That was my experience, too. I whacked the pedals pretty frequently on the Bleriot; didn't do that except maybe once every few years on my other bikes.
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > The only thing to report so far is that I learned very early on how > important it is to keep that inside pedal up when turning at any significant > speed. Also, when I stop, I can easily place foot on ground. On my 700c > Rivs, that's always a toe stand if I stay on the saddle. So, that aspect is > more comfortable. I'll report more soon, and send pix to Cyclofiend after > the cockpit make-oveRay > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Me <clotht...@gmail.com> > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Wed, April 21, 2010 12:13:42 AM > *Subject:* [RBW] Guess I don't get down to the basement much > > ...just walked down into our basement to get a tool, looked over to my > right and was curious what was in one of our many boxes from our > various relocations in the past 3 years [first, from the NYC area to > Minnesota, and then, now, to Portland, OR]. > > Ha, completely forgot I have a brand new, totally un-built Rivendell > 'Bleriot' frameset with all the parts sitting in a box. Some nice > parts too: lugged stem, Noodles, Paul 'Racer' brakes, TA rings and a > beautiful daVinci crankset... all sitting in there, all new and > unopened. > Box next to it, a brand new wheelset of Velocity 650B 'Synergy' rims, > laced to a SON hub for the front and for the rear, a Chris King > cassette hub. > > Me thinks I am going to finally build this thing up and try out the > whole 650B thang. > > **no wonder my wife continually reminds me I am an idiot** > > -Scott > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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.
