Thanks for the details. Interesting; much like other discussions I've had about pros and cat 1s on steel bikes for pavement racing -- the consensus is that even a few lbs can make you lose and that steel, for that reason, is not competitive at the *highest* levels of road racing. (Lugs are certain to make you lose.) (Juuuust kidding about that last one.)
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:24 AM, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 1, 3:38 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>IOW would a cat 1 on a ss possibly competitive against his own category >> peers on multispeeds? > > No, not in a UCI level event. Again, it's just too fast. not sure > why this controversial. these folks ride through mud, sand, obstacles > faster than most people can ride on pavement - and at the highest > levels, the combination of pure speed and skills turns any > disadvantage - like having only one gear - into huge time deficits in > an hour long race. > >>Or are all the ss-ers of lower caliber? > > No. Not at all. It's just that multispeeds are simply faster. The > fastest sscx'er I know of is Marko LaLonde. he won the SS > championship, but finished 51st in the pro field with riders on geared > bikes. he now rides a geared bike in order to compete in that field. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
