[RBW] Re: Riv's Design Shines Through in Hill Climb/Walk

2013-05-02 Thread Jeremy Till
You can be sure GP considered this activity profile in his designs. A while back (2006-ish?) there was a Reader article about the joys of walking/running with your bike, with some comments on technique. Maybe somebody will post a scan (I have it somewhere, but no scanner). I remember the pic

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv's Design Shines Through in Hill Climb/Walk

2013-05-01 Thread Bruce Herbitter
Pushing the bikes of others up 25% grades gives a whole new dimension to the notion of a deacon's service... On Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:10:30 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote > > I got to haul all of the bikes back up this grand steep trail. Pushing >> the bikes by their handlebars ... >> >> With

[RBW] Re: Riv's Design Shines Through in Hill Climb/Walk

2013-05-01 Thread dougP
If you're really going to get into bicycle adventures, and this certainly sounds like one, you want a bike that's easy to push. At some point, your strength, skill, gearing, tires, etc., won't matter, you're gonna be grunting. My Atlantis is much easier to push than my old MTB, so definitely