On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Doug Peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote:
> > At 10 mph, a decent dirt road is little different from a paved one, and > usually less traffic. Take a look at this link for typical fire roads in > Southern California. David Estes probably has the exact stats but I'm > guessing we probably did 20 miles like this and only had to push our bikes > for a couple of hundred yards up a loose, sandy hill. FWIW, we had 2 > tandems on the ride with sub-teenage stokers. > > http://flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3298375779/in/set-72157614275209826/ I'd be running 32s at least on at least one of my bikes if we had dirt roads like that around here. Unfortunately, the dirt roads that I ride are very sandy -- except for brief periods just after a rare rain -- and 35s are practically no better than 23s; you need 50+ (I use 60s). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
