Eric Norris, thy name is stud. Having driven that route, I cannot even imagine doing it on a 35lb single speed. I shall think of you the next time I begin to softly whine going up Tolt Rd Hill on my 23lb bike in 34/28.
Greg On Jul 12, 1:29 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > I rode from Santa Rosa to Seattle on a Pashley Guvnor equipped with Sturmey > Archer drums brakes F/R. Our route included some long mountain descents, and > I never had a problem with the brakes. Even on 10-15 mile-long descents, they > worked perfectly. > > --Eric N > Sent from the iPad 2 > > On Jul 12, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Adam Killian <vi...@bonius.com> wrote: > > > I have a Cross-Check setup with Sturmey-Archer Drums front and back (the > > 90mm XL versions). I'd say the brakes work about as well as anything > > else, but I haven't tried them on any really long, really steep roads > > (can't climb up them anyway with the 5-speed hub). > > > They make cable routing a little more tricky, but they sure do look cool. > > > I have some pictures of the bike > > here:https://picasaweb.google.com/BoniusRex/CrossCheck > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web > > visithttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/4ILUEdGjWyUJ. > > 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. -- 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.
