I think the Oregon Manifest is fantastic, and I think Interbike is fantastic, too. But I don't see why NAHBS should want to (or have to) be either one. It's its own thing. There's plenty of room in the bike universe for a full spectrum of exploration..
On Monday, March 5, 2012 9:39:56 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On Mon, 2012-03-05 at 06:33 -0800, Peter Pesce wrote: > > I appreciate that these are show bikes, and it's exactly the point > > that they are exquisite and perhaps even, in some cases, a bit too > > ambitions, impractical, or daring. It's great that in a venue like > > this the builders can just "go for it" and make bikes that showcase > > their skills and imagination, and leave the pragmatic issues aside > > just for once. > > Yes, but it's even better when -- as is the case with the Oregon > Manifest -- those bikes are actually used in challenging conditions. > Sometimes the "limits" on the imagination are those dreary elements of > practicality. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/IfwzZGi-K5MJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
