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In Reply to: RE: In my experience .... posted by reelsmith. on June 21, 2012 at 12:44:00
1. I don't wanna go around causing undue and irreparable harm to impressionable, young minds, you know?
2. At the speeds I ride (seldom over 21 MPH), wind resistance isn't an issue.
3. I do own several pair of "typical" bike shorts (but don't tell Bill, ok?), but to be perfectly honest, until I drop another 10 pounds or so, I'm just not all that comfortable wearing them on group/"social" rides as I'm a little self-conscious....
Jim
Simplify.
Follow Ups:
...and when I wear them I simply don't get off the bike until I am back home in the garage.
Speaking of wind resistance, I thought it funny when I got that pitch when buying various bike parts. I would always say to the salesman "You do understand that I will be on the bike?"
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Along that same theme, several of my bicycling friends are trying to get me to step-up to a carbon road bike. Their reasoning? Less weight.My response: "Why am I going to worry about a few measly ounces on the bike, when I have pounds that need to be shed on my body?"
So far no one has been able to adequately answer that one....
Jim
Simplify.
Edits: 06/21/12
...they call me "the old man with the steel bike".
My frame is steel, but hey, I'm only 53, hardly old.
I wonder what they would think of my turntable? I wonder if they've ever seen one?
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
And I find it somewhat amusing to watch the younger guys with their $3,500 carbon bikes (and limited skills) get "taken to the cleaners" by the older riders with their steel frames....and years of experience.Yet another reason I will not buy a carbon bike: I don't wish to be seen as a poseur.....
(But I have to admit that I've been taking a good, hard look at Cannondale's Synapse 5 Alloy (aluminum)...)
Jim
Simplify.
Edits: 06/21/12
I recall being loaned one of the first aluminum Cannondales back in '84 or '5 to try while the steel Basso was being serviced. A couple of laps of Turnberry Country Club was all it took to conform the super-quick handling and ass-torturing stiffness and angle of the frame.
Doing a century on aluminum would be unthinkable.
Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a
drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist'
However, they've come-up with something they call the "SAVE" frame, which allows the rear frame to flex (somewhat) vertically to absorb shock, but retains side-to-side rigidity (link). Based on what I've been reading in the bike forums, as well as from speaking with a couple people that have this, the consensus seems to be "thumbs up"....
I can't afford carbon Bill, nor am I into this enough to justify the expense. The SAVE frame seems to offer some of the benefits of carbon (smoother ride, lighter weight than steel) without having to shell-out the cash....
Of course, I'll take one for a lengthy test ride (30-40 miles) before I plunk down the money, should I ever be so lucky to find myself with some "extra cash"....
Jim
Simplify.
but I knew what you meant...carry on...
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Edits: 06/21/12
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