you might find a subtle, yet fine difference with an off the rack Gunnar Sport...with a carbon fork. i think bikes with longer chainstays "seem" slower. the Sport is just a bit shorter that way and the geometry is a tad more upright in the front and about the same in the seat tube compared to the Sam.
i just got one. i ordered mine with threaded steel fork and love the ride. with a carbon fork it might just feel that much more spritely. mine currently sports 32 hole open pros on ultegra hubs and the ruffy tires. it would be fun to try a carbon fork and some michelin pro race 23 tires just to see if the personality changes a bit. just some thoughts from my recent experiences. On Jun 14, 6:39 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > The spoke count matters very little compared to the weight of the tire/ > tube/rim combination. You can save a bunch of rolling weight and > probably improve rolling resistance, for example, simply by switching > to an ultralight tube (I almost always use ultralight tubes). You save > even more rolling weight by switching to any of the 200-250-ish gram > 25-28 mm tires on the market. If you go with new wheels, I second an > earlier recommendation of the Velocity Aerohead. Lacing radial in the > front and half-radial in the back probably saves as much spoke weight > as going to an exotically low number of spokes (exotic in the sense > that there aren't many economical 24h hubs). You could even splurge on > DT Revolution butted spokes if you wanna go crazy. Buying expensive > lightweight hubs and cassettes will give you considerably less bang > for your buck. > > Also: Consider ways to improve aerodynamics, reduce the number and > duration of stops, work on eating/drinking on the bike without > stopping, etc. > > Or, my favorite solution: reject the dominant racing paradigm and > embrace your slowness! > > On Jun 14, 12:39 am, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > thanks guys - good suggestion. > > > i'm using Mavic rims with 36h XT hubs front and rear, with 40mm Schwalbe > > Mara Supremems. > > a lighter 32h wheelest/tires for event rides is an extremely good idea. > > and then i'd have one for a road-ey bike if i wanted to go more dedicated :) > > > best, > > andrew- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
