I went fast today on my hunqapillar with clothes in the rear panniers in case the road allowed me to climb higher before turning into packed slick ice that I never ever trust drivers on, especially on a steep curvy canyon road. Turned around and went really fast on my underinflated 2.1" Thunder Burts (they needed to be this for the minagerie of textured frozen slush trail on the way up, before getting to the "back" roads off the highway (which I only ride down hill)). Did a grocery run ont he way home. Come spring, summer, and fall my go fast is my Quickbeam. Grin. Rivendells are awesome!
With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 5:58:52 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > 20 miles -- no biggy; but I had no errand to run, so I took the gofast. > The Elk Pass tires are so nice; I can detour onto dirt, firm dirt and light > gravel, if I like -- despite their weight of 175 grams. Not that gofast > bikes need to have this capacity; but it is nice to have it when the tires > that allow it are the fastest pavement tires I've ridden (this is a seat of > pants/leg torque/cadence estimate). In fact, saying that gofasts have to be > dirt capable is like saying a racing car has to have a trunk. > > Anyway: sunny, breezy, temps over 60F -- very nice; a detour for a couple > of minor hills -- living in The Valley as I do, hills have to looked for. > > The point, if this divagation has a point: I'm glad I have a gofast! > Everyone ought to have one as one of the statutorily minimum 4 bikes in > their stable. Fully kitted commuting or errand bike; check. Dirt bike; > check. Beater; check. Gofast. > > I: > > '03 Riv: errands. > '02: gofast. > Race Lite and hopefully forthcoming Matthews: dirt. > Dahon: beater. > > You? > > -- > 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 which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities > revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
