Gravity Knob! I've thought about weighing my bikes, but usually don't. Any upgrades I've ever done to them have added weight. Fenders, dynohubs, racks, leather saddles. Drop bars. I'm looking to move back to the Bay Area, where I can get by with narrower tires, since the roads are better, and maybe have one road bike without fenders. I do want to photo-document each bike - weight, equipment, etc. so I can refer back to it next Spring and see what I've done in 2012. I wish I had that to look back on for the last 10 years, so the best way to have that in the future is to start now.
Anyway - digression within digression. My Quickbeam rides differently, and I ride it differently, with 40mm tires, metal fenders, front basket, dyno hub and flat pedals than I did with 28mm tires and Eggbeaters on NJS track wheels. "But how much does the gravity knob weigh?" Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com www.philipwilliamson.com On Mar 2, 2:53 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > If that's what he means, then, um, OK. All I said about weight was about > sweating the grams of chainring bolts. If Z-man thinks that you start to > feel the weight of your chainring bolts when you start climbing up a hill, > then wow. > > Of course weight matters. I like music, so I'm willing to carry an iPod or > even a harmonica on my bike. I'm not willing to carry a piano. Why? > Because it's too heavy. Weight matters. > > If there was a gravity knob on your bike that allowed you to dial down the > weight for free, you'd turn it. Why? Because lighter is usually better, > if it's free. > > In real life, light weight usually has its costs. Either it costs not > bringing something that you might want, or it costs money, or it costs > something else like work, or looks, or a perceived downgrade in > reliability. Those who say weight doesn't matter are those that are really > saying "I could go lighter, but don't want to, because of the cost". > > > > > > > > On Friday, March 2, 2012 2:42:14 PM UTC-8, Leslie wrote: > > > I think what he means: > > Weight doesn't matter so much, until you come to a hill climb... -- 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.
