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Hey Lee,
I sure appreciate your input: (a) These are more like the numbers I thought I could hope for. (b) I am so with you in being sheerly delighted with the EL these nearing-10-years I've had the bike. It's kind of amazing how the glide of the ride doesn't seem to "get old" with the passing of time. And yet... if you saw the space constraints of my studio apartment (as one factor) you'd have a better idea. Still your suggestion to wait at least til the other bike's in-hand is a prudent one. My understanding is that Sevens are "infinitely tuneable" to customer's request so if I presented them with my EL's precise geometry and said "match the feel of this bike in every way possible" they ought to be able to do that. Now of course I'll have to inform myself on how the sloping top tube will change things (depending on how much slope, etc). BTW on gearing for the Seven my specific idea was to use a single speed until the rumoured new, lighter Rohloff hub comes out (next year? year after?). Any case thanks so much for your advice which I'll be turning over. Chris |
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"icdb" wrote in message
... My understanding is that Sevens are "infinitely tuneable" to customer's request so if I presented them with my EL's precise geometry and said "match the feel of this bike in every way possible" they ought to be able to do that. Err - they what do you gain from changing bikes? |
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Err - they what do you gain from changing bikes? They gain a new customer! As in, stimulating the economy without even supporting blood for oil... What do I gain? Please review the whole thread, where I've detailed some points of my motivation. |
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"icdb" wrote in message
... Err - they what do you gain from changing bikes? They gain a new customer! As in, stimulating the economy without even supporting blood for oil... What do I gain? Please review the whole thread, where I've detailed some points of my motivation. Look, I read what you wrote. What's more I have 8 bikes down in my garage and parts to build another two or so. But lately I've been riding three of the eight and realizing that the old practice of having one good riding bike to keep forever and perhaps a rainy day bike is not a bad idea. I'm just attempting to remind you that changing a bike for no apparent reason could leave you worse off and not better. Though for me I've learned enough on each transaction to be able to eventually move up and not down. |
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On Sep 13, 2:19*pm, "Tom Kunich" cyclintom@yahoo. com wrote:
I'm just attempting to remind you that changing a bike for no apparent reason could leave you worse off and not better. Though for me I've learned enough on each transaction to be able to eventually move up and not down I agree with others that for your ROAD bike, you should keep your XL. If you want a singlespeed/hub gear bike, I can think of alot of frames better than a Seven. Don't get me wrong, for a ti ROAD bike, they make an excellent product. However, I'm not sure about their other offerings. Further, their ***"infinitely tuneable" to customer's request*** stick is nothing more than marketing garble. Don't forget, Seven is run by a bunch of MBAs who want you to believe they can do it all. However, in reality, I've seen at least a 1/2 dozen or so Sevens on the market and know people who buy used ones at ridiculously cheap prices because the bike never lived up to its reputation.....Good Luck! |
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