[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation

2013-03-05 Thread Ron Mc
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

[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation

2013-03-05 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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

[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation

2013-03-04 Thread Tom Goodmann
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

[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation

2013-03-04 Thread Deacon Patrick
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

[RBW] Re: interview with Ritchey on steel, gravel, wide tires and innovation

2013-03-04 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
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