They are my Friends We are guys We bash each other as a sign of love In the same way I make fun of them for avoiding rain they make fun of me for riding a "Tank" its all in fun, I have no ill will toward Carbon I just like to tease my friends, and after all its Seattle and if you can't ride in the rain you spend alot of time chained to a trainer ;-)
On Oct 18, 10:32 am, bfd <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 17, 9:11 pm, RoadieRyan <ryansub...@gmail.com> wrote:> Great Post > Anne. I had a ride in late September that my Carbon > > friends bailed on because of the threat, threat mind you not actual, > > of rain. I shook my head and went out and had a wonderful ride with > > hardly a sprinkle. I figured next time I get this response I would > > ask if it was really true that carbon melts in the rain? > > Whoa, what's up with the carbon bashing. Have you ever consider that > most carbon bikes don't have room for fenders and that is probably the > reason your "friends" don't ride in the rain! > > I have a carbon Calfee and love it. For any ride over 40 miles, that > is my go to bike to ride. Comfort, light, smooth and quiet.The only > down side is there isn't any room for fender, especially under the > carbon fork. Note, I've been caught out in the rain on my Calfee and > since it doesn't have fenders, you get pretty wet :) > > So, I ended up getting a steel cross bike and putting fenders on it > for commuting and riding in the rain. Not as nice a ride as my carbon, > but for short rides and wet weather it works. Good Luck! -- 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.
