I have two custom Rivs that I have set up with light wheels and some lightish parts, and to judge by my speed readout they are definitely faster than my considerably heavvier 1973 Grand Record (Motobecane), even though the Motobecane has a lighter frameset. This is due largely, I think, to the wheels which, on the Rivs, are very light with very light, supple tires, but possibly also to the fit -- even though I have the Motobecane set up as closely to the Rivs as possible, the Rivs have a perfection of fit no other bike I've owned matches.
Whether the"gofast "Riv -- no fenders or rack, at, probably, 20 lb with Country Bag, is faster than the otherwise pretty much identical commuter Riv, at, probably, 23 lb with fenders, rack and one light pannier -- is really faster is, let us say, undecided. But at least, the gofast has only one set of bottle braze-ons and no fender eyelets! I shall probably, one day, accept reality, and equip the gofast as a distance bike with, perhaps, a ACS hub, and leave the Commuter for my usual urban and suburban riding). On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 11:19 PM, usuk2007 <clive.stand...@umassmed.edu>wrote: > > I love my Ram and I take my Atlantis out on tracjs regularly, but I'm > now in the market for some speed too. So I'm looking for a nice fast > bike with room for some long reach brakes. Where should I go? Mercian, > Independant fabrications............? > > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
