This is a fascinating subject. And I cannot comment on Ron's experience. Speaking from my own experience: It is really hard for me to know if one bike is faster than another, or if a component makes it faster/slower. Maybe because of the engine and wind. Maybe my bikes are very closely related.
The condition of the engine changes. Wind does too. Here in central Maryland it is subtly breezy year round. I know that some days I feel like I can't even get outta my own way on my Bleriot and Sam. Other days, I feel like I'm flying along easily. Is it the wind? Is it me? This happens regardless of which tires I use. I had a Giant carbo/alu bike that felt fast, and it seems that I have dropped 1mph on my overall route on bike time average speeds since I switched to 650b steel, even on Compass/BQ tires. But, the fastest commute on bike timings were done on my steel bikes with both Marathons and Compass/GB tires. I'm also a few years older. Bith Rivs beat the Giant. Me? Wind? But my overall avapeeds were faster on the Giant with Gatorskins. So I I dont understand it and cannot say for sure which bike with which version of components is faster. I can say the Rivs are more comfy, better handling, and smoother than the Giant bike. -- 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.
