on 11/20/10 6:36 AM, rb at ron...@projectblu.com wrote: > I completely agree re Riv moving towards bikes being built for riders > of 190lbs and up. At 165 lbs, I felt my (former) Saluki was just on > the verge of too heavily built, not re the actual weight of it, but of > a slightly thudding ride. A lighter tubed frame has much more > resilience and "pickup" for me (eg my old superlight 531 roadbike, my > Columbus SL road bike from the 70s etc. And my new ride built from > light non OS tubing as well.
That may be an imprecise comparison. Was the 531/SL bicycle rigged with a similar wheel setup? I've found that different wheelsets and even different tire sizes can make a considerable difference with the responsiveness of any bicycle. -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Workshops of the iBob's Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- 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.
