Comments on: Fat Tires and Middle Age http://thedailyrandonneur.wordpress.com/2007/01/30/getting-middle-aged/ Reports and Thoughts on Randonneuring By Ed Felker and Jon Gardner Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Steve Palincsar http://thedailyrandonneur.wordpress.com/2007/01/30/getting-middle-aged/#comment-11 Steve Palincsar Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:42:40 +0000 http://thedailyrandonneur.wordpress.com/2007/01/30/getting-middle-aged/#comment-11 It's not just Oldsmobiles that have a cushy ride. A 5-series BMW is a terrific drivers' car, beyond all dispute; but it also happens to have a very civilized, comfortable controlled ride. Keeping all the wheels on the ground in bumpy sections helps car and bicycle handling alike. You _can_ have your cake and eat it too: you can have both comfort and performance. That's what's so wonderful about these 650B bikes. It’s not just Oldsmobiles that have a cushy ride. A 5-series BMW is a terrific drivers’ car, beyond all dispute; but it also happens to have a very civilized, comfortable controlled ride. Keeping all the wheels on the ground in bumpy sections helps car and bicycle handling alike.

You _can_ have your cake and eat it too: you can have both comfort and performance. That’s what’s so wonderful about these 650B bikes.

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