A few years ago a friend bought a brand spanking new LaPierre carbon fiber frame and fitted his parts from his Serotta onto it, 54T chain ring and all. The first day out, the top tube cracked. After he got the frame replaced from the shop he bought it, we went for a ride on the Burke-Gilman. Not to brag, but he had a hard time keeping up on that 54T; not that I'm all that fast on my Atlantis (average speed around 16 - 18 mph).
He bought the bike after watching the Tour de France on TV, which he does every year. I don't know, I guess after 65 years, it never sank in that there's a big difference between romance and reality. Steve Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
