Ha! -JimD On Jun 29, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Burton wrote: > An anecdote on the road bike thing. Last year, as part of a charity ride (my > second ever organized ride) I had the opportunity to go for a VIP ride the > day before the real event. This is a ride put on by a somewhat famous > Holliwood actor with several world-class pros and other top flight racers. I > showed up to the start of the VIP ride late, about 15 minutes after the group > had headed out, so, thinking I'd likely never catch up, I hammered it. Caught > up after about half an hour (they were keeping a very leisurely pace). There > I was, on my Hillbourne in full station wagon mode, while everyone else was > on a bike straight off the manufacturer's team van. TdF level riders were > coming over to gawk at my set up; the friction shifters, fenders, dyno hub, > front bag, and they were loving it. Like they never new a bike could be so, > em, practical. > > The next day, on the charity century, the guy I'm riding with is on a full > race stock Specialized bike. His rear wheel (CF everything) exploded. Few > times have I felt so glad to be contrarian. > > -- > 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/-/TmA3oIl5pBgJ. > 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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