On Sat, 2009-03-14 at 13:07 -0700, Patrick in VT wrote: > the thread started off with a sentiment that the riders would be > better served on country bikes in this *race.* I disagree, because I > think, on the whole, a country bike would put the racer at a > competitive disadvantage. >
The Hampsten Strada Bianca is arguably a country bike and also arguably a racing bike. Would have riders in this dirt road race been better served on a Strada Bianca than any made-for-23mm-carbon road racer? I think yes and hell yes. > as somebody stated earlier, losing by a foot or just a minute means > that rider lost. period. Well, being in a race means everybody but one person is a loser. Period. And in every class but the top professionals, EVERYONE is a loser, because none of the amateurs is as good as the pros, so they're all losers; and most of the pros are losers too: fit to carry a water bottle and break the wind for the champions and not much else, "pack fodder". You could take all the genuine "winners" and fit them comfortably inside a typical 7-11 store. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
