Kelly, I'm down in Fl on vac and doing a 200k brevet with the Gainesville Cycling Club this Saturday. I want to ride it fast but want to enjoy it, which usually means latching onto a group of riders and riding with them. I'm on a titanium Serotta I keep down here, on 23's ( the roads are flawless). Will speed or the social aspect prevail? Probably somewhere in the middle. When I return to CT I plan on doing some rides in the Boston, Berkshire, and Vermont Brevet series. When I do them I want to enjoy them. More Cyclotourist than Randonneur. When I read Jan's description of riding across the Pyrenees, I was saddened by the fact he rode through the night, sacrificing all for a e.t. That pretty much landed me in the Cyclotourist camp, or at least in the "daytime hours only" Rando camp. As Pondero has said, "fun is the highest priority". Sayin'?
On Sunday, January 1, 2012, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > z-man.. stiff racing wheels, light narrow tires, and that aero riding position do make a difference.. when you think the at going from drops to hoods at say 20ish mph is a 2 mph penalty then taking the riv and raising the bars then adding the weight of the tires and tubes.. yes sir you will be slower. > get ride of the odometer and it still rides and feels quick.. and for sport riding I don't really notice it.. but it is slower.. not just tires through... it's a package. > > So a century takes 45 minutes longer.. I'm much more comfortable. > > 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/-/VStrKsop2OQJ. > 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.
