Had I not been in a position to reduce my stable when I bought my Rambouillet, that very year RB-1 was what I might have had for fast pavement rides, just as Mary so well described. Roadeo seems to show some favor of the idea!
Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Friday, June 5, 2015 at 10:17:15 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > That's an eloquent -- and well written! -- testimonial to the dedicated > road bike, a category that seems to get among so many "all around" type > bikes. Congratulations! > > Curious: You seem very pleased with it. Can you give more details of how > it rides -- feeling of speed, handling -- compared to your bikes with more > complete kit? I'll be interested in hearing more about how it compares to > -- what other road bikes do you ride? > > My own evolution has been in the opposite direction: from gofast to > "practical", but I've never lost my taste for a dedicated, no-load (except > ride kit and basics), thin tired (we'll see what BQ says this summer), > nice-handling road bike. > > After all, bicycles are very mature technology, and there is a reason why > "racing" bikes exist, even if you don't seek out the latest and greatest -- > IMO, older "racing bikes", with larger clearances and longer wheelbases > than modern ones, make excellent bikes for just getting out and riding > briskly on good pavement. (In fact, one of the best-ever grocery carriers > that I've owned was a lightweight 1973 Motobecane Grand Record, a > old-school racing bike; even though the frameset was lighter than any of my > Rivendells, it carried 40+ lb rear loads better than any other bike I've > owned -- very, very odd, though I think that the Tubus Fly rack helped a > great deal.) > > And every time I think that I'll, after all, convert my stripped-down Riv > gofast road bike to something more practical -- add rack, fenders, lights, > hell, even derailleur gears! -- I take it out on a few hills and come back > convinced (once again!) that there is very definitely a place in a > well-rounded stable for a bike that is as light as possible and as fast as > possible and meant to be ridden on smooth pavement. > > Deacon Patrick: please take note! I bet you'd have an even huger good time > on Pike's Peak on a Roadeo! > > > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Mary Gersemalina <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi everybody, >> >> I thought some on this list might be interested in my post about the 1992 >> Bridgestone RB-1 I purchased a couple of years ago from someone who I >> believe is or used to be a member of this group. >> >> Bridgestone RB-1: New Old Fast Bike Day >> <http://chasingmailboxes.com/2015/06/05/bridgestone-rb-1-new-old-fast-bike-day/> >> >> It took a while, but it is finally built up (credit to my husband Ed for >> doing most of that work) and on the road. I took it out for a 90-mile >> shakeout ride a couple of weeks ago, and it road quite well. I am extremely >> happy with the bike. >> >> Thanks, and I hope everybody has a great weekend. >> >> Mary >> chasingmailboxes.com >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
