Power is relative, and compared to the guys I'm trying to keep up with, I
climb slowly. OTOH, I've had guys on uprights write that I climb like a
rocket. In truth, I'm somewhere in between; faster than many, slower than I
want to be. I think my boom flex problem has to do with my weight. I tip the
scales at just over 200 pounds, and that seems to be the magical point at
which riders have different opinions of a Baron -- below that point, they'll
describe a Baron as being stiff; but above that point they're more likely to
describe it as 'compliant' and 'flexy.' I went the short crank route last
year. The experiment was a total failure; I was slower everywhere.

------ Original Message ------
Received: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:16:16 AM EDT
From: "PaulW" <wordy@...>
To: <BaronOwners@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [BaronOwners] Re: New Baron frame

> ... If you don't have a lot of power, I wouldn't
> have thought boom flex would be a problem. The 'solution' is picking a
> low gear, with possibly short cranks to assist in spinning - which
> reduces flex. Even so, IMO, any boom flex is bad.
>