In its current configuration, the Motobecane has a 44" low gear. That was enough to get up the steep parts ... with a few stops.
As Grant says in Just Ride, it's possible to make do with fewer gears by adjusting to have a wider cadence range. Having three speeds this year was a luxury compared to '08, when I rode a 1-speed fixed gear the entire way. –Eric N Sent from my iPhone 4S On May 27, 2012, at 8:16 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > That Motobecane now performs feats it never performed under me. Eric: > did you make it up the entire Cobb Mountain without bailing? What, 40" > low? Damn! > > On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: >> I rode my 29th Davis Double Century last weekend on a very Riv-ish bike (the >> 1973 Motobecane that I bought from Patrick in ABQ, equipped with a 3-speed >> fixed gear hub, Brooks saddle and bags, etc.) and made a video of the >> adventure: >> >> http://youtu.be/Ikyg0P1Pvsc >> >> Hope you all enjoy it. >> >> --Eric >> campyonly...@me.com >> www.campyonly.com >> www.wheelsnorth.org >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > "Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you." > > Flannery O'Connor > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
