Re: [CR]why you should point all small bikes at me

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From: "Peter" <prkbikes@bellsouth.net>
To: <brianbaylis@juno.com>
References: <20040115.215436.923.1874535@webmail11.lax.untd.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]why you should point all small bikes at me
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:10:27 -0500
cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh! All these people talking about 650c wheeled bikes. and what do I have in my garage looking for new homes? Campagnolo Shamal 650c tubular wheelsets!!! New in their boxes!!! $500./pr. + shipping . Now is your chance to own great wheels. Email me off list if you are interested.

Cheers,

Peter Koskinen
Chapel Hill, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: brianbaylis@juno.com
To: Ritzmon@aol.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]why you should point all small bikes at me



>
> Mark,
>
> Trying to draft me now is even harder; if I ride my 650c wheel bike. Just ask Jan J. what it's like. I try to sit up as much as I can, but it doesn't seem to help much.
>
> Perhaps you are one of those responsible for giving me some of my nicknames in the old days; my favorite is "the invisible man". The "gnat" and the "pest" were popular as well. Pain in the ass rounds out the list.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
> I've got a few complaints of my own for YOU guys! Ever think about how little draft I get off of your KNEECAPS! NOOOOOOO!
>
>
>
> -- Ritzmon@aol.com wrote:
> All this chat and whining about wee bikes... What about us BIG guys? It's
> very hard to find nice 63cm and up bikes! I feel fortunate to own a few, but
> most of them have horrendously short top tubes (57 - 58cm) for a long arm, long
> torso guy such as myself. Rare are the bikes with 60+ cm top tubes that
> allow a stem of less than 14cm to fit!
>
> So when you come across those big guy bikes that are just too large, give
> guys like me and Mark Petry a thought... And don't get me started about racing
> with Brian Baylis in the 70's and trying to draft him!
>
> The largest bike I owned was a 66cm. Singer now in the capable hands of Jim
> Cunningham @ Cyclart. The steerer tube was longer than the fork blades!
>
> Mark (Too big) Ritz
> Rainy Arcata, CA