Hi Anne, The bike that is most comfortable and can carry what you need is probably the best way to go. Can't you fender the Roadeo? It sure seems like you're leaning in the Roadeo's direction and fendering it would just make it that much easier to choose.
Best of luck, Joe Joe Bartoe Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. www.synapticcycles.com 949-374-6079 > Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:30:47 -0800 > Subject: Re: [RBW] Advice for brevet > From: anne.paul...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Thomas Nezovich <t...@cox.net> wrote: > > I'm not sure what part of the country you are in but I would fender that > > Roadeo or take a fendered bike in January. > > It's a difficult decision. My fendered Atlantis is a lot heavier and > less sprightly than the Roadeo. I'm not a weight weenie, but the > difference in total time would be one or two hours. That's > considerable. "Chance of rain" is just the ambigous weather report > that makes riding without fenders a possible choice, but possibly a > bad one. I may bring both bikes to the start and decide when I get > there. > > > My frequent strategy for riding brevets in non-home territory was to find > > some local to shadow or follow especially when it got dark. > > I do want to ride with others of the same speed and hope I find them, > but fortunately for me, the Pacific Coast north of Santa Cruz counts > as home territory for me. Except the small section between Montara and > Half Moon Bay, I've ridden the area many times. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
