theradavist.com/conversations-with-tom-ritchey-part-two-the-influence-of-jobst-brandt/> >>> article >>> really fueled that question so I'd like to open it up to this group who >>> likely have much more insight into the man and his bike(s). >>> >>> What are we thinking? Rim brakes or disc? Carbon? Steel? Ti? I see a lot >>> of similarities between him and Jan Heine as far as a desire for >>> performance and reliability, so perhaps he'd lean towards a rando build? >>> >>> Take it away if you wish, >>> Andrew >>> >> -- > 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/bc3aa39d-ad40-4ace-91a5-d36f9924ee16n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bc3aa39d-ad40-4ace-91a5-d36f9924ee16n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *VIctor R. Hanson* *Gen Mgr* *Schmier Industrial Properties* *o: 510-652-0800* *c: 510-207-8593* -- 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/CACu%3D%3DCW2_oT3VtC76N7ASXhAFR_RKGQUWWCgyWcXSQAgfNjBHw%40mail.gmail.com.
