Re: Best roadbike for rough pave'?


Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote:
> Johnny Sunset wrote:
> > Werehatrack wrote:
> > > On 27 Jan 2006 17:11:51 -0800, "Johnny Sunset"
> > > <sunsetss0003@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > >You could always use a wheel with a Pantour suspension hub [1] on your
> > > >current bike, with the caveat that some have reported reliability
> > > >issues with this hub
> > > >
> > > >[1] <http://www.pantourhub.com/>.
> > >
> > > That's got to be one of the goofiest ideas I've seen in a long time.
> > > Where do these inventors find the backing to actually make stuff like
> > > that?
> >
> > Ever get blurry vision on a rough downhill? The Pantour hubs improve
> > handling and comfort greatly on very stiff framed carbon fiber
> > composite lowracers and on the rear wheel of tadpole trikes.
>
> Probably because when yer sitting in a 'chair', and cannot use the more
> natural suspension of your legs and arms, like on an upright, something
> like these 'things' 'may' help.
>
> I think just about any 'upright' would be a better choice than any
> 'bent on a really rough road.

I distinctly recall that the Miyata I rode around Maui in the 1980's
that beat the heck out of my hands and wrists on rough pavement being a
diamond frame upright.

> Tom's been really active recently about many things bicycling by
> injecting 'bents this and that. I wonder if he's looking for somebody
> to 'challenge' him. Well here ya go Tom. Bents answer no question,
> solve no problem when compared to a well fitting upright, double
> triangle road bike. They do, however, add some complexity and problems
> not found on uprights.

Geez Peter, you mean I can no longer have fun passing better
conditioned, stronger riders on uprights when riding into a strong
headwind on my lowracer? To paraphrase Jon Isaacs, upright bicycles
make no sense in flat windy conditions.

--
Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley

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  • Re: Best roadbike for rough pave?
    ... > Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote: ... >> Johnny Sunset wrote: ... >> natural suspension of your legs and arms, like on an upright, something ... >> 'bent on a really rough road. ...
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  • Re: Best roadbike for rough pave?
    ... > Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote: ... >> natural suspension of your legs and arms, like on an upright, something ... >> 'bent on a really rough road. ... trade my Merckx for a 'bent' of any type. ...
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  • Re: Best roadbike for rough pave?
    ... >> Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote: ... >>> natural suspension of your legs and arms, like on an upright, something ... >> which I presume is an upright bicycle. ... >how's the campaign to get 'bents' into UCI racing btw? ...
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  • Re: Best roadbike for rough pave?
    ... > Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote: ... To paraphrase Jon Isaacs, upright bicycles ... > Picture of lowracer with invisible, ... > the upright rider, but faces a lesser headwind than the upright rider. ...
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  • Re: Best roadbike for rough pave?
    ... Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote: ... A few people have built fully faired upright bicycles, ... Picture of lowracer with invisible, ... the upright rider, but faces a lesser headwind than the upright rider. ...
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