A heavier rider will make an over-sprung vehicle feel just about right. If pumped up to max inflation those tires will ride the same as a lighter rider riding them at 80.
I spent years on 66 cm Cannondales, and once I got it dialed..... Lighter riders mileage will vary RGZ Sent from my iPad On Aug 27, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Will <waller.will...@gmail.com> wrote: > My next door neighbor is the same. He bought a new aluminum race bike. All > the tubes are ovalized. The frame has less flex than a rock. The tires are > 22mm. It might fit 24s... but that would be a push. He's 200 pounds and > fixing pinch flats every week. > > > On Monday, August 27, 2012 12:44:02 PM UTC-5, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > Or maybe they'll just think you're crazy, jinxed. :-) > > I've been dropping Riv-ish tid bits on my bike-commuting bro-in-law for a > couple years. He's even ridden my AHH and a friend's loaner Riv-ish Schwinn > High Sierra. He seems responsive in conversation and had nothing but high > praise for Homer and the Schwinn, but in the end his first criteria remains > that a bike has to be sub-18lbs. He talks about getting a more comfortable > bike with all the Riv-ish tid bits and fit but he can't bring himself to buy > a "heavy" bike. > > --Andy > > > > On Monday, August 27, 2012 7:34:49 AM UTC-7, jinxed wrote: > On Monday, August 27, 2012 7:56:35 AM UTC-6, Fullylugged wrote: > Buying the book is also a nice way to support a guy who has done and > continues to do some things that we benefit from. > > > Yep...thats why I mentioned purchasing two copies. I want it/Grant/RBW to do > well and keep the good stuff coming. Maybe if I give a copy to someone > not-in-the-know...they might enjoy the refreshing point of view to cycling. > -- > 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/-/hlpEZXD0tZ0J. > 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.
