Thanks for the clarification. When all is said and done, we all ride (I hope) for fun, and I had fun on my ride today (and yesterday, 21 miles, a bit less climbing).
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > So I'll clarify.. For me at 210lbs 5 lbs is not noticed on climbs or the feel > of the bike. Same bike same wheels etc so maybe you are more sensitive to > weight. > > Pat it really wasnt directed at you. I lost say 3 mph going to steel from an > aggressive race bike. Had lots of fun .. Just because I'm not sprinting at > 30 mph and averaging 20 plus doesn't mean I'm crawling along either.. Had I > wanted that race experience I would NEVER buy a Rivendell. > > Just saying > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 15, 2011, at 6:27 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ???? Each to his own. >> >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> The cost of that two to three miles per hour.. >>> 700x23 tires on areo wheels >>> Bars a fist and a half below seat >>> Special shoes >>> >>> So one I wear everyday cloths and the other I spend 20 minutes changing >>> airing tires fixing flats etc >>> >>> Been there done that.. Nod thanks next >>> >>> Kelly >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Feb 15, 2011, at 4:21 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 >>>> >>>> On Feb 15, 2:04 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 >>>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> >> -- >> 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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