This mirrors my experience as well. I've found people very willing to help when I've done something stupid and fallen over. One time, I must have looked a bit dazed. The driver asked if I was o.k. I said I was. He told me he wasn't moving his car until I got up and was walking around.
Hi Dave,
I'm of a similar size and I too find that when sitting upright, the bottom seat isn't padded enough. I think you'll also find that if you can lower the seat angle, you'll also find it a lot more comfortable.
Groovy pictures!
Cheers,
Charles
I had bent by big ring on my Mantis and had removed and re-installed one of the pedals when straightening it out.
I was a half mile from home when I suddenly felt a wobble in my left pedal, quickly followed by the pedal falling off completely. Since I was moving at a good clip (err.. sorry for...
I believe (from looking at the pictures) this is a 451 Quest 2 (so has front suspension and dual drive). Somebody looking for a bike to take with them?
It's my impression that this is not a huge effect in bicycles.
That being said, this is very testable (although I doubt the difference between 700c and 559c wheels would be big enough to easily see).
Somebody with a Vendetta with the same hubs and same tires for 700c and 406c wheels should do...
Wait... 9 speed spacing and 10 speed spacing are different. You're not going to get a 10 speed cassette to work even if you only try to access 9 of the cogs.
So, I don't own a Vendetta and you should weight this appropriately, but I just don't buy it.
1) If you're concerned about the difference in weight, then don't eat that twinkie. There. Problem solved.
2) If you want both range and closeness of gear steps, it's very hard to beat a triple...
26T.
But it's on a 20" wheel. It's morally equivalent to a 36T on a 700c wheel. You can see my gearing here. (I've got a 48/38/22 matched to a 11-32 on my 26" Sofrider. The gearing is a little bit broader than my Cruzgami Mantis).