On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com>wrote:

> I needed some term to use with my friend, to say, you have your light
> racey bike, but this one should be-- unracery. Or whatever. But he, like
> most of the riders I know, thinks that lightness is the most important
> factor in choosing any bike.  If someone buys a new bike, the first
> question is ALWAYS "How much does it weigh?"


When someone asks me how much my bike(s) weigh I always answer with
something like, "with the everything you need to ride on the bike about
250-275 lbs." That usually changes the nature of the discussion.

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 7:26 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thinking more about it, I suggest that "bicycle" be used like "car". No
> one thinks that "car" refers solely to a racing car.


Just Bike, eh? :-)

Aloha,

Bob


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