Lombardia Oct 16th - and travel bikes
Anton Berlin
such that we can catch Lombardia
Anyone ever done this ? We love lake Como but don't want to get
caught in a clusterfuck traffic jam to Milan and further south
Lastly she's against taking full size bicycles about as much as I am
on not taking fs bikes. I've looked at everything, Bike Fridays, the
S and S couplings, even bought a Damocles w/o ISP to insure I had a
modern bike to travel with but in the end nothing really beats having
a full size bike if you're going to ride.
Is anyone really satisfied on a bike with 16" wheels?
Mike Jacoubowsky
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16" wheels, no. But 20" wheels, as found on the Bike Friday Pocket Rocket
(and Pocket Rocket Pro) do very well indeed. My son and I did the last 9
days of the Tour de France on Pocket Rockets and had no issues climbing the
Port de Bales, Soulor/Aubisque and Tourmalet. You get them custom-built to
your own dimensions so you can completely mimic your current road bike for
fit. Pretty amazing little machines.
But there's no way to get one soon enough; it takes about 4 weeks to have
one built up for you. But they do work, much better than I expected. And
it's fun passing people on "real" bikes who previously had made fun of you.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
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> on not taking fs bikes. I've looked at everything, Bike Fridays, the
> S and S couplings, even bought a Damocles w/o ISP to insure I had a
> modern bike to travel with but in the end nothing really beats having
> a full size bike if you're going to ride.
>
> Is anyone really satisfied on a bike with 16" wheels?
Call up Mellow Johnny's and ask for advice. I'm sure they'll mess ...
I mean fix ... you up.
Easiest thing I've found is to just find a shop that will rent a road
bike. Have generally had good luck with that. Not in that area in
particular, but in other places in Italy (and other places in
Europe). Just bring pedals (and a few tools).
Anton Berlin
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> "Anton Berlin" <truth_88...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Mike,
Where is the center of the bottom bracket in relation to a straight
line drawn between the center of the hubs? Does this relationship
affect handling?
Anton Berlin
no one picked up on it.
Mike Jacoubowsky
Mike,
Where is the center of the bottom bracket in relation to a straight
line drawn between the center of the hubs? Does this relationship
affect handling?
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On my son's Pocket Rocket, which corresponds to roughly 56cm, it's 57cm in
front (bb to front axle), 42.5cm in back (bb to rear axle). The
slightly-longer tail section is what gives it stability despite the smaller
wheels.
Your first few rides will find you feeling just a bit sketchy above 30mph.
That quickly goes away and soon descents at 40+ start to feel normal. My son
adapted more-quickly than I did and had no trouble keeping up with the
crazier folk descending in France. And some are *really* crazy.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Anton Berlin
Sorry I wasn't clearer about my question - it was more about height to
ground but you answered anyway in that there is some twitchiness.
Mike Jacoubowsky
Sorry I wasn't clearer about my question - it was more about height to
ground but you answered anyway in that there is some twitchiness.
Bottom bracket height is very slightly higher than "normal" (less than a
cm). The "twitchiness" is not something to be scared of. As I mentioned, you
get used to it very quickly, and once used to it, can easily switch between
your "normal" bike and the Bike Friday without any issues.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
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