On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 2:42 PM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > When you crest out 60 seconds behind yourself, and the other you is riding > a > skinny-tired bike downhill at speed over even slightly degraded pavement, > the you riding the phenomenally stable, large-tire allowing Rivendell > design > will pretty easily catch up to the now-very-nervous-and-vibrating you, and, > while toasting them with the cookie, easily zip through the next chicane > and > disappear from sight. But, you are also nice enough to ease up on the > pedals > when you hit the level ground, so that the other you can catch up. >
Reminds me of the Beryl Burton anecdote: Men's time trial, she passes her male predecessor after a while: "Care for a sweet, luv?" But as to descents. No, your skinny wheeled bike is not necessarily going to handicap you on downhills, either in speed or handling. My Rivs (to say it again, ad nauseam) descended very well when they were coasters, even on sub-par pavement, and with no darting or wobbling, either. Perhaps it's the almost 45 cm chainstays. And weight certainly helps on downhills. I remember riding with erstwhile Boblist member Gary "9K miles in a bad year" Blakely down the 7 mile Tramway descent -- he could drop me like someone else's dirty handkerchief on the uphill -- and I would, just coasting, leave him behind every time. (Not that I am fat, I beg you all to understand, but he was 130 or so and I a good 40 lb heavier.) > > Palabra. > > - Jim > > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > > "Nigel did some work for some of the other riders at Allied, onces who > still > rode metal. He hadn't liked it when Chevette had gone for a paper frame." > -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" > > > -- > 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.
