I don't change the bike before a ride like that, but the Casseroll is my lightest bike to begin with. It's never had racks, has 28/32 spoke wheels with open pro rims, and the most it has in terms of bags is a banana bag and/or a small jandd bar tube-type bag. I've done the climb with or without fenders, i use SKS P35's and don't notice any difference in performance or weight.
On May 9, 8:47 pm, A D <deguzman.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. My commute ends with a 3/4 mile stretch where I'm grinding up > a pretty steep hill with a 48/16 FW gear. I may change my inner ring > to a 42t and give it a shot on Memorial Day weekend. > > Do you change up your bike before you ride up? Change out your > wheels, remove racks and fenders or lighten up the bike in any way? > > On May 9, 5:42 pm, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > AD, yeah, i went all the way up to the peak--i only ever ride diablo > > about once a year, so when i do, I like to go all the way. Although I > > did walk the steep bit in the last hundred meters or so up to the > > parking lot. In general, yeah, what Jim says--stay calm, get > > comfortable pushing the cranks over at lower RPMs. Don't be afraid to > > stop and catch your breath for a few seconds, or use your "24 inch > > gear" (get it?). > > > On May 9, 10:11 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > on 5/8/11 10:37 PM, A D at deguzman.al...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > Do you ride up to the peak in the 42-19 gear? I live a couple of > > > > miles from base of Mt Diablo on the Danville side but was always > > > > afraid to ride up on my low 44-19. > > > > If the 44x19 is fixed, that's a pretty good gear for it. ~62 inches? I've > > > done it both on the fixed setup (always better for climbing) and stock > > > coastable gearing of 40x18 (~60 inches). > > > > The last pitch up to the top is a killer for high gearing. But most of it > > > isn't "steep" steep. You just have to keep calm and stay methodical and > > > optimistic. Rest when you need to. > > > > Oh, and keep in mind that Jeremy is kind of a monster... ;^) > > > > - J > > > > -- > > > Jim Edgar > > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > > The Gallery needs your photos! Send 'em in - Here's > > > how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > > "I carried my bike inside the front door, a privilege earned by steady > > > patronage." > > > -- 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-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.
