Rides like the Davis Double are fully supported, no need to carry more food or water than needed to get to the next rest stop. Brevets are self-supported, so randonneurs tend to carry more baggage, and their bikes are built up accordingly.
Bill, who rode the Davis Double in 1989, and is FAR from DC shape these days. On May 16, 7:51 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Eric, the bikes on this ride appear much different than the bikes on > brevets. Many more low spoke and crabon bikes than the steel and generator > set up, at least to my untrained eye. Is that just because it's considered > "short" or does it attract a different crowd (or both)? Is there much > overlap of the two groups, or do the species not typically intermingle. > > > > > > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > > How I spent my Saturday--202 miles aboard my Riv Road. Photos here: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157623944822411/ > > > Captions coming after I have some breakfast! > > > --Eric > > > Sent from my iPad > > > -- > > 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%2bunsubscrib...@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 > 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
