I've been riding the gofast, 650C X 22 mm, 180 gram Pro Races and all, and great fun it has been -- except that, after months of good luck, I've been plagued by goathead punctures. Two on Saturday within 1.5 miles of each other -- first the front, then the rear; then just now, the rear. Of course, I learned how to fix punctures as a very wee lad at the feet of roadside bicycle wallahs in N Delhi, India, and 1 flat per 20 mile ride is, in my admittedly off-curve book, acceptable; and I've learned to look on such repairs as benefits rather than defects.
Cyclists are notorious for weak upper body strength, and this exactly fits their fitness needs. The beauty of this scheme is that, the more flats you get, the more workout. The trick is to ride a high pressure tire (at least 80 psi) and to use a minipump (I use, for this bike, the Lezyne Pressure Drive). 200 strokes to as full pressure as you need, or indeed, can get; and the last 50 are hard, while the last 20 or so are the heart of the workout. You can substitute a Silca Imperial, which is less efficient and gives a more difficult workout while adding thousands of style points. Or, to make it diabolically hard, use a relatively high volume tire and a primitive type of minipump, and pump it to max pressure per the sidewall number -- say, a Specialized Fatboy pumped to 110 psi with an old Blackburn Airstick -- 400 strokes and you are only halfway there. Ask me why I know -- and why I tried to reach 110 on a 35 mm tire. You heard it here first. Patrick Moore, who, quite seriously, hopes eventually to find a right-size HpX and have it painted to match his frame, in ABQ, NM. -- 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.
