That's a good upgrade, Eddy! On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 8:41 PM, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ride Up Grades. > > On Apr 26, 9:10 am, "Darin G." <dbg...@mac.com> wrote: > > Alright, this will probably sound un-Rivish,...please don't pick my > > bones over. I'm new to this type of bicycle. > > > > I need my commuter/tourer Sam to go faster, if possible. I have a > > slate of century rides and a 200 km brevet lined up for the summer and > > I'm being dropped by my riding companions who are significantly less > > fit and heavier than I am, but are riding zippy road bikes (including > > my old Roubaix). I'm about 1.5 to 3 mph slower over the same course > > than I was on "road bike." I've never been a racer but I really don't > > want my centuries to take 7 hours and I don't think I can make up the > > difference with pure horsepower. I'm planning on a second bike to > > take on this duty, but that will be at least a year away. > > > > So, where would this group look to speed up my Sam? Wheels? Tires? > > I'm riding 36 spoke wheels with Jack Brown Blues. And if it just > > can't be done, tell me so and I'll practice smelling the flowers until > > I can come up with the appropriate tool for the described job. > > > > D.G. > > > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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-bu...@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.
