Re: [RBW] Re: SimpleOne - Midnight Bliss...

2012-08-24 Thread Montclair BobbyB
Here's a first photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16461051@N04/7854475750/in/photostream This thing pedals SO quietly, I'm able to sneak up on deer... I rode it for a few miles tonight on the crushed stone path along the Delaware River south of Lambertville/New Hope... I didn't want to stop,

[RBW] Re: SimpleOne - Midnight Bliss...

2012-08-23 Thread David Spranger
I know the feeling. I love my SimpleOne. Still today, after 4 or so thousand miles on it, I have to force myself into some sort of bicycle rotation to get commute time on my other bikes. David Spranger Charlotte, NC On Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:01:48 AM UTC-4, Montclair BobbyB wrote: I

[RBW] Re: SimpleOne - Midnight Bliss...

2012-08-23 Thread lungimsam
I know the feeling of midnight rides. Once I breezed around with a new lighting sysem on. It was amazing to ride at night. So quiet and barely cars!! Only the whirring of the tires on pavement. Single speed would be cool to have, but my knees would be destroyed in no time. You guys

[RBW] Re: SimpleOne - Midnight Bliss...

2012-08-23 Thread David Spranger
Don't know about knees of steel. Mine is a two speed set up with a low gear of about 60 gear inches and a high of about 82. Good enough for most of the hills around here. David Charlotte, NC On Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:58:42 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: I know the feeling of midnight

Re: [RBW] Re: SimpleOne - Midnight Bliss...

2012-08-23 Thread PATRICK MOORE
John: beside basically sound knees to begin with, climbing hills in relatively high gears is largely a matter of (1) habituation, (2) position -- rearward saddle position promoting low cadence, high torque pedaling, and (3) technique -- knowing when your knees require you to stand, knowing how to