Patrick, Will repsectfully disagree. I weight considerably more than my wife. And yet she has always had the ability to coast downhill faster than me. Without trying. Even more bothersome, this is on her bike with upright mountain bike bars and not fast wheels by any means.
As to weight, well, I use it as an excuse for not being able to climb well. If at all. But it's just a poor excuse. Does explain why I ride mostly alone. Too slow for anyone else to be willing to wait. Then again, ponied up the money to put lighter tires on one bike yesterday. Went from wire bead Big Apples to Kojacks. Figure to save nearly one pound per wheel. Honestly, it will not make me any faster of a rider. But will still hope. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Aug 5, 4:44 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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%2bunsubscrib...@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- 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.
