Ah, Bavaria in Oktober!!!... Only thing missing from the second photo is a large mug of beer. Gorgeous photo.
On Monday, October 14, 2013 4:23:34 AM UTC-4, Tom Harrop wrote: > > Just thought I'd add a quick ride report to this thread. I took the bike > down to the Black Forest a couple of weekends ago. The riding there was a > lot of fun—a hilly mix of gravel roads, singletrack, and pushing the bike > across paddocks. The trails felt quite secluded and you get some stunning > views from the mountains out into the valleys, although the clouds were so > low (or the hills were so high?) that I was riding in them a lot of the > time. I only had my phone with me so you'll have to excuse the picture > quality. > > The gearing on the bike was just about right, i.e. almost low enough for > anything I'd actually want to ride up. I did get off and walk up a few > hills but I wouldn't say it was the bike holding me back. I could maybe > use one or two lower gears but it would make the top gears far too low for > cruising on pavement, so it's a compromise I'm happy to accept. > > The Clément tyres were perfect. I didn't have any problems with grip. I > had one pinch flat descending a bit too fast on a rocky path, obviously > not a fault of the tyres, but I guess I have to increase the pressure a > tad. Only mechanical issue is a slipping seatpost, but as a large person > that's something I'm used to dealing with. > > Tom > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
