I was out riding. What'd I miss? Ryan
On Aug 18, 8:44 pm, Ken Mattina <ken.matt...@gmail.com> wrote: > maybe they broke their ankles or something > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:33 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > Did it just become February all of a sudden? > > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Aug 19, 3:47 am, bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > On Aug 18, 1:10 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > >> > But, as Patrick stated if it gets someone out on a bike than what's > >> > not to like?! > > >> I am not sure it's all that fabulous getting a person on a bike that > >> cannot serve as functional transportation (functional meaning even > >> when it rains or it's dark or you need to carry stuff), especially if > >> it reinforces the perception (in his/her mind, and in folks watching > >> him/her zip down the road) that a bike is nothing more than an > >> expensive toy for a rich person's sport, who is frivolously taking > >> road space away from people who *need* to go somewhere in their cars. > >> Maybe that road racer will eventually realize that a bike can be used > >> for transportation, and will go out of his/her way (as s/he must > >> today) to find a bike that fulfills those needs. But unfortunately I > >> think it is equally likely that the limitations of the bike they own > >> (and the bikes they see on the road) will lead them to believe that > >> all bikes are toys. > > >> Granted, I see little problem with having a few racing bikes on the > >> road. But when that is the vast majority of the road bikes out there, > >> and the vast majority of the road bikes in the shops, then not only is > >> bicycling the poorer for it, but we as a society are. > > >> Imagine for a moment that the car industry offered us nothing but > >> trunk- and top-less Formula 1 cars (racing bikes), military spec > >> Hummers (mtn bikes) oh, and a few Yugos (today's standard hybrids) and > >> a few Jeep Wranglers (low-end mountain bikes). A ludicrous proposition > >> (though sensible cars *are* few and far between), yet that is what the > >> mainstream bike industry looks like today. > > >> So, thanks, Grant and everyone who is dedicated to showing there is an > >> alternative. > > >> Gernot > > >> The bad thing is that because racing style bikes are so > >> > prevalent, they dominate the market and make it harder for good, > >> > reliable equipment to be available at a reasonable price. The big > >> > example of that is Mavic removing its MA2 rim from the market. > >> > Arguably one of the best clincher rims ever made. > > >> > Similarly, back in 2008, when I was building up my steel cross/ > >> > commuter bike, Paul Taylor breakaway, I wanted silver parts to match > >> > my black with gold paneled frameset. It may sound funny, but silver > >> > parts were not that easy to find! On my own, I was able to find most > >> > parts used or NOS and my LBS luckily sold Nitto bars and threadless > >> > stem. Of course, this was before VO started carrying more silver > >> > parts. Still, it was harder than sourcing black components which seem > >> > to be abundant in all price ranges. Good Luck! > > >> -- > >> 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. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > "One man's religion is another man's belly laugh." > > --Robert A. Heinlein > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > Where did the spring go? > Where did my hormones go? > Where did my energy go? > Where did my go go? > Where did the pleasure go? > Where did my hair go? > > -- Ray Davies -- 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.
