stevegor

Well, let me clarify that..... About a year ago I took it to my Sat morn ride which is one step down from the elite riders, (who I used to ride with), It's about 80kms with moderate pace bunch riding, a 14km undulating section of helter skelter with a sprint thrown in, then a bit more rolling , followed by a hill climb attack, then add a punishing grind to another sprint, finally finishing with some spinning to warm down. On that ride I was asked two things before we started:
1. You're not bringing that thing are you?
2: Aren't those small wheels slow?
I was able to lead out in sprints, attack, chase down and work at the front on this ride, I think proving the R20 could match them gave me special powers that day

A few months ago I took it to the ride again, forgetting that the overall fitness and speed of the bunch had increased markedly........I will not go in to detail about that ride, suffice to say, I'll use it for commuting and touring for the future....