My brilliant theory is it's some kinda "that's what ends up on them in Taiwan" supply issue.
Joe "has theories" Bernard On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:02:46 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Sounds largely speculative. > > These bikes are shipped all around the world. People use them as commuters > and shoppers and sometimes use them as hillibikes. Very few of them will > ever ascend Mount Diablo. No matter, I will just email and ask the source > himself and then you’ll know for sure. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 1, 2025, at 12:49 PM, Piaw Na <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM Leah Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Piaw, >> >> Do only tall people on 59 and 64 Clems ride Mount Diablo? Enlighten me. >> > > Tall people tend to be heavier which translates to a lower power to weight > ratio. They also tend to have more damage to their joints if they're > heavier. But I suspect that many short people would also pray for lower > gears when they attempt Diablo. To paraphrase what John Finley Scott wrote > about Sonora Pass, this is where 42x21 drivetrains pray for chapter 11 > bankruptcy proceedings. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ksvlbi-Jd6w/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6G1xMtVs-xN6%2BNWhekU10wtzp7smvuQJzY4_2fmT6X1w%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6G1xMtVs-xN6%2BNWhekU10wtzp7smvuQJzY4_2fmT6X1w%40mail.gmail.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ec1bc10a-23e9-47bb-a819-6c0a91f05586n%40googlegroups.com.
