Moderator, pronounce! My question is at least tangentially On Topic because -- and I neglected to make this clear -- my points of reference are Rivendell bicycles and I wondered if someone could compare hiserher CF ride with hiserher Rivendells.
Patrick "the Delete key is always available and should be freely used" Moore On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > Despite the fact that this is rooted in a comment Grant publicized, I wonder > if your question isn't really OT, given the forum is ostensibly about > Rivendell, et al. What does anyone's opinion about whether or not they > like-ride-race on another bike made of some other material have to do with > the forum's raison d'etre? > > > > On 8/21/2012 1:28 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: >> >> >> http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/brookline/2012/08/on_biking_just_ride_urges_less.html >> >> 8/15. >> >> "Petersen says professional bike racing has corrupted a beautiful >> thing." -- There is some truth to that, with racing driving recent >> hyperactive hard-sell marketing, but man, old, steel racing bikes from >> the '60s through the early '80s? Some of those were wonderful bikes! >> >> Can you ride a modern carbon fiber bike in other than full race mode? >> In other words: I've read several reviews of CF race bikes that >> describe them as unrewarding to ride except at high power. Are all CF >> racing bikes -- or, tout court, bikes -- like this? (I realize that >> that is a matter of design, no material.) >> >> Does anyone ride and really like a CF bike? I'd be curious to learn >> about it: make, model, setup, ride qualities -- handling, comfort, >> acceleration and so forth. I do know they are fun to heft -- remember >> hefting a ~12 lb Calfee fixie! >> > > -- > 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. > -- "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." Flannery O'Connor ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA 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 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.
