Please post the link Scott
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:14 PM, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > Just in case anyone is interested, my 2009 Specialized S-Works Roubaix > frameset is now on ebay. My favorite ride in the last 10 years has now been > replaced with the next size up. > > On Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:33:04 PM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote: > >> I spend about equal time on my Sam Hillborne and my Soma Double Cross. To >> abbreviate the way they're normally set up, the Sam's got a 40/24 12-36 >> drivetrain, 35c Soma New Xpress tires, front rack/basket/Shopsack. The >> Soma's got a 48/34 11-34 drivetrain, 35c Schwalbe Marathon Racers, front >> rack, front and rear Sackville bags. >> >> Anyway, I always assumed that my Soma was kind of a lightweight go-fast >> bike with it's fancy Tange Prestige tubing and slightly more aggressive >> geometry (shorter chain stays anyway). Compared to the Sam, it just takes >> off like crazy and *feels *incredibly quick and nimble. Lo-and-behold, I >> got one of those hook scale things today, and the total weight of each bike >> was 35lbs for the Sam and 31lbs for the Soma. >> >> I thought it was the weight that explained the difference in feel, but >> clearly that's not the case. Both are equally pleasurable to ride, but >> there must be far more factors involved in the overall "feel" of each bike >> than I might have guessed. >> > -- > 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/-/z9_jhMjI03EJ. > > 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.
