> I certainly don't worry about butted or straight gauge spokes but an > extra 10 lbs on the bike makes the day a lot less fun on a group > ride.
Or an extra 10 lbs can make the day, if it's the right 10 lbs. Chubbier tires to minimize flats, an extra water bottle, lots'o'food (my favorite!) and of course a selection clothing and some place to carrry it - I can see 10 lbs extra in that stuff. OK, there's probably a camera & phone, couple of maps, too much change, the odd tool that I could probably ditch. But if I was in a hurry I wouldn't be on a bike. Keep those reports coming Patrick; and don't forget the climate date next time! dougP On Feb 15, 2:47 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > To me it comes down to the purpose of my ride. Commuting/training > solo ... weight doesn't matter. A fun day out riding with friends.. it > matters just enough that I can stay comfortably with the group. > I certainly don't worry about butted or straight gauge spokes but an > extra 10 lbs on the bike makes the day a lot less fun on a group > ride. > > ~Mike > > On Feb 15, 2:30 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > The voice, OK, but the legs? > > > For me, speed is not usually to get somewhere faster, it's because > > riding fast has its own pleasures, and riding fast on a bike that > > responds very well to efforts to ride fast adds to this pleasure. > > > One advantage, in the last two days, of removing the computer is that > > I don't see a readout telling me that I am at a speed lower than the > > theoretical average that I think I ought to maintain; this is > > especially true in the first few miles. I think this allows me to warm > > up properly and start pushing only when I feel warmed up. Anyway, > > we'll see... > > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:21 PM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > for some though that 3 mph is 16 or 13 mph, or about 23 minutes > > > diference over the 29 miles - the difference between time a shower or > > > no shower on your lunch break or before work? and still having time > > > to ride 29 miles. I would take the speed over a shorter ride, > > > especally if 8 of the miles in the middle of the ride were out in the > > > country after you escape the clutches of suburbia and then have to re- > > > enter > > > > Rock on Patrick - voice of speed > > > > Bikes get us from pont a to point b faster than walking. That often > > > why we ride them, otherwise just walk. You do not have to be a racer > > > boy all the time, but the talk around here lately has me wondering if > > > riv should be sponsering low speed tech trials for god's sake. Maybe > > > they should set up cones in the lot and run a reverse race with points > > > off for putting a foot down, the guy who can stay up longest spining > > > 22 - 36 (MEGA) on flat ground wins!! > > > > Rob- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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-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.
