...it's fruity with hints of soil, tobacco and saddle leather!
On Feb 20, 8:11 pm, dougP wrote:
> Some the writers for bike mags went to the school where wine
> descriptions are taught, and have applied the same weird ideas to
> describing the characteristics of bicycles. Hey, if you're paying t
Some the writers for bike mags went to the school where wine
descriptions are taught, and have applied the same weird ideas to
describing the characteristics of bicycles. Hey, if you're paying the
big bucks, shouldn't you get some ecstatic experience?
Loving the plush ride of my Atlantis, as it g
I forgot about bombproof. This is often used in reference to tents as
well, although if I were being bombed I think a tent would be the last
place I would go.
And I forgot one of my favourites, the laid-back seatpost. It sounds
like the hippy of seatposts, relaxed, non-aggressive. Probably quite
The words are weird. The one that always gets me is the widespread use of
the word "bombproof". People like everything on their bike to be
bombproof, frame, tires, wheels, etc. I have been riding a long time but
have yet to ever run over a bomb.
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I love it. All of it. Especially the part about quick steering; I
myself have never had a good experience where "quick" steering is
required.
As far as supple tires go...in my mind, this term is reserved only for
describing leather and, well, let's just say "skin." I have a friend
who used to c
