On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 18:24 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote: > >> To me, the real question is, other than styling and the whole > fantasy > >> wannabee pro racer let's play pretend, what real advantage does > >> something like a Madone give you for precisely that kind of > riding > >> over > >> a racing bike that Eddy Merckx might have ridden? > > Similar questions can be fairly asked about mountain bikes, > randonneur bikes, fixed gear bikes, 29ers, country bikes, etc. It's > just a matter of preferences.
Not quite sure what you mean, but I would have no difficulty finding a real advantage for certain kinds of riding comparing a mountain bike with a 1972 road racer, never mind a Madone; and I could easily show you how a randonneur bike might provide you with advantages in certain situations compared to a Madone. It's not just preferences, it is also a matter of some tools being more suitable for certain jobs and certain users than others. For the particular users in the original discussion, I'm not sure I would find many, or even any, meaningful advantage in a Madone vs a 1972 road racer, and I could easily find some situations where the 1972 road racer would be superior due to its greater versatility (because of its greater clearances and its ability to mount fenders). You will recall, in the original posting, bfd's friends wanted Madones so they could be "just like the pros" because whatever the pros use must be best for them. My point has been all along that "it ain't necessarily so." -- 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.
