Originally Posted by
grant40
I notice that you are a fan of massive chainrings.
I am and here's my Specialized transcontinental traveler. (3 round trips, so far!)
Amd I take issue with parts of this quote:
"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)"
Really? Sunday I will be 77 years of age (Dec. 22, 1947 - now) and I ride whatever the hell I want and some 30 year olds are just obstacles in the road.