...not to mention that vinyl records are massive in the electronic music and indie scenes. sounds like someone hasnt been to a cool record shop in years.
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > That poster is somewhat misinformed. Steel bikes are current and > viable in cycling for anything short of racing in the pro road > peloton. This year's US Masters Cyclocross champion rode steel (no > surprise, as his name is Richard Sachs). Salsa, Surly and Soma seem > to think steel is "commercially viable" and they sell a fair number of > bikes. What about Waterford? Indy Fab? Seven? Look at the number > of solo custom builders that build in steel by choice, and their > customers that can choose any material but buy steel. I seem to be > forgetting another small but influential company that sells steel > bikes, but I can't remember their name at the moment... > > Hay, I own a CF bike and like it a lot, but if it was stolen tomorrow > I'd probably replace it with lightweight steel. > > I'm with you on the vinyl and tubes (and nice mandolins, for that > matter, but mine's a modern Weber), but I rarely wear a watch, and I > gave up on film years ago. > > Bill > (currently listening to my hand-built stereo system, with high > efficiency horn-loaded speakers driven by a vacuum tube pre-amp and > amp that deliver something approaching five whole Watts, and both a > turntable and a digital music server.) > > On May 14, 3:59 pm, scott <clankbonesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't care one way or another about the Carbon Fiber issue. But, in > > a recent thread I spotted this quote that I have been thinking about: > > > > .there is nothing wrong with > > steel bicycle frames or the people who ride them, like them, or make > > them. I > > just proposed to the frame builder list here that steel bikes must be > > considered as a fashion decision. This is not a put down at all. Lots > > to > > things from the past have value but are not very commercially viable. > > Vinyl > > records, film cameras, mechanical watches, steel bike frames all have > > their > > place with a small fanatic following." > > > > I don't know about "Fashion Decision," but I have vinyl records that > > are 50+ years old that still play great. I had an Ipod that sh@t out > > on me after being left in the cold and CD's that skip even though I > > try to take good care of them. My film camera has been repaired and > > should last another 20 years hopefully, yet my first digital camera > > didn't last two years. I have a tube guitar amp that sounds fantastic > > that is 40 years old and has been repaired. My pops recently left me > > his 1928 Gibson mandolin that was once run over by a car (the > > headstock needed repair) that sounds better than any mandolin I've > > ever heard. These things are metaphors for handmade steel bicycle > > frames I suppose. But I hope that in fifty years my Sam Hilborne (yet > > to be delivered) will be around with the mandolin and tube amp. > > > > Scott > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
