Most of my riding is North/South along the river valley which is pretty much flat, but you get at least some of the experience riding against our typical strong Southwesterlies.
10.something miles spinning merrily North along Corrales lateral making good time despite the sand, and 10.something miles grinding back South, in the sand. Didn’t get lower than a 60” gear. Hah! Too busy spinning outbound to stop and take pictures, and too busy grunting with nose to bar homebound to take pictures. 18 to 22, gusts 22 to 29. Great fun! And very pretty on a late Spring morning. But bb is creaking and must fix, but will wait until the SJS 42 t TA chainrings arrive before disassemble the drivetrain (44/28 to be swapped for 42/24, and 14-28 to be swapped for 13-28.) Aside: Has anyone successfully set up RH Snoqualmie Pass ELs or Hatcher Pass ELs tubeless? I’m thinking of a second, more road-biased wheelset for this Matthews, mmore pavement-friendly than the 54 mm Thunderburt extralights, for rides involving a lot of pavement but with tires comfortable on firm dirt. I’m leaning toward the Snoqualmies for the lighter weight and — I don’t need more than the ~44-46 mm that these ought to measure tubeless on Blunt SS’s. But the Oracle Ridge Standards I had were very difficult to use tubeless — leaking on bead, prone to slow leaks; I replaced them with the Thunderburts. -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgsOhvWEo7HQxJN%3DqCnWvPSbgYAtsns6oqftj4CzbyraVA%40mail.gmail.com.
