My barely-educated guess: mostly the loading on your Bleriot. Then the tires/pressures. I realize that that part is highly debatable. I doubt it's the tubeset, but... Steve
On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:32:37 PM UTC-4, Joan wrote: > > I led a group ride this morning for one of the local bike clubs. Richard > showed up with his brand new A Homer Hilsen. He's very excited about the > bike, has posted here about his excitement (blueride2). It's a pretty > standard Riv build. I took my Bleriot to the ride - another standard Riv > build. > Differences are: > Bleriot has Hetres (45 front, 50 rear), AHH has Jack Browns (at 70 front > and rear) > Bleriot has SKS fenders, AHH is fenderless (though he is waiting for the > fenders). > Bleriot is a 53, AHH is a 55. > Bleriot has a trunk bag and rack(multi-tool, spare, patch kit) and rack, > AHH had just a tiny seatbag. > > Since I can ride a 55, I took Richard's bike for a short spin. Wow, was I > impressed. It felt - sprightly, lively. Definitely different than the > Bleriot. > > I'm wondering why. There's maybe a slight difference in weight between > the two bikes, by feel. Is it the tires? the tubeset? > Joan > -- 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/-/hQD1TUfqIi0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
