[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation
I like the billboard comment on the carbon frames... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation
I don't think of 25 mm tires as fat. And I only think of 35 mm tires as fat when I'm comparing them to 25 mm tires. For my riding, tires start at 40-50 mm and go up from there. I have ridden 25 mm tires considerable distances on gravel, but I certainly didn't think it was an optimal situation. I am THRILLED to have so many high quality bike choices these days that diverge from road-racing bikes and bleeding-edge MTB technology in favor of real world riding (as that term applies to me). That was not the case 10 years ago, which is what led me to RBW. On Monday, March 4, 2013 4:56:28 PM UTC-6, Aaron Thomas wrote: In light of Grant's recent Blug post, which mentioned the influence of Tom Ritchey, this interview just published on Road Bike Review may be of interest to the list: http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/2013-predictions-tom-ritchey-of-ritchey-design I particularly liked his quip that the bike industry, which innovated away from clearances to run larger tires, is in some ways 'innovating' back to where we started. —Aaron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation
Really great; how down-to-earth he sounds. Thanks for sharing. On Monday, March 4, 2013 5:56:28 PM UTC-5, Aaron Thomas wrote: In light of Grant's recent Blug post, which mentioned the influence of Tom Ritchey, this interview just published on Road Bike Review may be of interest to the list: http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/2013-predictions-tom-ritchey-of-ritchey-design I particularly liked his quip that the bike industry, which innovated away from clearances to run larger tires, is in some ways 'innovating' back to where we started. —Aaron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation
Thanks for sharing. A little over a year ago, when I began looking at what bike to get, I'd been running barefoot or in moccasins for nearly three years. The shoe industry is doing much the same thing -- discovering the value of the simpler way of doing things and the price we unwittingly pay for things that get in the way of proper function (of the pneumatic tire, the foot, whatever). That is a huge part of what attracted me to Grant and Riv. -- so much so I bought a bike I'd never ridden, after not riding a bike for over a decade (I had a Greenspeed trike for a few years, but that only worked on paved roads and was pretty limiting). We need more retrogrouches! Grin With abandon, Patrick On Monday, March 4, 2013 3:56:28 PM UTC-7, Aaron Thomas wrote: In light of Grant's recent Blug post, which mentioned the influence of Tom Ritchey, this interview just published on Road Bike Review may be of interest to the list: http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/2013-predictions-tom-ritchey-of-ritchey-design I particularly liked his quip that the bike industry, which innovated away from clearances to run larger tires, is in some ways 'innovating' back to where we started. —Aaron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation
Thanks for the pointer, Aaron! Always worth ruminating on his thoughts and observations. I got a laugh out loud moment with The argument for disc brakes is incompatible with the argument for lighter bikes and wheels. - J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
