This one? http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39001
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Chris <fourf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN (who also has a black bike, with black fenders and a > black Brooks). " > > Are you the Bike Ninja? :D > http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2009-03-11 > http://www.cafepress.com/yehudamoon/6528912 > > On Mar 27, 11:47 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > I'll resoundly disagree. If well designed, I find nothing wrong with > > a compact frame. (Witness the Sam Hillborne). But like Eric D. said, > > it depends on your frame of reference. While I started cycling in the > > late 1970's, my favorite bikes were the early compact frame mountain > > bikes that folks like Charlie Cunningham were designing. And yes, I > > did ride a mountain bike as my main bike during the 1980's and into > > the '90s. > > > > Then again, a number of my bikes have "compact" frames. The most > > extreme of which is the Brompton<grin>. > > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN (who also has a black bike, with black fenders and a > > black Brooks). > > > > On Mar 27, 9:04 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Patrick makes an interesting point. > > > > > "Compact" frames are ugly, and if all they come in is a flat black > > > they are very ugly. One can argue that beauty is in the eye of the > > > beholder, but there are some very ancient and true rules of > > > proportion, which can be described mathimatically. A "classic" frame > > > design in a 52-62 range is very close to that. For those of us who > > > are visually oriented people that's important. > > > Years ago I made my living as a custom cabinet and furniture maker. I > > > always designed furniture around classical proportions known as the > > > "golden cube" and found that always produced an esthetically pleasing > > > product. > > > > > Michael > > > Westford, Vt- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
