Good stuff as always. Too bad about the math error in the price per ride piece. I almost don't want to point it out since it seems to have gone unnoticed so far. The difference in price per ride, with Grant's conservative numbers, is only a little more than one order of magnitude, not two: Compared to the carbon bikes $10/ride, the expensive steel bike is
250 rides per year * 20 years = 5000 rides 5000 rides / $4000 = $0.80 per ride, NOT $0.09 On the other hand, I doubt that most carbon race bikes outside of the Southwest and California get ridden 50 weeks out of the year, which would further increase the cost per ride. My $2000 Sam Hillborne gets ridden 8-12 times a week (if you count each commute leg separately, plus one or two fun rides plus errands) so for the past year and a half that I have owned it, I am already down to about $2.67 a ride (10 rides x 50 weeks x 1.5 years), and dropping. Cheers, Gernot On May 7, 1:24 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice buncha articles, tho' Grant's predilections come out strong. > (Yay for fast, skinny tires! Yay for lower bars! Yay for race-type > bikes with fenders, racks, bags, dynolights -- esp if you can "match" > yer bags. Any YAY for good beer, home-made bread, lots of pasta and > sugar in my coffee!) > > Anyway: I was particularly pleased with the interview with BS who > comes across as less of an asshol* than you just might presume from > his, admittedly very funny, blogs, and who also comes across as, > undeniable, intelligent and, for our dismally uncultured age, > literate. Kudos to R, RR and GP for this interview. > > Patrick "my bars range from 2" below to 3" above saddle, my tires from > 22 mm to 65 mm" Moore > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be > When all the stars are dead. > (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
