Among other benefits, yes. But the principal benefit is that cycling is more enjoyable, since less tiring, with a lighter bike, ceteris paribus. In particular, hills are a lot more fun.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 8:35 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > So this means you can go 2-5 miles further in an hour of cycling ? ;) > > On Sep 28, 5:00 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Do you spend a lot of time climbing? *I* certainly feel the weight of my > > 35-lb-with-Nelson-and-60-mm-Big-Apples Monocog 29er when going uphill: 8 > to > > 10 mph standing in the 63" gear compared to 12 to 15 mph standing in the > 75" > > gear on my 18 lb Riv custom fixie gofast. Weight is weight, and you feel > it > > on the hills if you don't feel it on the flats! > > OTOH, the Monocog does well in the 2 to 3" sand that is common along the > Rio > > Grande, where I live, which is why I chose those 2lb tires and the 45 mm > > rims. > > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:44 PM, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sorry I don't have an answer, since I don't have a SH. But I wanted to > > > point out that my current Atlantis set-up is the heaviest it has ever > been: > > > Big Apple Tires and Rivendell Bullmoose bars and Ergon grips. And it's > > > probably the best it has been. I can tell it's heavy, there is more > inertia > > > compared to my other bikes, but most of the time, the heaviness doesn't > > > translate to me feeling slow on the bike. The bike is robust, and those > > > three components bring a level of quality and comfort that pays for the > > > extra mass they bring. > > > > > -Jim > > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
