Coming back to a road-y bike (Herse) with multiple speeds and freewheel after so many years of nuthin'-but-fixed I must say that having even a 2X5 drivetrain (the Herse has a 42/32 X 13-28 Ultra six, in fact) is, as the man said in the Four Yorkshiremen sketch, "Loooxury!". I did an out-and-about ramble today of 22 miles on the Herse, ending up with a load of about 20 lb to carry up a 1 mile long, steep hill against a headwind (most of it ridden, I say, in the 32/20 and only bailing to the 32/24 on the last few hundred steepest yards; avoided the 32/28 altogether!) and I must say that it was a relief to have lower gears to shift to.
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Rocky B <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a pic of my QB from my crappy camera phone: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45300901@N04/5766307666/in/photostream > > Two things... > 1) Riding fixed is fun and its a great workout - I've been riding the > QB fixed for over a month now. > 2) Midge bars are very comfy - I'm loving the short reach and shallow > drops a lot. > > > Rocky > > > > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW [email protected] A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
