For years I believed 700 wheels were faster and better. I've now ridden my Marinoni from Canada to Colombia (11,000km) and the SLX Handbuilt lugged Colombus frame has been comfortable - Brooks saddle, no bike shorts. I'm carrying around 50lb of gear. The rear wheel has received much attention and now the rim is cracking. Guys on 26" wheel rigs are not having these problems. I'm finally a 26" wheel devotee trapped on a 700 body. The next bike I build up or buy will be with 26" wheels. Maybe even with cable pull disc brakes for the mountains - heresey?
Should have bought that 56cm Atlantis when I had the chance. If wishes were horses.... Not to change the subject but on the offchance anyone have an idea of where I can find a touring rim between Cartagena and Bogota? On Jan 4, 3:58 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 13:41 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> > > wrote: > > > I think GEP is a lot more driven by market forces than "I" is. > > > Quoting from memory, from an ancient Rivendell text: "We are a product > > driven company, not a market driven company." > > > I have quoted scripture; there you have it. > > I said a lot more driven by market forces than Grand Bois, and I still > believe it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
