Less than a fist on a mirella road frame , with old campy 5 speed and sun hub up front . It's about half a fist and the top tube was so long I had to put north road bars to compensate even with the upright position and 33c tires it handled nicely , on climbs it doesn't flop around like my mountain bike or dedicated rando bike.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 6:09 AM Mark Roland <absolutegal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Sam. Is your "old school 10-speed bike" a Schwinn Continental? Or a > Raleigh International? Or a Fuji Finest? What are the "some modern bikes" > you refer to? How are you defining definitely too big? A fistful of > seatpost? Saddle slammed against frame and still can barely reach pedals > fully extended? Less perceivable effort compared to what? > > The answer to your question will always be subjective, never definitive. > In this case, even taking a crack at answering it is impossible, since your > post does not include any relevant information. But sure, some old 10 > speeds glide real nice. Enjoy! > > > > On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 2:51:40 PM UTC-5 Sam Perez wrote: > >> My old school 10 speed bike ( allthough definitely too big for me) rides >> better than some modern bikes. I don't know of it's the frame geometry or >> components. With a 42 up front and maybe 28 in the back i claimed hills >> with less perceivable effort... Could it be the frame? Or the 10 speed? It >> weighs as much as a fully fendered custom rando bike with bells and >> whistles. >> >> Any one weigh in on why my old 10 speed seems to glide? >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2705b2d9-80dd-4abd-8218-1ae0a52e1e02n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2705b2d9-80dd-4abd-8218-1ae0a52e1e02n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAJN34znMAkaxhcoim0HAM38vbB%3DuAL-n8-%2BCfmsp4jyJies2BQ%40mail.gmail.com.