Well, not so close, if you regularly ride into 20 or 25 mph headwinds. If you maintain any forward momentum at all into a 20+ mph headwind, the type of bike, or at least the shape, width, and position of the bar, makes a big difference.
Patrick “non-non-non-*non* racer” Moore, who finds a low tucked position essential to having riding fun, very slowly, in windy ABQ, NM. On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM Ted Durant <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 16, 2025, at 4:09 PM, Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: > If the data presented by the Original Poster is representative of the > larger truth as it applies to essentially ALL of us UN-racers, then when it > comes to speed, it does not matter one bit what bike you ride, provided you > like it and it fits. > > Close, but the data only applies to riding at my commuting speed, which is > a few mph slower than my recreational riding speed, and now commuting > represents zero percent of my riding time. > -- 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/CALuTfguNXvP4Rb4B4PZG0cPUBZS%2BK-_eudmaYFsjg0QTUMdKcw%40mail.gmail.com.
