I ought to add this: it's not merely the bigger numbers that are pleasing as the distinct feel in acceleration and climbing and, too, of the way you can swing it about, of a light bike; I speak with authority for my bikes -- all much loved -- range in weight from this just-sub 18 lbs to 33 lbs for the Fargo.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:12 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The other Riv has even lighter wheels but the rider position is the > same. I tell you, I do notice a difference in climbing. (I was > carrying a full, stainless steel, double wall thermos.) > > It is the '99 650C gofast custom that I've posted about recently. > Wonderful what you can do with a single, fixed gear! > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 5 lbs means very little from my experience. So the one built as a commuter >> .. Same tires wheels geometry bars handlebar height? >> >> Add 5 lbs in water bottle on go fast and doubt you'll notice much. >> >> But if all you're interested in is speed have fun. A 2 to 3 mph average >> speed difference for me is nothing. >> >> So what Rivendell did you build to 17ish pounds? >> >> Kelly >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 15, 2011, at 2:41 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I just got back from a nice if brief-ish 1 hour ride on the '99 Riv >>> gofast, newly equipped with pretty Phil front hub (I have decided not >>> to replace the computer -- just yet, anyway, but I guesstimate that I >>> covered, easily, 23 miles over rolling, mostly suburban terrain). >>> Anyway, I deliberately went out of my way to climb some steepish, 1/2 >>> mile long hills, mostly standing in the 75" gear, and blow me down, if >>> I sped up those hills like ... like .... like ... Oh! Like Bartali, >>> shifting into a *higher* gear at the bottom of a steep climb, turning >>> with a sneer and glare at his competition, and leaving them in his >>> dust. Sortof. >>> >>> Anyway, the difference between this gofast that, now, without a >>> computer, weighs a featherlite 17 3/4 lb, and the almost identical but >>> built as a commuter '03, is about 5 lb, and I certainly can tell the >>> difference on the hills. >>> >>> Just so you know. >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bunch@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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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-bunch@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 > -- 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-bunch@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.
