Looks like the guy has done a few centuries and doubles. It would be cool if Mr. Retro inspired him to try a more comfortable bike. Course maybe he'll go all comfort and end up with a 'bent.
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:17 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Esteban: > > That's an interesting write-up. Did you notice in the intro he > mentions not finishing? Got 150 miles though; darn sight more than > I'm ever planning for a single day. > > Let's see, his problems were: 1) sore bottom; 2) struggling on the > climbs; 3) pavement roughness. Can't really tell much about the bike > from the photo but it looks like low spoke count wheels (he mentions > something about the spokes orienting "just so") & a carbonic looking > fork, so we can guess at the rest of the package. I wonder how he > would have done on a more comfortable bike with wider range gearing? > Gosh, a Brooks saddle, 25" or 30" low gear and big fat 28 mm tires may > have made his day! > > dougP > > On Mar 17, 8:46 am, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I thought you folks would get a kick out of this. A friend sent me > > this ride report of the Death Valley Double, which I finished at a > > rather leisurely 15:17. > > I show up in the middle as Mr. Retro. > > > > http://veloasana.com/2010/03/10/unfinished-business-in-death-valley/ > > "A rider catches me. He’s on an old steel-framed bike, complete with > > fenders. He’s wearing a retro jersey. As he passes by, he exclaims, > > “Some climb, huh?” .... Mr. Retro is descending faster than me. Within > > a few minutes, he’s a mile ahead. But somehow, as the road levels off > > near the bottom of the pass, I catch up. We round a corner and there > > it is: the climb I forgot about. The other 12% grade – the backside of > > Jubilee Pass. I brace for more climbing, but thankfully, this side of > > the pass is fairly short. > > > > I reach the summit just behind Mr. Retro. > > > > “Well, that’s the last of the major climbing for the day,” he says." > > > > Little does he know my Romulus is vintage 2003! > > Here I am, Mr. Retro: > http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/25671...@n02/4435969706/ > > Here I am, Mr. Retro: > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
