Originally Posted by
stevegor
While I mean no offence to my fellow small wheel riders and I still
riding my R20s and would give my back teeth...if I had any, to own a BF PRP, Moulton or even a Swift, I still feel that for very competitive insanely fast bunch rides my first choice is my Specialized roadie. Again, I stress that these rides are not for the fainthearted, pootlers or roadie wannabees, and after following Jur's diary of riding this past year or so, he is perhaps an exception to the rule, most others are not. I'm happy to invite Jur to come up here for a Sat morn bunch ride, bring the Swift, Jur, I'm sure you'll be able to keep up.
And SesameCrunch, that bike is
GORGEOUS
Agreed. Keep in mind you have to keep a slightly higher cadence (especially at speed), to keep up with a smaller wheeled bike due to the rotating mass thing. Some folks (i.e. mashers) would probably not like that. I find myself having to tuck and spin somewhat more "vigorously" after 20mph. Horses for courses.
And there's no way I could hang with you Aussies. Are all of you sprinters with Guads of Steel???
