True, but the psychological must still win over, since I really like the feel of the tires and the bar set-up. (The new bullmoose only comes in one dimension, so I gut lucky in how it works perfect with my Atlantis's particular dimensions.) I just really love this bike set-up, so while I am slower climbing, I tolerate that for the other benefits. But I figure there's some weight value up there at which I will say, "Ok, that's too heavy. I don't care how nice these extras are."
-Jim On Sep 28, 2009, at 5:00 PM, PATRICK MOORE 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 > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
