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"Dane Jackson" wrote in message
... Claire Petersky wrote: "Dane Jackson" wrote in message ... Claire Petersky wrote: I guess a touch better, though who cares what I think? I suppose one of my problems with getting an expensive bike is that I destroy bike parts at a fairly good clip. Wheels, forks, frames, derailleurs, seats, racks, bottle cages, etc. I'm not in Chalo's league, but I'm doing fairly well for an amateur. I guess the only thing I have that's original on my existing bike is the frame, handlebars, and cranks. I might have more except for the time my husband drove it into the garage while it was on top of the car. I tend to destroy everything though, that's why I gave up wearing a watch a long time ago. Me too -- my husband complains that I have to replace my watches twice a year. But this to me then points to the need for quality components -- if the cheap stuff is just going to break, it might be worth it to spend a little more. Not for Dura-Ace, but for Ultegra, at least. I really do like the look of the SOMA frames though. I've been toying with the idea of getting on of those for my next road bike. What about Vanilla? http://www.vanillabicycles.com/ They're down in Portland... TiCycles unfortunately seems to think that a cyclocross bike is the same as a touring bike, otherwise I'd give that local company more consideration. Hmm, I've never really looked into them that much. Usually I just stop into the store because they're the only one I can find who stocks some small part I need. So, I've never really looked into them as a whole bike supplier per se. They're conveniently located off the BG -- clearly oriented to ride-by traffic, as opposed to people who arrive by car. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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Bruce Frech wrote:
"Dane Jackson" wrote in message Of course, I figured out a while ago that I definitely have a bad case of reverse snobbery. I'm much more interested in talking to the guy riding an older bike with DT shifters or bar-cons than the guy riding the Dura-Ace equipped wonder-bike. I ride a custom Litespeed. It's custom because I wanted a slight variation on the standard geometry - lower BB, longer chainstays and toptube, plus I wanted rack eyelets. Sure I could have gotten a Habanero for less but I wanted the butted tubing. I plan to ride that bike more then 50,000 miles, which is what I've done with the last four bikes I've owned before that one. Note that they all still work fine and they all have DuraAce. I tour, race, commute, club-ride and just plain ride my bikes about 10,000 miles a year and have been doing that for 30 years. My custom bike isn't any faster then the previous litespeed or the Kestrel before that or the Miyata Pro (steel). It handles slightly differently and it's easier to attach a rack or fenders. Would you talk with me on a ride? Maybe if you stop top posting. Don't get me wrong, one of the guys at work rides a Dura-Ace Litespeed. He not only has Dura-Ace and team kit, he rides in a team. I get along fine with him, and we BS about bikes all the time. What I object to is all the ******s I run into on the trails here (never roads for some odd reason). It really irritates me to pass some fellow and look behind me later to find him 12 inches behind my wheel. And every time it is some guy on a tri-bike or a really nice new bike. I think that's where some of my snobbery is coming from. I'm thinking about making a sign to attach to my carradice bag. "Not a Tow Truck" -- Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. -- Nikita Khrushchev |
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"Dane Jackson" wrote in message ... What I object to is all the ******s I run into on the trails here (never roads for some odd reason). It really irritates me to pass some fellow and look behind me later to find him 12 inches behind my wheel. And every time it is some guy on a tri-bike or a really nice new bike. If you weren't so damn fast, you wouldn't have all these people trying to draft you. No one ever tries to draft *me*. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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Claire Petersky wrote:
"Dane Jackson" wrote in message What I object to is all the ******s I run into on the trails here (never roads for some odd reason). It really irritates me to pass some fellow and look behind me later to find him 12 inches behind my wheel. And every time it is some guy on a tri-bike or a really nice new bike. If you weren't so damn fast, you wouldn't have all these people trying to draft you. No one ever tries to draft *me*. :P But I'm always in a rush to get where I'm going! It's not like I'm training, or trying for my personal best. I'm just late! My substitute for a time trial is go the long way to work, but leave (unintentionally) about ten minutes later than I should have. -- Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you. -- Fran Lebowitz, "Social Studies" |
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