um......what? I'm not familiar with that phrase. On Friday, March 2, 2012 12:23:50 PM UTC-8, z-man wrote: > > Until things go vertical..... > > On Friday, March 2, 2012, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sweating the grams on chainring bolts? That's an idiosyncrasy > > Trying to get through life with ONLY ONE BICYCLE?!?!? That's a major > malady > > You gotta fix that situation, STAT! > > > > On Friday, March 2, 2012 10:00:40 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > >> > >> I have two, customized, very comfortable and lightweight bikes; > >> Rivendells, as it happens, both fixed. The gofast (am debating whether > >> to get it customized into a gearie analogue to the fixed commuter -- > >> we'll see) is indeed fun with its sub 18 lb weight: man, there is > >> nothing like pushing a 75" gear up a hill with the bike so ligh, and I > >> generally ride in rolling and windy conditions. The question here is > >> whether this fun will outweigh the alternative fun of a light, gearie > >> commuter to complement the fixie one -- one regrets having only one > >> gear when the winds gust to 40 as they have been. > >> > >> The fixie one weighed about 23 lb when I weighed it on a rather > >> doubtful hanging scale, this with Kojaks, frame pump, lighting, rear > >> rack and kit but no panniers. It sure feels fast and easy to ride > >> after I get off my Fargo or the trike! > >> > >> The Fargo, with fenders, heavy kit bag, lighting and pump and the > >> SnoCat/Big Apple wheelset weighs north of 30 lb but my scale won't go > >> that high; it feels -- heavy, particularly on hills but the low gear > >> makes hills feel easy. I guess that the Kojak (folding)/Sun Rhyno > >> wheelset (also dynamo) saves some 3 lb at least, so with that wheelset > >> I'd guess 30 lb with the heavy kitbag on the bar, again, no panniers. > >> > >> The fun of the tank-like Fargo is of course that I can ride it over > >> everything: if my vertigo (inner ear problem leading to dizziness and > >> nausea for the last couple of days) gets better, I want to go for > >> another extended dirt ride in the Bosque. > >> > >> The trike is about 28 lb I estimate with lighting, pump but no bags or > >> kit -- the kit goes in the Hoss. > >> > >> The Herse was a tank but felt fast, tho' hill climbing was hard to > >> gauge as low gears meant that climbing felt so easy. > >> > >> The light bikes are ceteris paribus more fun to ride; one ceterum is > >> the fit: the Rivs just fit better than the Fargo and trike (tho' the > >> Herse fit as well), but leaving that aside and getting back to the > >> para, they feel more nimble in accelerating and certainly when > >> climbing; the also are easier to throw around, as much as one can do > >> this on fixed gears, and tho' of course other factors probably trump > >> here. > >> > >> The Rivs are also far more expensive than the others but for me, the > >> extra cost is worth having the best of customization, comfort and > >> light weight. > >> > >> To sum up my experience (over 50 years of riding, 35+ as an adult) I'd > >> say that weight does matter: more than some things but not as much as > >> other things. > >> > >> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > not sure i agree - lightweight, uncomfortable and uncustomizable > >> > aren't tied together. I'm sure a Roadeo could build up into a very > >> > comfortable, sub 20lbs bike. and light bikes are fun! don't need to > >> > be a "top rider" (what is that anyway?!) to appreciate a bike that's > >> > easy to push around. > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Patrick Moore > >> Albuquerque, NM > >> For professional resumes, contact > >> Patrick Moore, ACRW > >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/pFDB4uQp0MIJ. > > 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. > >
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