LCG?
#baffled
philip
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On Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:44:13 AM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Yes, Takashi, rough climbs standing can be tricky. Do enough of them (or a
few long ones) and there is a rhythm you develop when standing that makes
it flow much smoother, with
Lowest Common Gear.
So low, it's a whole character less than walk.
Jeff Hagedorn
Warragul, VIC Australia
On Sunday, December 8, 2013 8:42:30 PM UTC+11, Philip Williamson wrote:
LCG?
#baffled
philip
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Sometimes it's nice to be a silverback. Having hashed this out in 1986, my
answer is twofold.
Mountain bike = fat tire knobs + (intended) location*.
That's it. My Quickbeam has been a mountain bike for brief periods, but now
it is not. Probably it will be again. My Bontrager is always a
My daughter was learning fractions when I was teaching her trail riding. I
explained the hills were no problem because what's the one gear everyone
has on their bike no matter what? Answer: getting off and walking. Oh! We
just use the lowest common gear!
Here she is, in full
LCG:
This owns the internets today. The rest of us just need to go home.
On 12/8/13, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote:
Sometimes it's nice to be a silverback. Having hashed this out in 1986, my
answer is twofold.
Mountain bike = fat tire knobs + (intended) location*.
That's
When I was climbing on unpaved bumpy road, I had to pedal in half-rising
posture.
Otherwise, my body bumping up down with my bike made me go much slower.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/10327499973/
I imagine that full suspension bike would have made it easier by letting me
pedal
Please help me out of my ignorance. What objective characteristics distinguish
a true mountain bike from other types of bikes?
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Yes, Takashi, rough climbs standing can be tricky. Do enough of them (or a
few long ones) and there is a rhythm you develop when standing that makes
it flow much smoother, with the bike simply bouncing, rolling up and down
and jouncing beneath. As for riding more technical trails etc, much the
For that mountain road full of fist-sized rocks, 60 mm + 700C tires run at
sub 20 psi (depending on the rider's weight) are wonderful. It's amazing
how a 60mm+ 622 Big Apple -- IME, the 29ers are smoother than the 26ers at
the same width and pressures -- can swallow small obstacles like those
Anyone can cobble together a definition, but judging by the history of the
term and the bikes it covers, a mountain bike proper is something optimized
for rough, unpaved terrain at the expense of performance on pavement and at
the expense, if need be, of luggage capacity. For me, this means a
A true mountain bike will work better on singletracktrail than one that is not
a true mountain bike. A Fargo set up like mine is not a true mountain bike.
Patrick Moore
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On Dec 5, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
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Ah, but who's to judge what a true
Brian,
Great topic! I would like to hear what others think as well. I own a
Hunqapillar. Last spring I began to explore local trails more and more on
my Hunq. Mine was, and is, set up with Noodles and for most of my trail
riding I used Clement XPLOR 40mm tires. I've since switched to
Ah, but who's to judge what a true mountain bike is? As the late William
Nealy pointed out in his book, The Mountain Biking Way of Knowledge (a
must-own for every 'true' mountain biker), the Vietnamese have been riding
bicycles on the Ho Chi Minh trail for decades... and I'm sure these were
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 9:24:24 AM UTC-5, Christian wrote:
Brian,
Great topic! I would like to hear what others think as well. I own a
Hunqapillar. Last spring I began to explore local trails more and more on
my Hunq. Mine was, and is, set up with Noodles and for most of my
I love this (Thanks, BB!): ride the elephant through the forest... go
shred on your Hunq.
I have a set of bullmoose bars in the shed, and I'll be setting up Davinci
splitters to fast swap with the Noodles. But who am I kidding-- it's a
commuter and family hauler for me right now. (And great
For sure. The Hunq is shredable. No argument there. I even take my
lightweight Terraferma on the rough stuff--on the road in this photo
I'd've vastly preferred having my Hunq but I was on my Terraferma when I
got there so no turning back!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwmcmillen/9765741231/
I have a 54cm Hunqapillar which I initially purchased for it's loaded
touring capability. However, already having too many other bikes that
fill that niche, it's never actually been used for that, and instead
has increasingly filled my (limited) mountain bike niche.
It's been a very capable
If where I ride mine, loaded or day riding, doesn't qualify it as a
mountain bike, then mountain bikes are much more exclusive that I thought.
By your definition though, my set up is DQed, but it seems to me that it
shows riding with racks, fenders, and bags really isn't critical to the
Patrick:
I'm confident *(by anyone's definition)* your Hunq qualifies as a mountain
bike and you sir definitely qualify as a mountain man...
Peace,
BB
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:56:06 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
If where I ride mine, loaded or day riding, doesn't qualify it as a
Well..you ride barefoot.so your in a different category altoghther! I
was aware of your exploits (love the pics) and realized that your
experiece(s) answered my question (before it was asked) but was curious as
to other folks experiences. Plus, we can't keep swapping ketchup recipies
or
Hi Patrick,
I'm REALLY enjoying my Krampus. I've raced HT and FS mountain bikes, and
then went to the other extreme by riding everything I previously rode on my
Sam. The Krampus hits the sweet spot for me-- a really nice blend of the
best features of both worlds. I'd' LOVE to see Riv tackle
I think a Hunqa can serve as a nice trail bike and handle pretty rough
terrain and meets the def. of most '80's MTB's. Those of riding back then
did quite a bit on those rigid steel bikes including some crazy downhill
races ( Mammoth Kamikaze) . But... unless you have some really good skills
You mean you're supposed to have some control going down those trails???
On 12/5/13, Mike Schiller mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
fun to scream down a fast trail just barely in control...
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If you want to get to your kids' soccer game in one piece! And Mike's got
grandkids? Talk about your inner child :-). That's why you guys always
have to wait for me.
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On Thursday, December 5, 2013 7:01:52 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
You mean you're supposed to have some
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