I know they arent new to the world but after doing MTBing for many years the riser stem and bar combo were a revelation. The fact that you didnt need to have your bars "slammed" to ride the acceptable way took a while to foment in my brain but it has been a comfort revoution.
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:35 PM, RJM <[email protected]> wrote: > I use a triple and have often thought of going to a double, but then I get > on a 14% incline and don't feel like mashing up it so I shift to my granny > gear and realize I will always be a triple kind of guy. > > I have to say my favorite inventions right now are the great 650b tires > out there. Pari Motos, Hetres, Fatty Rumpkins, Maxy Fasty and these > Hutchinson tires I am trying out now have all been fantastic. > > > > On Monday, July 2, 2012 11:43:13 AM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote: > >> OK, admittedly a bit, ok a lot, off topic... but Riv people have a >> ....nuanced relationship with technological biking "advancements." So >> consider this a philosophical inquiry. (Perhaps even GP will be interested >> in this unscientific survey) Yesterday as I was out for a very pleasant >> couple of hours riding in the Green Mountains on my Ram, I had a certain >> insight into what has added the most to my cycling pleasure during the last >> 35 years. It was clear. The "compact crank"! >> >> When I took up cycling, as an adult, with full Campy equipment,typical >> gearing was a 52/42 mated to a 13-23. Even then being wimpy I used a 13-26 >> and discovered that despite Campy's claims my NR derailler would handle a >> 28. Still big hills, let alone mountain passes, were agonizing. Now with >> a 44/30 & 11/28, I can cruise up 8% grades in a near 1 to 1 ratio, and >> manage the occasional 10-14% ramp without distress even though I am 30 >> years older. Of course longer 10+% mountain climbs want lower gears. I >> believe that the compact crank has also driven both front and rear >> derailler development, yielding crisp shifting over just enough wider range >> to make a go-fast set up appropriate for tackling lots of hills. >> >> Of course, learning the speed and joy are independent variables has also >> helped a lot. But pain and joy are not. >> >> Soooo.... what bicycle development has added the most to your enjoyment >> during your cycling career? >> >> Michael >> > -- > 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/-/NVbhpyaDiU4J. > > 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. > -- 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.
