Vive le Difference
07-06-03 | 09:32 AM
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Vive le Difference
Vive le Difference (or something like that!!)
Have been riding the mountain bike (the one with the rack, two panniers, and enough tools and equipment to overhaul a truck) for the last ten days on our trip.
Today, hopped on the Lemond road bike for a quick 21 miles.
WOW!!
I FLEW
WOW AGAIN.
Yes, the bike truly makes a difference. Same engine, different chassis.
Have been riding the mountain bike (the one with the rack, two panniers, and enough tools and equipment to overhaul a truck) for the last ten days on our trip.
Today, hopped on the Lemond road bike for a quick 21 miles.
WOW!!
I FLEW
WOW AGAIN.
Yes, the bike truly makes a difference. Same engine, different chassis.
07-06-03 | 09:39 AM
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But actually it is a different engine. It has been subjected to a heavier and less efficient load for a while and is now stronger. Thus when you got on that sleek machine with low resistance you hammered.
Good work!
Good work!
07-06-03 | 10:03 AM
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Originally posted by SamDaBikinMan
But actually it is a different engine. It has been subjected to a heavier and less efficient load for a while and is now stronger. Thus when you got on that sleek machine with low resistance you hammered.
Good work!
But actually it is a different engine. It has been subjected to a heavier and less efficient load for a while and is now stronger. Thus when you got on that sleek machine with low resistance you hammered.
Good work!
Looks the same to me though
One of the reasons I keep the mtn bike heavy is exactly your point.
07-06-03 | 08:24 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Significantly, Denver had been riding the mountain bike near sea level, and now he is back up in his normal high-altitude habitat. Thus, the difference between the bikes is even greater than noted here.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
