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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Extensive article on Rivendell and Grant Petersen
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:36:40 -0400
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On 9/26/2024 4:19 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
> Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> 
>> On 9/25/2024 6:42 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>>> Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> It's good that the pendulum has finally swung back to reasonable
>>>> tire
>>>> clearance. But billions of cyclists are still stopping plenty well
>>>> enough with rim brakes, even when they're wet.
>>> That shows your circle of cyclists really...
>>>>
>>> Never seen folks wildly cross chaining? And yes swapping chainrings about
>>> if your moving fast ie having to move up and down is tedious, all but one
>>> of my bikes are doubles.
>>> Just because it’s not something you’ve encountered doesn’t mean it
>>> isn’t a
>>> thing.
>> Most of my remarks on this issue relate not only my own experiences,
>> but the experiences I've observed among my riding friends. So yes,
>> they do show my circle of cyclists.
>>
>> But the question becomes, whose "circle of cyclists" is closer to
>> typical? I think only a tiny percentage who are riding fast enough to
>> benefit from minor aerodynamic changes, who are braking hard enough to
>> benefit from improvements in brake modulation, who need ultra fast
>> gear changes, etc. The folks I ride with will do 40 to 50 miles
>> without worry, and that already exceeds the ability of "everyman"
>> cyclists. (Heck, I had many folks amazed that I rode seven miles to
>> get to work!)
> 
> You have also told us that when it looked like rain you just didn't ride
> to work.  Nothing wrong with that -- Do what makes you happy, but please
> realize that you have eliminated the data points that might have shown
> improved braking to be useful.

As most people do. Which is my point.


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- Frank Krygowski