Conclusions: Electra Townie 21 vs. Trek Pure Sport

On Sep 9, 9:27 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
After doing research on various forums...given the virtually identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

Nope. That was considered, but there's a shortage of fuel lately.

Cannondale, Specialized and Trek used up the world supply in the past
coupla years????

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

Nope. That was considered, but there's a shortage of fuel lately.

Cannondale, Specialized and Trek used up the world supply in the past
coupla years???

Cute. I'm sure it was unintentional that you snipped out the relevant (to
rbr) part of my reply.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com


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On Sep 9, 9:27 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
After doing research on various forums...given the virtually
identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

Nope. That was considered, but there's a shortage of fuel lately.

Cannondale, Specialized and Trek used up the world supply in the past
coupla years????

On Sep 9, 10:17 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

Nope. That was considered, but there's a shortage of fuel lately.

Cannondale, Specialized and Trek used up the world supply in the past
coupla years???

Cute. I'm sure it was unintentional that you snipped out the relevant (to
rbr) part of my reply.


It might have been relevant to rbr, but you only posted it to rbm,
Mike, so it went into the void.

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On Sep 9, 3:19 pm, landotter wrote:
On Sep 9, 1:20 pm, jim wrote:

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.


I don't understand the attitude. As a bicycle devotee, wouldn't your
disdain be better directed at organizations that make it harder to bike
instead of organizations that promote biking?

On Sep 10, 8:44 am, "Frank Drackman" wrote:
"Ozark Bicycle" wrote in message

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On Sep 9, 3:19 pm, landotter wrote:
On Sep 9, 1:20 pm, jim wrote:

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

I don't understand the attitude. As a bicycle devotee, wouldn't your
disdain be better directed at organizations that make it harder to bike
instead of organizations that promote biking?

Which "organization that promotes biking" are you referring to?

"Ozark Bicycle" wrote in message
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On Sep 10, 8:44 am, "Frank Drackman" wrote:
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On Sep 9, 3:19 pm, landotter wrote:
On Sep 9, 1:20 pm, jim wrote:

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually
identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

I don't understand the attitude. As a bicycle devotee, wouldn't your
disdain be better directed at organizations that make it harder to bike
instead of organizations that promote biking?

Which "organization that promotes biking" are you referring to?

Trek

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:20:29 -0700, jim wrote:

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that

You obviously missed the #1 piece of advice - test ride them!

On Sep 10, 10:58 pm, "Frank Drackman" wrote:
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On Sep 9, 3:19 pm, landotter wrote:
On Sep 9, 1:20 pm, jim wrote:

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually
identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15, as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

I don't understand the attitude. As a bicycle devotee, wouldn't your
disdain be better directed at organizations that make it harder to bike
instead of organizations that promote biking?

Which "organization that promotes biking" are you referring to?

Trek-

This is a joke, isn't it?

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On Sep 10, 10:58 pm, "Frank Drackman" wrote:
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On Sep 9, 3:19 pm, landotter wrote:
On Sep 9, 1:20 pm, jim wrote:

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually
identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider,
that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon
superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15,
as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

I don't understand the attitude. As a bicycle devotee, wouldn't your
disdain be better directed at organizations that make it harder to
bike
instead of organizations that promote biking?

Which "organization that promotes biking" are you referring to?

Trek-

This is a joke, isn't it?



Not on my part.

On Sep 11, 8:46 am, "Frank Drackman" wrote:
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On Sep 9, 3:19 pm, landotter wrote:
On Sep 9, 1:20 pm, jim wrote:

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually
identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider,
that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon
superior
components and a suspension front.

Suspension front serves mainly to weight down the bike on a path
bicycle. Don't like the name silkscreened onto the rear mech? Get a
new one, they're dirt cheap. I just picked up a new Deore for $15,
as
good as anybody pootlin' around could ever need. Besides, the Trek
factory is powered with the flesh of babies.

Really? I thought it ran on bull**** and hype.

I don't understand the attitude. As a bicycle devotee, wouldn't your
disdain be better directed at organizations that make it harder to
bike
instead of organizations that promote biking?

Which "organization that promotes biking" are you referring to?

Trek-

This is a joke, isn't it?

Not on my part.

Trek "promotes biking" to serve their narrow, commercial interests in
the same way Anheuser-Busch promotes "safe drinking": cynically. Any
company that positions something like the Portland as a commuter has
zero credibility in the realm of bicycles-as-transportation.