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Marci Taylor
Guest
Ok, here goes.... I am very embarrassed to report that the speed information I posted on my
converted tailwind (its now a 26 inch rear wheel/ 451mm 20" front wheel) was incorrect!!!!! I posted
results of my speed testing and stated that the Saber would "blow the doors off of the converted
tailwind." Well, to my embarassment, the computer on the tailwind was set very low! I didn't even
realize this until one day on my typical route, I looked at the distance on my computer at a point
which I know is about 10 miles and the tailwind's speedometer said, 8.3 miles traveled. Wow, a
revalation, the speedometer had been set wrong. And, I had this set at a bike shop. Sooooo, I took
the bike back in and had them correctly set it up. Now, after several tests on the Saber and the
converted tailwind, I am happy to report that the tailwind is indeed pretty fast. I did two
identical rides, one on each bike. I gave my full effort and these are the average speeds for the 2
rides. Keep in mind, these rides include many hills so the average speeds are somewhat low. the
Saber averaged 15.8 mph for the 18 mile route. The Tailwind conversion averaged 15.3 for the 18 mile
route. So, to conclude, the tailwind is just slighly slower than the Saber. However, the tailwind is
a much more freindly bike, no high BB, just a real easy to ride bike. I think I may choose to ride
the converted tailwind on my next century ride. The tailwind has the front fairing and the Saber is
unfaired. Marci
converted tailwind (its now a 26 inch rear wheel/ 451mm 20" front wheel) was incorrect!!!!! I posted
results of my speed testing and stated that the Saber would "blow the doors off of the converted
tailwind." Well, to my embarassment, the computer on the tailwind was set very low! I didn't even
realize this until one day on my typical route, I looked at the distance on my computer at a point
which I know is about 10 miles and the tailwind's speedometer said, 8.3 miles traveled. Wow, a
revalation, the speedometer had been set wrong. And, I had this set at a bike shop. Sooooo, I took
the bike back in and had them correctly set it up. Now, after several tests on the Saber and the
converted tailwind, I am happy to report that the tailwind is indeed pretty fast. I did two
identical rides, one on each bike. I gave my full effort and these are the average speeds for the 2
rides. Keep in mind, these rides include many hills so the average speeds are somewhat low. the
Saber averaged 15.8 mph for the 18 mile route. The Tailwind conversion averaged 15.3 for the 18 mile
route. So, to conclude, the tailwind is just slighly slower than the Saber. However, the tailwind is
a much more freindly bike, no high BB, just a real easy to ride bike. I think I may choose to ride
the converted tailwind on my next century ride. The tailwind has the front fairing and the Saber is
unfaired. Marci