Forgot to add: if you are riding a derailleur bike and wish to "honk", it is customary and polite to shift to a higher gear, perhaps even two, before you stand. One must maintain the proprieties.
To be perfectly stylish, you then glance behind you at your nearest follower with a look mingled of infinite disdain and pity, then "honk" away. (I've heard that story about Bartali, and Lance-the-discredited did that to Ulrich. I've had it done to me ...) On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think that this statement is accurate as stated, or at least it > hasn't been proved. Honking* light wheels up a hill feels very different > from honking heavy wheels up a hill. I don't know what makes them feel > different, and so consistently over a long period, if not something in the > wheels. > > * http://www.perfectcondition.ltd.uk/Articles/honking/Honking.htm > > (Actually, I wonder if "honking" really does refer to the same thing as > "danser" ie, sur les pedales. Jan? Honking is grunting, danser is to stand > and pedal lightly -- no?) > > > On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > >> [...] Weight is weight, whether it's on the tires, the frame, in the >> saddlebag, in the accessories or on our bellies. >> > > -- > Burque (NM) > > Resumes that get interviews: > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > > -- Burque (NM) Resumes that get interviews: http://www.resumespecialties.com/ -- 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.
