Re: [RBW] Re: Brevets on Rivs -- 2021 Dillon Beach 200k
Bill, Alway love to see rivs out on brevets! I have a similar set up to your Roadeo on a Circle A Cycles frame, 32s but *with* fenders, that is not my go-to rando bike, but I find it a nice change of pace sometimes. Little bit zippier feeling than my larger volume tired alternatives. Longest i've done on the Circle A was 300k, but am currently improving the build on it to hopefully complete our local SR series again next spring. Have yet to complete a brevet on my Sam Hillborne, but will be taking it on a 100 mile dyno ride down to Cape May NJ, then another 50 miles up to Atlantic City later that day. Not the best test as the biggest hill will be crossing the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over in to Camden, but will be a nice long time to spend with Sam regardless! And second your shout out to Ruth Works! Ely makes some great bags, and he was hugely supportive of us as we got our new bike shop off the ground here in Philly! -Ryan On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 7:31 PM Craig Montgomery wrote: > *My "dream Roadeo" would be a frame that has the light tubing of a > Roadeo/Legolas, geometry of a Roadeo, but the clearances of my Hillborne > which takes 38s plus fenders. That's why I think cantilever brakes would > be ideal. The fact is that I have a Roadeo, and a Legolas, and a > Hillborne, so it's kind of dumb for me to imagine the combination of all of > them. :)* > > *Bill Lindsay* > *El Cerrito, CA* > > Not really dumb. You just *yearn* for an "ideal" and it just so happens > you have three bikes with one or two characteristics of that "ideal". I > had similar criteria a long time ago. Road bike (not full on touring), > reasonably light, fat tires for long distance comfort and making the > transition from pavement to hardpack with aplomb. Such an animal didn't > exist in the "new" market. So...being dirt poor, I approached the "problem" > from a different angle: Vintage. Hence, a '68 Condor handbuilt by Vic > Edwards. 531, medium trail (about 50mm), room for 38's with fenders. What > a gem and I saved a whole bunch of cash. When I found it, Riv was still in > Rambouillet mode (beautiful but not much in the meaty tire department). > "Fat-tired" road bikes were either French or British handbuilts, usually > 700x32/35 or 27x1 1/4 or 3/8. here really was a lot of diversity in the > road bike paradigm back in the 50's-70's. These bikes still exist but you > need to immerse yourself in the vintage state of mind and be able to ask > sellers the right questions to be sure of clearances. And they're not as > cheap as they used to be. Think I paid about $150 for used custom steel > back then. Even then you have to accept that you're not going to get 100% > of what you may have wanted. My '68 Volvo was very cool but you still had > to keep those dual Strombergs in sync, live with single belt seat belts and > no head rests. > Craig in Tucson > > On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 10:27:32 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> I noted that I wished my 32s were 35s at the end of the ride. Austin >> responded that his Roadeo takes 35s >> >> I did not mean to suggest my Roadeo doesn't take 35s. I have the same >> brakes you have (Velo Orange Gran Cru). I only meant that's what I was >> wishing at the end of the ride. I considered putting the 35s on pre-ride, >> and didn't. Perhaps next time I will. Please do show off if you can fit >> Barlow Passes into your Roadeo. My Barlow Passes are sitting on another >> bike in another location, so I can't do that test. My Barlow Passes are >> plump, more like a true 40mm - 41mm. >> >> My "dream Roadeo" would be a frame that has the light tubing of a >> Roadeo/Legolas, geometry of a Roadeo, but the clearances of my Hillborne >> which takes 38s plus fenders. That's why I think cantilever brakes would >> be ideal. The fact is that I have a Roadeo, and a Legolas, and a >> Hillborne, so it's kind of dumb for me to imagine the combination of all of >> them. :) >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 9:26:03 AM UTC-7 Austin B. wrote: >> >>> @Bill, >>> >>> My 2014 Roadeo takes 35mm Bon Jon EL's just fine (mounted to H Plus Son >>> Archetype rims) and the ride is sublime. See photos of clearance >>> below--maybe a different brakes would help? Or perhaps RBW adjusted the >>> clearances at some point. >>> >>> I've got 38mm Barlow's on my BMC Monstercross which I've been thinking >>> about trying on the Roadeo to see if they fit (I'm due for new tires soon >>> so I'm curious). >>> >>> Austin >>> >>> [image: IMG_8105.jpeg] [image: IMG_8106.jpeg] >>> >>> >>> On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 11:48:38 AM UTC-4 Adam wrote: >>> Thanks for the report. I'm curious to hear about your and others' nutrition strategies. I've not ridden a 200k yet but plan to soon. On rides longer than 100k or so, I find that I need eat way more than you describe. I totally over ate on a century a few months ago and got a bit sick post ride(no more pizza!) Sinc
Re: [RBW] Re: Brevets on Rivs -- 2021 Dillon Beach 200k.
I stopped for an espresso and lemon cake at the first control, and there was kind of a wait at the third control, so minutes were out there to be had. Strava had me riding 7 hours and 57 minutes, which included the couple miles at the beginning and end to my van, so I'm pretty happy with that. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:47:35 PM UTC-7 ttoshi wrote: > Good to see you Bill! It was a beautiful day and the only issue I had > with my small Roadeo is that there isn't much seat to tire clearance > (compared to my 650b). I usually ride with my Mark's wrap, but thought I > might need extra space, so I swapped bags with the Banana Sack. I thought > there was enough clearance, but things shifted in the bag a bit and with > some up and down motion, it was rubbing on my rear wheel. I ended up > cinching the bag up with an Irish Strap. Duct tape would have done the job > too, but the Irish strap is much prettier! > > Bill was speeding along and I got to talk with him because he was stopped > in the road waiting for some tree trimmers to open up the lane. He might > have gotten his best time without that delay. I had my best time on a 200k > ever at 8:43. The beautiful tail wind down the Pacific Coast Highway > helped! > > Toshi in Oakland, CA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dfb0351f-1440-4a08-a12a-d72a0c45cfe1n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] Re: Brevets on Rivs -- 2021 Dillon Beach 200k.
Good to see you Bill! It was a beautiful day and the only issue I had with my small Roadeo is that there isn't much seat to tire clearance (compared to my 650b). I usually ride with my Mark's wrap, but thought I might need extra space, so I swapped bags with the Banana Sack. I thought there was enough clearance, but things shifted in the bag a bit and with some up and down motion, it was rubbing on my rear wheel. I ended up cinching the bag up with an Irish Strap. Duct tape would have done the job too, but the Irish strap is much prettier! Bill was speeding along and I got to talk with him because he was stopped in the road waiting for some tree trimmers to open up the lane. He might have gotten his best time without that delay. I had my best time on a 200k ever at 8:43. The beautiful tail wind down the Pacific Coast Highway helped! Toshi in Oakland, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGB59xwHVCTtp8yZ6G9mGOKEciF_KAPD9fFSJjq0GbFNB2Us5w%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [RBW] Re: Brevets on Rivs -- 2021 Dillon Beach 200k
Brian I: I've actually ridden some of those roads when NJ Randonneurs organized a "half-dirty" two years ago. It's absolutely lovely out there, and your official routes look great. Do I spy a pic of Hacklebarney on the event page? I'll be interested in riding it next year. John H (and others interested in the Roadeo's "performance"): I am fortunate to own a whole stable of what I call "Regular Ass Road Bikes." Midreach rim brakes, chainstays longer than 415mm, HTA and STA under 74 degrees, steel. Most of them are standard diameter Reynolds 531, though I've owned a few OS ones, too. One of them is a Weigle (actually, that one is a mix of standard and OS, I think). My data suggests I am faster on my Roadeo than all of my Regular Ass Road Bikes except the Weigle, where I tend to be a hair (.3 mph) faster on average. Anecdotally, I find the Roadeo to be the least tiring bike I own, even though it has a relatively aggressive fit. I don't want to get into planing, but for me, the Roadeo is as fast as anything I own. It handles better than the Weigle, FWIW. On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 3:59:48 PM UTC-4 Adam wrote: > Thanks for the thoughts on food/drink from everyone. No need to sidetrack > the thread, but Bill's list of food made me curious what folks are doing. > > I will incorporate more ice cream sandwiches > > Adam > On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 2:28:27 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> Toshi >> >> I will look for you. I've got the Legolas in the stand right now to >> switch to Bon Jon Pass Extralights, but my perverse contrarian impulse is >> to leave the 700x38 knobby Steilacooms on there. A road brevet on >> knobbies! That's audacious! They are even *standard casing*. I >> already did two road brevets this year on 29er mountain bike race tires, >> despite the fact that people finger wagged at me that I would hate myself >> for the unnecessary suffering. The other thing I like about fast knobbies >> is that it seems they are far more puncture resistant. There are two >> reasons for this: >> >> 1. When I was a small boy, and my dad helped coach our youth soccer team, >> he used to call my soccer cleats "Ants got a chance" shoes. Block knobbies >> like the Steilacoom seem to me that in order to pick up a piece of glass, >> you have to roll over it AND hit it with a knob. Some glass you'll hit the >> glass with the gap between knobs and you won't pick it up. >> 2. Even if you do pick up a piece of glass in a knob, it'll take a while >> to hammer it in. The rubber at the knob is quite thick. If the piece of >> glass is small, you'll never punch through. If the piece of glass is big >> enough that it could punch through, you may hear the tick-tick and wipe it >> off with the palm of the glove. >> >> I'll probably put the road tires on, just to avoid the side-eye from the >> roadies. :) >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 3:25:39 PM UTC-7 ttoshi wrote: >> >>> Hi Adam, >>> >>> --Regarding longer ride nutrition, I like to use Hammer Perpetuem. I >>> currently make a homemade version, but it is maltodextrin with some soy >>> protein and fat (lecithin). I add a lot of scoops like 5-6 in one of my >>> water bottles--it has a shake-like consistency-- and it will fuel me for >>> 60-70 miles. I bring extra packets in ziploc bags to refill, but depending >>> upon heat and pace, I may not stomach them. You'll need to learn what >>> sounds and feels tasty to you on the later stages of a ride. I love V8 >>> drinks for the salt/potassium, soups, bread, nuts and fruit do well with >>> me, but you'll need to find out what works for you. >>> >>> --Bill, I'll probably see you on the Santa Cruz 200k in September. I'll >>> probably ride my Roadeo. Maybe I'll see you on your Legolas! >>> >>> Toshi >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 8:48 AM Adam wrote: >>> Thanks for the report. I'm curious to hear about your and others' nutrition strategies. I've not ridden a 200k yet but plan to soon. On rides longer than 100k or so, I find that I need eat way more than you describe. I totally over ate on a century a few months ago and got a bit sick post ride(no more pizza!) Since then I've not had time to do another century, but on 50-70 mile rides I've been trying to snack throughout the ride, esp early, and that works for me. Any suggestions from folks when doing rides long enough to require a meal? Adam On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 9:10:25 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Yesterday was brevet day, and it was my 29th career 200k brevet, but > my first on a "road bike". From the start I've always had one or more > "rando builds" from which to choose, and so I've always ridden one of > those > machines. I always had mixed feelings towards those randos who strap a > bunch of afterthought bags to their carbon road bi
Re: [RBW] Re: Brevets on Rivs -- 2021 Dillon Beach 200k
Thanks for the thoughts on food/drink from everyone. No need to sidetrack the thread, but Bill's list of food made me curious what folks are doing. I will incorporate more ice cream sandwiches Adam On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 2:28:27 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Toshi > > I will look for you. I've got the Legolas in the stand right now to > switch to Bon Jon Pass Extralights, but my perverse contrarian impulse is > to leave the 700x38 knobby Steilacooms on there. A road brevet on > knobbies! That's audacious! They are even *standard casing*. I already > did two road brevets this year on 29er mountain bike race tires, despite > the fact that people finger wagged at me that I would hate myself for the > unnecessary suffering. The other thing I like about fast knobbies is that > it seems they are far more puncture resistant. There are two reasons for > this: > > 1. When I was a small boy, and my dad helped coach our youth soccer team, > he used to call my soccer cleats "Ants got a chance" shoes. Block knobbies > like the Steilacoom seem to me that in order to pick up a piece of glass, > you have to roll over it AND hit it with a knob. Some glass you'll hit the > glass with the gap between knobs and you won't pick it up. > 2. Even if you do pick up a piece of glass in a knob, it'll take a while > to hammer it in. The rubber at the knob is quite thick. If the piece of > glass is small, you'll never punch through. If the piece of glass is big > enough that it could punch through, you may hear the tick-tick and wipe it > off with the palm of the glove. > > I'll probably put the road tires on, just to avoid the side-eye from the > roadies. :) > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 3:25:39 PM UTC-7 ttoshi wrote: > >> Hi Adam, >> >> --Regarding longer ride nutrition, I like to use Hammer Perpetuem. I >> currently make a homemade version, but it is maltodextrin with some soy >> protein and fat (lecithin). I add a lot of scoops like 5-6 in one of my >> water bottles--it has a shake-like consistency-- and it will fuel me for >> 60-70 miles. I bring extra packets in ziploc bags to refill, but depending >> upon heat and pace, I may not stomach them. You'll need to learn what >> sounds and feels tasty to you on the later stages of a ride. I love V8 >> drinks for the salt/potassium, soups, bread, nuts and fruit do well with >> me, but you'll need to find out what works for you. >> >> --Bill, I'll probably see you on the Santa Cruz 200k in September. I'll >> probably ride my Roadeo. Maybe I'll see you on your Legolas! >> >> Toshi >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 8:48 AM Adam wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the report. >>> >>> I'm curious to hear about your and others' nutrition strategies. I've >>> not ridden a 200k yet but plan to soon. On rides longer than 100k or so, I >>> find that I need eat way more than you describe. I totally over ate on a >>> century a few months ago and got a bit sick post ride(no more pizza!) Since >>> then I've not had time to do another century, but on 50-70 mile rides I've >>> been trying to snack throughout the ride, esp early, and that works for me. >>> >>> Any suggestions from folks when doing rides long enough to require a >>> meal? >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 9:10:25 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> Yesterday was brevet day, and it was my 29th career 200k brevet, but my first on a "road bike". From the start I've always had one or more "rando builds" from which to choose, and so I've always ridden one of those machines. I always had mixed feelings towards those randos who strap a bunch of afterthought bags to their carbon road bikes. Are they cheating on a race bike? Will they be suffering because of their skinny tires? This time, with the weather warm, the pavement decent, and the course not too hilly, I decided to give the whole road bike brevet thing a try. The field was tiny, allegedly 8 riders. I only saw five of them at the start; the Escape From Alcatraz Race occupied the parking lot where we intended to start and the volunteer who takes the sign ins couldn't get there in his car. The six of us were prepared to collect EPP (Electronic Proof of Passage) and started our GPS units and headed out. Bless his heart the start control volunteer later found me on the route and took my signature there, explaining I wouldn't get credit without having signed the waiver. The weather was in the mid 50s and foggy at the start as we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. The cross winds that would continue all day were very light in the morning and would be far stronger in the afternoon, which was advantageous. The course headed mainly into a headwind while the winds were weak and returned with a tailwind while the winds strengthened. I
Re: [RBW] Re: Brevets on Rivs -- 2021 Dillon Beach 200k
Toshi I will look for you. I've got the Legolas in the stand right now to switch to Bon Jon Pass Extralights, but my perverse contrarian impulse is to leave the 700x38 knobby Steilacooms on there. A road brevet on knobbies! That's audacious! They are even *standard casing*. I already did two road brevets this year on 29er mountain bike race tires, despite the fact that people finger wagged at me that I would hate myself for the unnecessary suffering. The other thing I like about fast knobbies is that it seems they are far more puncture resistant. There are two reasons for this: 1. When I was a small boy, and my dad helped coach our youth soccer team, he used to call my soccer cleats "Ants got a chance" shoes. Block knobbies like the Steilacoom seem to me that in order to pick up a piece of glass, you have to roll over it AND hit it with a knob. Some glass you'll hit the glass with the gap between knobs and you won't pick it up. 2. Even if you do pick up a piece of glass in a knob, it'll take a while to hammer it in. The rubber at the knob is quite thick. If the piece of glass is small, you'll never punch through. If the piece of glass is big enough that it could punch through, you may hear the tick-tick and wipe it off with the palm of the glove. I'll probably put the road tires on, just to avoid the side-eye from the roadies. :) Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 3:25:39 PM UTC-7 ttoshi wrote: > Hi Adam, > > --Regarding longer ride nutrition, I like to use Hammer Perpetuem. I > currently make a homemade version, but it is maltodextrin with some soy > protein and fat (lecithin). I add a lot of scoops like 5-6 in one of my > water bottles--it has a shake-like consistency-- and it will fuel me for > 60-70 miles. I bring extra packets in ziploc bags to refill, but depending > upon heat and pace, I may not stomach them. You'll need to learn what > sounds and feels tasty to you on the later stages of a ride. I love V8 > drinks for the salt/potassium, soups, bread, nuts and fruit do well with > me, but you'll need to find out what works for you. > > --Bill, I'll probably see you on the Santa Cruz 200k in September. I'll > probably ride my Roadeo. Maybe I'll see you on your Legolas! > > Toshi > > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 8:48 AM Adam wrote: > >> Thanks for the report. >> >> I'm curious to hear about your and others' nutrition strategies. I've not >> ridden a 200k yet but plan to soon. On rides longer than 100k or so, I find >> that I need eat way more than you describe. I totally over ate on a century >> a few months ago and got a bit sick post ride(no more pizza!) Since then >> I've not had time to do another century, but on 50-70 mile rides I've been >> trying to snack throughout the ride, esp early, and that works for me. >> >> Any suggestions from folks when doing rides long enough to require a meal? >> >> Adam >> >> On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 9:10:25 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> Yesterday was brevet day, and it was my 29th career 200k brevet, but my >>> first on a "road bike". From the start I've always had one or more "rando >>> builds" from which to choose, and so I've always ridden one of those >>> machines. I always had mixed feelings towards those randos who strap a >>> bunch of afterthought bags to their carbon road bikes. Are they cheating >>> on a race bike? Will they be suffering because of their skinny tires? >>> This time, with the weather warm, the pavement decent, and the course not >>> too hilly, I decided to give the whole road bike brevet thing a try. >>> >>> The field was tiny, allegedly 8 riders. I only saw five of them at the >>> start; the Escape From Alcatraz Race occupied the parking lot where we >>> intended to start and the volunteer who takes the sign ins couldn't get >>> there in his car. The six of us were prepared to collect EPP (Electronic >>> Proof of Passage) and started our GPS units and headed out. Bless his >>> heart the start control volunteer later found me on the route and took my >>> signature there, explaining I wouldn't get credit without having signed the >>> waiver. >>> >>> The weather was in the mid 50s and foggy at the start as we crossed the >>> Golden Gate Bridge. The cross winds that would continue all day were very >>> light in the morning and would be far stronger in the afternoon, which was >>> advantageous. The course headed mainly into a headwind while the winds >>> were weak and returned with a tailwind while the winds strengthened. I did >>> most of the ride solo, and I believe I was probably the second finisher. >>> One rider who went out fast on the first climb of the day, I passed buying >>> mangoes at a fruitstand late in the afternoon. One rider who blew past me >>> was on a current A Homer Hilsen, and he cheerfully said "Nice Bike!" as his >>> youthful strong legs propelled him down the road. >>> >>> My early vint
Re: [RBW] Re: Brevets on Rivs -- 2021 Dillon Beach 200k
Hi Adam, --Regarding longer ride nutrition, I like to use Hammer Perpetuem. I currently make a homemade version, but it is maltodextrin with some soy protein and fat (lecithin). I add a lot of scoops like 5-6 in one of my water bottles--it has a shake-like consistency-- and it will fuel me for 60-70 miles. I bring extra packets in ziploc bags to refill, but depending upon heat and pace, I may not stomach them. You'll need to learn what sounds and feels tasty to you on the later stages of a ride. I love V8 drinks for the salt/potassium, soups, bread, nuts and fruit do well with me, but you'll need to find out what works for you. --Bill, I'll probably see you on the Santa Cruz 200k in September. I'll probably ride my Roadeo. Maybe I'll see you on your Legolas! Toshi On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 8:48 AM Adam wrote: > Thanks for the report. > > I'm curious to hear about your and others' nutrition strategies. I've not > ridden a 200k yet but plan to soon. On rides longer than 100k or so, I find > that I need eat way more than you describe. I totally over ate on a century > a few months ago and got a bit sick post ride(no more pizza!) Since then > I've not had time to do another century, but on 50-70 mile rides I've been > trying to snack throughout the ride, esp early, and that works for me. > > Any suggestions from folks when doing rides long enough to require a meal? > > Adam > > On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 9:10:25 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> Yesterday was brevet day, and it was my 29th career 200k brevet, but my >> first on a "road bike". From the start I've always had one or more "rando >> builds" from which to choose, and so I've always ridden one of those >> machines. I always had mixed feelings towards those randos who strap a >> bunch of afterthought bags to their carbon road bikes. Are they cheating >> on a race bike? Will they be suffering because of their skinny tires? >> This time, with the weather warm, the pavement decent, and the course not >> too hilly, I decided to give the whole road bike brevet thing a try. >> >> The field was tiny, allegedly 8 riders. I only saw five of them at the >> start; the Escape From Alcatraz Race occupied the parking lot where we >> intended to start and the volunteer who takes the sign ins couldn't get >> there in his car. The six of us were prepared to collect EPP (Electronic >> Proof of Passage) and started our GPS units and headed out. Bless his >> heart the start control volunteer later found me on the route and took my >> signature there, explaining I wouldn't get credit without having signed the >> waiver. >> >> The weather was in the mid 50s and foggy at the start as we crossed the >> Golden Gate Bridge. The cross winds that would continue all day were very >> light in the morning and would be far stronger in the afternoon, which was >> advantageous. The course headed mainly into a headwind while the winds >> were weak and returned with a tailwind while the winds strengthened. I did >> most of the ride solo, and I believe I was probably the second finisher. >> One rider who went out fast on the first climb of the day, I passed buying >> mangoes at a fruitstand late in the afternoon. One rider who blew past me >> was on a current A Homer Hilsen, and he cheerfully said "Nice Bike!" as his >> youthful strong legs propelled him down the road. >> >> My early vintage Roadeo did exceedingly well. I had a slight panic when >> I realized that I did not pack gloves, so it was also my first barehanded >> 200k. The only inconvenience that ended up causing was it give me another >> place to apply sunscreen, and with no gloves my slick sunscreened fingers >> were a little bit slippy on my shellacked bar tape and hoods. Overall not >> a big problem. >> >> From a handling and comfort perspective, the bike was exceptional. My >> back, arms and shoulders felt great all day. Mechanically the bike was >> perfect. I don't think I ever needed to use my lowest gear, despite some >> steep pitches. I went out pretty fast in the first half but backed off a >> little on the wind-aided return when I noticed the smell of wildfire smoke >> in the air. It was nowhere near the worst I've seen, and the consistent >> west to east crosswinds certainly helped clean things out for this coastal >> route. I finished the 127 miles, 7300ft of climbing in 9:22 actual, 8:37 >> moving. Anything under 10 hours is quick for me. >> >> As per usual, the only things I would change about a Roadeo to make it an >> even more perfect brevet bike would have been a tiny bit wider tires. I'm >> running 700x32 Stampede Pass Extralights, and would have loved to enjoy 35s >> or 38s. I still think a semi-custom Roadeo with cantilever brakes and a >> tiny bit wider clearances would be tremendous. I'll test that theory by >> doing my next brevet on my Legolas with 700x35 Bon Jon Pass Extralights, in >> September. With the skinny tires, I did notice the bumps, particularly at >>
