On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 10:16 -0800, Anne Paulson wrote: > > And the other thing about these light bikes that annoys me is, OK, you > will ride faster up hills on a lighter bike, all other things being > equal. That is perfectly true, and in my club we do a lot of hills. > But... this is only a positional good. That is, if everybody buys a > lighter bike, then everybody will be just that little bit faster, but > nobody is any better off. That is, Ted can still beat Susan, and Susan > can still beat Alan, but the order of arrival at the top of the hill > will be exactly the same as if they all rode Rivendells. It's a > pointless arms race. And my club is big, so we have lots of rides for > people of all abilities, so riders can always find people of about the > same speed anyway.
I remember when boutique wheels came on the scene. There was a bunch of guys in my bike club who always rode together. First one, then the next, eventually one by one, they all switched to high-zoot boutique wheels. It was an arms race, with the goal of being the fastest in the pack. When it was all over, everyone was in exactly the same position in the pack that they'd been in before, but collectively they'd spent enough on wheels to buy a new car. But they all felt FAST. And looked PRO. -- 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.
