I'll add a third black mountain drop. I received my monster cross frame a couple weeks ago. I can't wait to get it built up and put some miles on it.
Dan Abelson St. Paul, MN On Jan 22, 2013 12:43 PM, "William" <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > "or 1/3 of a Black Mountain 'cross frame" > > That's two Black Mountain drops in the last hour! Mike Varley is taking > over the world! hee hee. > > Disclosure: Mike Varley is currently building a 650B wheelset for me. > > On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:31:36 AM UTC-8, Philip Williamson wrote: >> >> I don't see why, aside from market, that a motorcycle tire SHOULD cost >> more than a bicycle tire. There's less material, but the purpose and >> construction is the same. In fact, margin on a bicycle tire might well be >> lower than a motorcycle tire. I have no firsthand knowledge, but I started >> thinking in those terms when I realized that a custom rack might have as >> many welds as a frame, on smaller, fussier tubes, but can only sell for >> 1/10 the price. >> >> That said, after riding the 60mm Big Apples and loving them, I could see >> splurging on these. I won't - I'd rather put my $$ towards more durable >> items, like a Jones 135mm front hub, or 1/3 of a Black Mountain 'cross >> frame, but a lightweight "competition" Big Apple is in the realm of >> worthwhile upgrades, to my mind. More so than $245 cassettes, at any rate. >> >> Philip >> www.biketinker.com >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:16:46 AM UTC-8, davidfrench wrote: >>> >>> Like Bobby, I think Schwable is going too far price wise. This is the >>> same amount of $ as for a good front motorcycle tyre... >> >> -- > 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/-/5CAsO11_b6UJ. > 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.
