Clearly, the up sloping top tube is making your climbs effectively steeper. That's why it's more difficult :)
On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 5:29 PM, John Bokman <jpbco...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to discern if there's any real (not imagined) physical > properties of the upsloping top tube on my 2009 Sam that would make it a > sluggish climber. I've never cared for the aesthetics of the sloped frame, > so I'm thinking it could be in my head. But the truth is, I've always felt > the bike is sluggish climbing, and I'm curious what other's think. Granted, > tires make a big difference, but regardless of tires and tire pressures > (I've used many variants), the result is the same for me: sluggish > climbing. Whatever you do, please don't tell me it's the motor! > > > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
