Sorry meant for that to go to Patrick privately.. On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 10:44:57 AM UTC-5, Kelly wrote: > > Patrick, > > The thread on the discussion seamed to take off in a different direction > than I thought it would have. After reading the post by Jan my first > thought... (notice thought .. not accusation) was WOW I thought Jan and > Grant were friends I wonder why the attack on Rivendell. The seersucker > double top tube thing and oversized tubing wasn't whatever and rivendell > uses oversized tube so then.. etc. Though things were not directly said > they seemed to be implied even so far as to say nothing in bike shops > existed in performance bikes other than cheap no good (my perception of > what was written right or wrong) entry level race bikes. > > Then I thought well my AHH is a performance and I wouldn't want anything > with more flex. Then I thought well I'm 6'5" tall and 225 and Jan is > looking at other sizes etc. So no biggie. I then bought some stuff from > Compass Bicycles for home stock and trying out some tires. I may not > relate to and my experience in many cases does not match his assertions. I > just blow it off. > > I was reading somewhere on his (Jan's) site that a friend of his thought > Jan was faster on a different piece of equipment I thought Tires (Jans > favorite). He changed and indicated the stop watch said he was faster and > he changed tires. I would not relate to that as the feel is more important > than the watch to me. But I did spend a great deal of time in my life > chasing that speed and understand it. > > In the end I was disappointed by the seemingly broad brush strike at > Rivendell and felt like he was as critical and divisive as those he was > complaining about. Now it's a three way.. just not the kind I like :) > > It was my perceptions and how I took it. I am NOT claiming it WAS or > trying to say what Jan meant to say.. only how I felt after reading it. > > Kelly > > On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 10:21:48 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Yes, I am rather sorry I posted that link -- a lot more heat than >> light in the ensuing comments. I imagined the general reaction would >> be, "hmm, interesting," click on next tab. >> >> I think it's time to give this one a rest. >> >> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:43 AM, jimD <raste...@comcast.net> wrote: >> > Ploughing old ground. >> > >> > Tubes - thin or fat. >> > Tires - skinny or fat. >> > Inflation - high or low. >> > >> > This has been debated on various fora over a span of several years, >> till all that remains are beliefs, opinions, >> > fortified positions, and boredom. >> > >> > Seems this stuff needs to get batted around periodically. The Google >> already has >> > most of what has been so assiduously argued here. >> > >> > I appreciate the different points of view and the methods used to >> arrive at those beliefs >> > but sure can't understand the discussion getting 'heavy'. >> > >> > Sheesh , we're talking about bicycles. >> > >> > We will Ride what we like, believe what we want, none of it will amount >> to a hill of beans >> > when seen in the context of (just) riding our bike/s. >> > >> > That's my story and I'm sticking to it, >> > JimD >> > >> > >> >
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