Okay, now. The idea that carbon bikes can only take skinny tires and are uncomfortable and are only for racing is SOOOOOO last year!
Take a look here at my Calfee Adventure: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Synaptic-Cycles/124901454233407#!/media/set/?set=a.221224974601054.57299.124901454233407&type=1 The pic shows it fendered up with 28C Conti GP 4 seasons, but 30C tires will fit under the fenders. I could probably get a 32c tire in the bike without fenders, but have not tried yet. This same bike can be made for disc brakes as well, this increasing your ability to fit larger tires. Calfee has tweaked the geometry and made it a bit longer while adjusting frame angles a tad. The end result is a fast, stable bike that is comfortable and takes full advantage of the carbon material in minimizing road vibration. I can honestly say that this bike rides at least as well as my old Riv Road did (gasp!), and in some ways it does things better. Anyone in the OC is welcome to give my ride a try if your tall enough to ride the 62cm frame. Just don't blame me if you like it better than your current steel bike. Best, Joe Joe Bartoe Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. email: j...@synapticcycles.com website: www.synapticcycles.com Twitter: @synapticcycles phone: 949-374-6079 > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:55:06 -0700 > From: tkslee...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: New York Times Article ("Sport Grows, and Grows More > Perilous") > > I've ridden cf for the past 10ish years without any failures. Then again I > went through 4 of them. > I ride steel for comfort and fun. Much like some like mountain Biking, some > like road biking, for me the steel frame bigger tires upright position is > just different and fits me, not better. > > If I want racing speed it's back to plastic and sore neck (for a bit) and > skinny tires. > > Kelly > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/VlV02ZZIodEJ. > 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.
