I've not ridden a Milano, but I have ridden chromo Japanese mixtes, and those, too, can be dogs, compared to a good road frame, anyway. Of course, there are so many variables that it is hard to pronounce on the key causes, but I would guess that a good aluminum frame with good tires will be better than a chromo frame with bad ones.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Jim M. <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had a Bianchi Milano for a while. Cool looking but really not that > fun to ride. It was fine for short errands but I wouldn't recommend it > for longer rides. It has a very dead feeling frame with big aluminum > tubes, and a sluggish ride. I agree with Mr. Thill's idea for a mixte > fixer-upper. Peugeots are fine but are made from lesser steel, and you > have to deal with French threading. You can find old Japanese mixtes > made from chrome moly (also some Raleighs and Carltons) that provide a > better foundation from which to build, IMHO. > > jim m > wc 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- 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-bu...@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.
