> Electric shifting is frivilous for most riders, but then so is paying > twice as much for a Hilson when a Hillborne is the same bike for the > most part...
The argument is a complete red herring. Electric shifting is gimmickry and detracts from the people power aspect of cycling. Craftsmanship always has a value. On Feb 16, 7:18 pm, Chris <fourf...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 16, 4:18 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > I have no doubt whatsoever that my Salukihttp://www.freewebs.com/palincss/ > > is much prettier than a Bleriot. > > > What's that got to do with electric shifting? You will note, there's no > > electric shifting on my Saluki, although it indeed has an electrical > > system. > > What it has to do, since we are arguing that electric shifting isn't > needed, is that you don't NEED a Saluki when a Bleriot will do just > fine. By the designer's own word's, the bikes are designed to do the > same thing... > > Electric shifting is frivilous for most riders, but then so is paying > twice as much for a Hilson when a Hillborne is the same bike for the > most part... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
