Yes sounds like a great trip. The QB is a great touring bike if you know the route and plan your gearing appropriately. I have an emergency 22t freewheel on the flip side of my hub for really steep stuff, but I still had to push on my last trip. Did you have to resort to that anywhere?
On Oct 5, 11:55 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Nice job. Sounds like loads 'o fun. > > On Oct 5, 6:46 pm, johnb <jbust...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Just a quick update on my trip across NC that I posted a QB question > > about earlier. I rode the entire state on 32/40x16/18. The first two > > days, I rode 32x18 but on the first day on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I > > think I probably could have ridden the 40x18 since most of that day > > was straightforward minimal grade climbing. I spun out badly on the > > downhills till I figured out that coasting was the best option. Day > > Two was very steep but short climbs and definitely needed the 32x18 > > combo. Middle three days, I used the 40x18 and the last two I went to > > 40x16. On the whole, it worked well. I could climb with most people > > but lost out on the downhills. I completed the entire ride including > > the century in reasonable time (for me) and while not even close to > > the front of the pack, I maintained about a 14mph average. > > > I used the Acorn Roll bag in the back and the Acorn Rando bag in the > > front. I really liked the Rando bag. It could easily hold two jackets/ > > warmers, tube, some tools, some food, a camera and a phone with room > > to spare. It was very easy to mount and all the pockets were very easy > > to get to. I cannot comment on the Roll bag since I had no mechanical > > problems. I got a lot of positive comments on both bags. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
