I just purchased a Platypus as word on the street is we'll need lots of water.
As for the video, I noticed several derailer-less bikes. Whether they were fixed, SS or IGH, I don't know, but am guessing SS. You can try to guess what ratios they were running (if SS). And it depends on what kind of road sections they didn't show. I would guess they shot most of the film at the water crossings and barriers rather than the straight away roads. The guy doing the voiceover is pretty cool. Some 40 years after the fact, he remembers everyone's name, what they placed, what their day jobs were. Pretty cool guy! On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 8:14 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Patrick: > > Thanks for the links. I rarely check BSNYC but these are pretty > funny. Fortunately, our little November 13 adventure in Silverado Cyn > won't require anything like this level of complexity. No stoves, warm- > up equipment or special skin treatments needed. I'd better take a > cruise out there to make sure the appropriate post-ride liquids are > available. > > dougP > > On Oct 29, 7:22 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Oct 29, 12:17 pm, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > (in the ss category, of course - ss'ers aren't really > > >> competitive in the elite or even cat 3 fields), > > > > Is this because of the type of course, or overall? Wouldn't a single > > 63" gear be quite competitive on a course like that shown in the > > video, with few fast flats and a lot of throwing, carrying and mud > > path grinding? I'm curious if a gear spread would be much of an > > advantage on such a course -- didn't see much shifting in the video > > (tho' of course they had far less to shift than we do today). Even a > > half mile paved section could be covered at 25 mph at 135 rpm in a 63" > > gear; would someone with a gear spread be able to make huge amounts of > > time over this on such a short flat? > > > > Not doubting, just asking. And I know nothing about CX except that > > it's done largely on dirt and that you need a huge kit for it. > > > > (http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/10/news/what-to-bring-to-a-cycloc.. > .) > > > > Courtesy of youknowwho: > http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/10/spending-power-whos-1.html) > > -- > 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. > > -- 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 -- 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.
