On Mar 27, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Bruce wrote:
So Frank (on his Surly LHT) and I (on my '95 Riv Road) were taking
a 50 ish mile route that I had mapped out some months back for the
local club. On a past group ride, we made an in course adjustment,
because one of the county roads, leading to some nice lake views,
turned out to be coarse stones and red clay. Today, it was just the
two of us, and Frank said, "Wanna go explore that dirt road? We
have the tires." He was (is this the "in" word?) rocking (I can't
keep "curating" or "palping" straight either) Bontrager Invert 35s
and I had Maxy Fasty 33.4s. Both were peachy keen on backroads
rough rider stuff. It's nice to have bikes that basically can go
anywhere and do anything that the legs of the operator can push it to.
Tailwinds..
For those who haven't seen what one can do with a standard "racing"
bike:
http://siliconvalleycyclist.com/rides/slideshow_coast.htm
Most people still think this kind of riding "can't be done" on a
"road bike." Notables in the photos include well known frame builder
and entrepreneur Tom Ritchey, frame builder and machinist Peter
Johnson, Jobst Brandt, etc... even one Sterling McBride (whom I am
remembering as a Riv employee at some point, but maybe that was a
different guy named Sterling).
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