On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 09:54 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote: > > Club riders will generally be using 700 x 23. Frequently smaller. > At 120 PSI. It's just a fact of life in racing clubs. This is > target market that does not think like people who use 35 mm tires, > tweed bags and high bars. If you don't know anything about club > racing, you won't be able to look at this frame through the right lens.
"Club riders" covers a lot of ground. I belong to two bicycle clubs; when I go on a club ride that makes me a "club rider," doesn't it? But I fit none of the stereotypes we're seeing bandied about in this thread. I think the members of the Serotta and V-Salon forums are a good fit for the target market. They're mostly faster class riders; many race, much higher percentage than in a typical bicycle club that's not a racing team; many are industry insiders, and there are even a few pro racers. Among this lot, the Hampsten Strada Bianca commands high respect. It's intended for 25-35mm tires, with Grand Bois Cypres 28mm and Rivendell Jack Brown 33.333 mm tires being singled out on their web site http://www.hampsten.com/Bikes/GravelRoad/stradabianca.html Quoting from the web site: "Designed like a 60s-era road race bike, our Strada Bianca (“white road” in Italian) is intended for fatter 25-to-35mm tires – our favorites being the 28mm Gran Bois Cypres and Rivendell’s 33.3mm Jack Brown tires. Fast on smooth pavement but relaxed-yet-tough when the road turns to trail, cobbles, gravel, or dirt. "Wearing fenders – even carrying a light load - this bike does it all. We also include a great carbon fork from Wound Up designed for 57mm-reach calipers that fits fat tires or fenders just fine." Among this set, if you showed up on a club ride with a Strada Bianca, people would drool all over it, and there'd be universal acclaim. > Club racers are a different kettle of fish than the usual Riv rider. > Grant knows this market fairly well and this bike is clearly aimed > specifically at them. That's for sure. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
