@rmros...@gmail.com: The crank is a vintage middleburn triple road crank.
Not really available anywhere. Nothing states the model either. It has a
highly machined spider and very scalloped arms. I'll be swapping the
guard/42/30 rings from the Silver cranks onto it.
On Monday, January 15,
To me, I don’t notice the weight on my normal rides and commutes, I have
racks and gear and pull a trailer everywhere so weight is what it is. I do
notice the weight when the trail disappears on a weekend trip and I’m
lifting the bike and all my gear over or pushing/pulling under down trees.
This (to me) is especially true when mountain biking. The trails I like most have a LOT of short but very punchy climbs. The whole experience is one of doing intervals, blasting the downhills but gathering strength for the next climb. My road rides these days are much more chill, without any of
What makes a bike joyous is not 1 mph, 15 mph, or 23 mph, but the dynamic
changes between those velocities.
On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 7:25:57 PM UTC-6 John Hawrylak, Woodstown NJ
wrote:
> Chris made some good points. I am not justifying a heavy bike, merely
> pointing out what you
Chris made some good points. I am not justifying a heavy bike, merely
pointing out what you can expect if you take that trip & 'go down the rabbit
hole' wrt to reducing frame weight and overall weight including the rims/tires.
You may not get your kicks on Rt 66 ('when you take that CA
Yes, that is what I remember. I dont know if the lady still has the podcast.
She had a shop in Cleveland, so if someone is from the area, maybe they can
chime in.
She also said if you feel like you want to push yourself back on the saddle,
your distance to the bars is too great.
if you just look at the numbers, you can go down a long rabbit hole and
certainly justify a heavy bike.. I agree 1mph isn't anything.. what you
can't justify with numbers is what a heavy bike *feels* like when riding..
some heavier bikes certainly can "ride light", but many don't in my
12 pounds?Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 14, 2024, at 7:49 PM, 'John Hawrylak, Woodstown NJ' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:During a appearance on The Opiniated Cyclist, Richard Schwinn stated the following: Reducing the bike weight by 12 lbm, increases your speed by 1 mph, given the same power input
During a appearance on The Opiniated Cyclist, Richard Schwinn stated the
following: Reducing the bike weight by 12 lbm, increases your speed by 1
mph, given the same power input from testing Schwinn did.
John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ
On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 12:11:36 PM UTC-5 Bicycle
I'll be very interested in hearing more about your experiences with the 2
build kits. Please be sure to itemize the individual components and
describe how much you think each affected your riding experience. Also,
I'll be interested to learn how light you can get a Platypus (what size?)
with a
Armand, yes, yes & yes! Your documentation will no doubt be very interesting. Let’s start with which triple crank will save you a full 1/2 pound?Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 14, 2024, at 3:21 PM, Armand Kizirian wrote:The key here is to avoid the numbers, and focus on what the threshold is for
The key here is to avoid the numbers, and focus on what the threshold is
for *experience. *Let's investigate.
Weight is traditionally discussed for going faster, but we are all
"enlightened" enough to know to not spoil our riding experience with such
matters. However, there are merits to the
The scalar involved here, 6 lbs, and 15 lbs, hardly fits into weight weenie
discussion.
But I do remember a thread about why some bikes feel faster. Less energy
going into changing the rotational speed of components means more energy
going directly into drive.
On Sunday, January 14, 2024
I am not a weight weenie. I will take the beauty over the weight. I have
enough low gears to not even think about.
Kim Hetzel
...loving my beautiful retirement bicycle.
On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 9:50:38 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
> It's interesting to view a moderately weight weenie
It's interesting to view a moderately weight weenie thread on this
list! expect
Rivendell make their frames as heavy as they are largely to avoid breakage
and resulting costs of return or repairs; that's a guess.
But reviewers of even the Clem, which I gather from list discussions is
built with
I think weight matters and one of the main reasons I LOVE looking at the
Riv site and Riv bikes. but currently only own my Dad's AHH that was given
to me when he passed.. I would never quibble over a couple pounds here or
there, but reading through this thread and seeing the OP's
It will always have a dyno hub. I just can’t give up that kind of practicality. I didn’t know Paul components would save me any weight but I’m glad if they do. My Velo Orange levers were pretty feather-light already though. I probably do have the Platy set up as light as I dare, save the
Which circles back to original post. Having disassembled my Silver crank I have a new appreciation for it. It’s quite beautifully manufactured and now lighter thanks to the aluminum chainring. White Industries square taper crank in comparison is also beautiful & MUSA. But, complete with chainrings
Leah, now you will probably chime in with me and Joe on the conversations
when we discuss how a crank can also be beautiful. Because once you
recognize it you won't be able to unsee it!
Sarah
On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 4:04:25 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> You guys are
Does the raspberry Platy still have a dyno hub? If so that would be a big
gain as far as weight loss and lessening drag. Otherwise you have it set up
fairly light from what I remember about your posts. Paul components will
sure help shave some grams.
When weight is brought up the first thing
You guys are going to make me want to fall down the rabbit hole again and
find little ways to lighten up my raspberry Platypus. And I have now just
practically sent an invitation for people to tell me that weight doesn’t
matter and I should think about the engine (me) and so on but not even
This thread made me finally weigh my 59cm Susie and it came in 15.9kg.
which is more than I thought tbh. It would be 17kg normally I guess but
currently doesn't have front rack and basket.
There are a lot of places I could save weight I suppose. I have straight
guage spokes, and b17 flyer, dyno
Kinda like alloy rims vs. steel, you'll notice the inertia difference
between a heavy and light crank when climbing.
On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 12:01:42 PM UTC-6 fra...@gmail.com wrote:
> I will say I was surprised when I weighed my 2 piece Silver crank (double)
> vs the White
I will say I was surprised when I weighed my 2 piece Silver crank (double)
vs the White Industries single that I planned to put on my Susie. The
Sliver was over a pound heavier. I think my Susie was under 30lbs but I
never weighed it.
I usually don’t think much about the weight because of
Hi Richard (I hope I got your name right),
Please provide more details. Like you I have a 51 Gus and it weighs 40lbs
and I am having second thoughts of bringing it to my next big trip.
I am thinking of bringing my 48 Hunqapillar but I prefer the ride quality
of my Gus.
I also consider myself
The quest for knowledge continues to grow with anticipation and wonder.
Kim Hetzel.
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 5:05:10 PM UTC-8 Richard Rose wrote:
> I am in the middle of a cold weather tear down / deep cleaning of my Clem
> L. This project started with ordering a new chain & large
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