Leah, On a group ride a few years ago, okay maybe 12 years ago, one of the guys brought his son along. His son was on a full suspension mountain bike and we were all on carbon road bikes. He kept up with us pretty easily and rode a wheelie about half the time. We weren't pushing it by any means but it seems that youth always wins out. I do agree with you that wind is the ultimate speed killer and an upright position catches the wind like a sail. With drop bars in the drops you really can be out of the wind. When I had drop bars I would enjoy getting down into the drops now and then to stretch out my back. I don't remember any specific group rides in windy conditions but I have ridden in the wind many times solo. I would almost rather ride in the rain that wind...almost. Doug
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 7:01:10 PM UTC-4 ttoshi wrote: > I can commiserate with high winds! For my Bosco bars, I place my hands on > the front of the handlebars near the stem and tuck down--not ideal for > pacelining because my brakes are at the end of the handlebar. On my > Albastache, it is wrapped, and I've placed my brake levers at the front, so > I can use the most aerodynamic option as the default. Don't give up on the > Charlie yet! > > Toshi > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/47816512-72bc-421c-ab6e-c8c848204fd5n%40googlegroups.com.
