I have no issue with my friends choice of carbon fiber bikes... it's their money and choice. I can hang with them on most of the rides too(just barely on long climbs). What bothers me is that we can't take any dirt sections because they can't fit anything bigger than 25mm in their skinny a$$ plastic frames.
~Mike~ On Oct 18, 7:29 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > A MCRB will fix all three of those, right! > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 6:27 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > Either due to lack of friends (real or imagined) or total lack of > > speed, I no longer ride with other folks. While am faster than when > > starting back on the bike a few years ago, everyone else has taken off > > at a high clip. > > > I just toddle along on the road (paved or not) and try to enjoy > > myself. Although that's coming less and less frequent these days > > knowing that I'm not doing things properly. (Too fat, too slow, too > > old, etc.) > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Oct 18, 6:19 pm, RoadieRyan <ryansub...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > They are my Friends > > > We are guys > > > We bash each other as a sign of love > > > > In the same way I make fun of them for avoiding rain they make fun of > > > me for riding a "Tank" its all in fun, I have no ill will toward > > > Carbon I just like to tease my friends, and after all its Seattle and > > > if you can't ride in the rain you spend alot of time chained to a > > > trainer ;-) > > > > On Oct 18, 10:32 am, bfd <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Oct 17, 9:11 pm, RoadieRyan <ryansub...@gmail.com> wrote:> Great > > Post Anne. I had a ride in late September that my Carbon > > > > > friends bailed on because of the threat, threat mind you not actual, > > > > > of rain. I shook my head and went out and had a wonderful ride with > > > > > hardly a sprinkle. I figured next time I get this response I would > > > > > ask if it was really true that carbon melts in the rain? > > > > > Whoa, what's up with the carbon bashing. Have you ever consider that > > > > most carbon bikes don't have room for fenders and that is probably the > > > > reason your "friends" don't ride in the rain! > > > > > I have a carbon Calfee and love it. For any ride over 40 miles, that > > > > is my go to bike to ride. Comfort, light, smooth and quiet.The only > > > > down side is there isn't any room for fender, especially under the > > > > carbon fork. Note, I've been caught out in the rain on my Calfee and > > > > since it doesn't have fenders, you get pretty wet :) > > > > > So, I ended up getting a steel cross bike and putting fenders on it > > > > for commuting and riding in the rain. Not as nice a ride as my carbon, > > > > but for short rides and wet weather it works. Good Luck!- 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- 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.
