On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 15:03 -0700, David Estes wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> > wrote: > > On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 14:38 -0700, David Estes wrote: > > Patrick, what I was thinking, is why not have a Ti "country > bike" > > racer. Ti or CF, but with fatter tires and and extra > chainring. So > > weight isn't a problem (ok, maybe an extra few hundred grams > for the > > tires, extra ring, rear derailer). This bike would allow > the athlete > > to ride with more comfort and less suffering, which I argue > would make > > him/her faster. > > > Hampsten already makes it: the Strada Bianca > http://www.hampsten.com/Bikes/GravelRoad/stradabianca.html > > available in steel or titanium. > > > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > > yes, yes, yes, exactly... or to be Rivendell specific, why not a > Legolas? Neither of those bikes should slow down a professional, > especially on a mixed surface course.
Legolas is a Cyclocross racing bike, yes? Hampsten makes one of them, too, the Mud Pig. The Strada Bianca isn't a 'cross bike. In the Riv line, it's a lot closer to the A. Homer Hilsen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
