On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 6:56 PM, David T. <davidtren...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> > > But I can say, in my experience, riding a single-speed bike will > gradually make you a better climber, so that after maybe six months or > a year, you can go up hills quicker and easier than you would have > done previously in a lower gear. > I've found this too, to the extent that, trying to twiddle up the same hills in a granny gear on the Sam Hill, my only multispeed bike, I very quickly get winded; odd to discover that. I have to upshift and pedal harder to get my breath back. (Tho' of course there is a measure here; unwarmed up, on a hot day, facing a 1/2 mile long steep hill, it certainly feels nice to have, say, a 52" gear instead of a 67"; even when the 31" is too low -- 36X19, 46X19, 36X32.) > > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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.
