Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=rbw.10604.0548.eml Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:13:37 -0700 From: CycloFiend <cyclofiend(AT)earthlink.net> Subject: [RBW] UCQT #4 "Unequivocably Cool Quickbeam Thing" - Item #4 Seated Uphill Climbing - A good week, riding wise - commuted 4 days out of 5 possible, all of which were sunny, took the open wheeled racer out on Saturday and tried to remember what to do with all those danged gears. Then, this morning, riding this year (this is a big thing) For The First Time Without Knee Or Armwarmers (ok, it was a little, um, ugly too...), I chanced to ride up a same hill that I'd ridden this week on three different bikes before the Quickbeam today. But, on a bigger gear than my fixed commuter, and feeling much more comfortable than my geared coastables, I trucked on up the entire climb while seated. Since I'm definitely in a different position on the Quickbeam, I attribute it to the frame design. It was a nice suprise when I thought I'd be sufferin' this AM. Have I mentioned that I'm really enjoying this bicycle? -- Jim -- Cyclofiend(AT)earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes "You must be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi _______________________________________________ RBW mailing list RBW(AT)bikelist.org http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/rbw