LCG? #baffled philip www.biketinker.com
On Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:44:13 AM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Yes, Takashi, rough climbs standing can be tricky. Do enough of them (or a > few long ones) and there is a rhythm you develop when standing that makes > it flow much smoother, with the bike simply bouncing, rolling up and down > and jouncing beneath. As for riding more technical trails etc, much the > same learning curve applies. Simply doing it, however slowly is required, > teaches you more than you know. By the end of riding the same trail a third > or forth time, my ability to wind my way through and over the bits is > greatly improved. Even more amazing is to return to a trail from early on > and find how little, if any, I need to get off and LCG in sections I did > nothing but LCG in before. Quite satisfying to get those benchmark > comparisons of skill, considering I made no effort to learn, I was just > riding and enjoying. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Saturday, December 7, 2013 7:30:12 AM UTC-7, Takashi wrote: >> >> When I was climbing on unpaved bumpy road, I had to pedal in half-rising >> posture. >> Otherwise, my body bumping up & down with my bike made me go much slower. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/10327499973/ >> I imagine that full suspension bike would have made it easier by letting >> me pedal while sitting on saddle. >> That was the only case so far that I wanted suspension on my Hunqapillar. >> I'd walk anyway when it's technical, since I'm not skilled. >> >> When I rode on snow, cantilever brakes did not stop the bike very well. >> Disc brakes are better for that, I think. >> >> Here's a picture of my truemountainbikeified Hunq: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/8121255228/ >> >> >> Takashi >> >> >> 2013年12月5日木曜日 22時43分18秒 UTC+9 Brian Campbell: >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone was using their Hunq as a "true" mountain >>> bike? By which, I mean, no racks, fenders or bags.While it is a very >>> versatile frameset, does anyone use theirs only in off road scenarios? If >>> yes, what are your thoughts on what it does well and maybe (shudder) what >>> it does not do well? >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
