I agree with Jan, but also with Mark -- but then, I see no real conflict, just 2 different populations. Me, I am a recovering compulsive time trialer who used to turn every commute into a record effort, and as I got older -- into my mid 50s -- that became less and less fun. So, over the last 5-7 years I've gradually learned to take it easier (I removed all the computers), and I enjoy riding more.
But, I still like to ride "energetically", still time myself, and especially -- and this is a key point, I think -- I enjoy the *feel* of a bike optimized, at least to a degree, for efficiency and speed. After all, one of the great pleasures of cycling is, to use my brother's phrase, the sensation of *efficient* motion. I think that even casual riders will get more pleasure from a relatively efficient bike than from one that, say, is needlessly heavy or that has wooden tires. -- 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.
