What Smitty said. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Smitty <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a recent drop bar tryer-out-er... nitto noodle 48s. Been on the bike 3 > or 4 weeks. The more I ride 'em the more I like 'em. I've found 5 or maybe > 6 useful positions. And a few more that work for a brief stretch-out > positions. > > 1) straight top section (narrow or wide + overhand or underhand) > 2) curves (underhand or over hand) > 3) ramps > 4) brake hoods > 5) drops forward (so I can reach brake levers) > 6) drops back (near bar ends) > > Now that I'm used to the wide drops I'm interested to try some that are a > bit more narrow for comparison. > > --Smitty > > > > On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:09:17 AM UTC-8, Smitty wrote: > >> I'm thinking of riding in a 100k populaire in a couple weeks. I know it's >> not a tremendous distance but it'll be my first rando event and my longest >> ride ever. >> >> I plan to do it on my Hilsen... I've got the necessary reflectors, lights >> (battery), fenders, and a small sackville saddle bag + front trunk sack to >> carry stuff. >> >> I've got 40mm Marathon Supremes on there now. I imagine I'd be the only >> one with 40mm tires. Not that that's a deal breaker but I've been >> contemplating getting a set of faster tires and this seems like as good a >> reason as any to make a purchase. What sort of tires do people normally >> ride on such an event? I love all the Schwalbes I've had and am tempted to >> get Kojaks out of brand loyalty. I was also eyeing the 32mm Grand Bois >> Cypress on Jan's site. As far as I can tell Jan is the rando guy and I >> can't imagine he'd sell crappy tires. >> >> What sort of foods do people eat? I'd rather avoid things in the power >> goo and protein pudding food group. I went for a ride with some roadie >> types a few weeks ago and brought dates as my snack. I was keeping up ok >> before I ate the dates but the dates sat heavy in my belly and I became a >> slug. >> >> How extensive of a tool kit do people generally bring on a ride like >> this? I generally carry more tools than I've ever really needed on the >> road. Flats are really my only stop-me-in-my-tracks roadside repair I've >> had to deal with. I'm tempted to minimize the tool kit but don't want to go >> too small. >> >> I realize the ride is short enough that I could probably get by doing >> business as usual and get through it but thought I'd solicit advice from >> those who have gone before. Perhaps I could appear more sophisticated than >> I really am. Any thoughts or advice... food, tire, tool, or otherwise... >> would >> be appreciated. >> >> Oh yeah, FWIW... the ride is the OR Randonneurs Brewpub >> Popularie<http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2012/Brewpub/Brewpub_Info.html> >> >> Thanks, Smitty >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/gj4dz3421JcJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** “I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I love.” -- 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-bunch@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.
