... I always thought it was my legs?
Kim "Zabel" Klakow berlin, germany
> Marcus Helman commented on his Tom Ritchey bike that he never felt fast
> on it. I have had about twenty nice bikes in the last few years, but
> three were much faster than the others, or so it felt to me. Some bikes
> just lunge forward like they are being yanked by a rope tied onto them
> when you mash down, others do not. This is not to say that the others
> are not great bikes, they just do not feel as fast or responsive to a
> good mash on the pedal. Originally I thought that it was a smaller
> chainring, but the fastest bike I ever rode, a Masi 3v, had a 42 tooth
> inner ring and a 53 tooth outer...actually somewhat higher geared than I
> had thought. Folks have suggested to me that it might be an artifact of
> a stiffer bottom bracket (whatever that means) or geometry. I rather
> suspect the latter. Perhaps some interaction of all of the above.
> Tires? Dunno. Surely some of you out there have noted that some bikes
> you own are a lot faster than others. Cost does not seem to be it. I
> had a relatively expensive Battaglin that seemed to amaze many who rode
> at how fast it was.
> I realize that some will just think I'm nuts and that it's all in my
> imagination...perhaps it is. I have heard others remark about how fast
> some bikes they rode were...especially 3 Renshos. If anyone has a good
> idea on it, I'd sure love to hear it.
> Tom Sanders
> Lansing, Mi
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