I don't believe there is any penalty at all.
Based on my experience on the road I'd be surprised if any tyres at all
rolled faster than FF on dirt/gravel...
On Saturday, October 12, 2013 12:20:51 AM UTC+1, Patrick Moore wrote:
...Why settle for nasty, skinny 40-somethings when you can ride
Dude I've been riding fixed since '83!
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On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 10:33:50 AM UTC-7, ayjaydee wrote:
What are your thoughts on this sudden discovery of the pleasures of
off-pavement riding by the gravel specific bike manufacturers. It seems to
me that they feel they have invented a whole new form of bicycle activity.
Well,
Forgot to say, a propos of Stan's: I've been skinting on the amount I put
into the 29er tubes; 2 oz instead of the 6 oz or so I hear Stan recommends
for tubeless 29er tires. At any rate, today's ride took me through the
usual meadows of goatheads, with thorns momentarily embedded before they
are
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While more choice of bikes is a good thing ... limiting them to disc brakes
is not. To me this just a way to promote disc brakes for road bikes ...
lol.
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I think I'm in the camp with Mike S. If it provides more tire options it's
a wonderful thing! As far as the race thing goes...I read a thing from our
very own Patrick ( Paraphrasing here) that he enjoys watching the BORAF and
others but has no desire to actually race or dress like a racer,
I wonder why a reputable bike shop couldn't sell MCRBs... AND steel
bikes with fat tires?
My LBS has a Crosscheck and LHT or two tucked in there amongst all the
crabon fibre, and seems to be surviving financially.
On 10/10/13, hsmitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
I think I'm in the camp with
No doubt David but then Redlands has a strong off road contingent, Pasadena
seems to be race bike and MTB downhill bombing centric. I suspect that
people with the means to purchase a Steel lugged in Pasadena and Los
Angeles perceive these bikes as either old fashioned or clunky, little do
they
Pass has a good deal of steel bike appreciation:
http://www.velo-retro.com/roseBowlVintRide.html :-)
On 10/10/13, hsmitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
No doubt David but then Redlands has a strong off road contingent, Pasadena
seems to be race bike and MTB downhill bombing centric. I suspect
Yes they like Steel lugs with skinny tires, I've met some of these
fellows and the criticisms can get annoying if your bike is not completely
era specific...to each their own :-)
Best,
~Hugh
On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 7:57 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
Pass has a good deal of
My 2001 Rivs are pretty much period correct!
On 10/10/13, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes they like Steel lugs with skinny tires, I've met some of these
fellows and the criticisms can get annoying if your bike is not completely
era specific...to each their own :-)
Best,
Yep, but I feel they don't need to be, I had a 90's era Pinarello Montello
and it was pretty period with a few exceptions and I got an ear full. I
totally appreciate what these guy's do it's fantastic, but I'm just not
that into it. I can appreciate those bikes in others hands :-)
Best,
~Hugh
That's funny. I didn't realize they were so obsessive. Everyone needs a hobby!
On 10/10/13, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Yep, but I feel they don't need to be, I had a 90's era Pinarello Montello
and it was pretty period with a few exceptions and I got an ear full. I
totally
Indeed.
Best,
~Hugh
On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 8:48 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
That's funny. I didn't realize they were so obsessive. Everyone needs a
hobby!
On 10/10/13, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Yep, but I feel they don't need to be, I had a 90's era
Wai... Wha? I could ride my bike off pavement? Gah! I wish I'd known sooner.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 11:33:50 AM UTC-6, ayjaydee wrote:
What are your thoughts on this sudden discovery of the pleasures of
off-pavement riding by the gravel specific bike
I think the addition of gravel grinder or cyclocross into the big bike
stores will be a welcomed addition to any rider's fleet, but the problem I
have with really most of the bigger manufacturers is that they always sell
through racing. Cyclocross is a race, gravel grinder is being sold as a
I just don't get it or the allure of racing pushing bikes and using racing
as a selling point.
Seriously. Pushing racing bikes on everybody made as much sense as pushing
Formula 1 race cars on everybody, regardless of how they drive, and track
racing cleats for everybody, regardless of how
Take a look at the history of recreational skis, 25 years ago every
advanced skier skied on a ski that racing written on it somewhere.
Now nobody takes racing skis off of the race course unless they are carving
trenches on the groomers.
The technology still trickles down to the all mountain
The bike biz is always looking for new angles to sell gravel race
bikes the latest . Variety is always good !
All that I have seen are disc brake only though. I'd likely have a frame
made that can disc or canti or calipers , or at least the latter 2.
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I think this is just the big companies trying to catch up with the little
guys who've been doing this already... Like Riv or Salsa/Surly/Soma.
I'm hoping it will bring out more suitable tires and rims.
And, of course this was what mountain biking was all about in the 80's.
Rigid steel bikes
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