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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to
check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls." "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them." |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. Coca Cola, Classic, No Sugar, No Caffeine, Vanilla, Cherry, Rum-n-Coke. No market segment left unchurned -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
On May 7, 8:37 pm, A Muzi wrote:
Ryan Cousineau wrote: So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. Coca Cola, Classic, No Sugar, No Caffeine, Vanilla, Cherry, Rum-n-Coke. No market segment left unchurned -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** I dislike Diet Coke, but like Coke Zero. I've been drinking Diet Cherry Coke for a while, but I just noticed that IN ADDITION TO Diet Cherry Coke, they now have Cherry Coke Zero. It does, in fact, taste different from Diet Cherry Coke. It's fruitier. But can anyone come out with a diet grape soda for me? Of course not. |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
"Hank" wrote in message ... But can anyone come out with a diet grape soda for me? Of course not. http://www.faygopops.com/servlet/Detail?no=1 You can mail order diet grape. |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
On May 7, 10:44*pm, Hank wrote:
On May 7, 8:37 pm, A Muzi wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. Coca Cola, Classic, No Sugar, No Caffeine, Vanilla, Cherry, Rum-n-Coke. No market segment left unchurned -- Andrew Muzi * www.yellowjersey.org/ * Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** I dislike Diet Coke, but like Coke Zero. I've been drinking Diet Cherry Coke for a while, but I just noticed that IN ADDITION TO Diet Cherry Coke, they now have Cherry Coke Zero. It does, in fact, taste different from Diet Cherry Coke. It's fruitier. But can anyone come out with a diet grape soda for me? Quit being so fruty! |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
On May 7, 9:37*pm, A Muzi wrote:
Ryan Cousineau wrote: So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. Coca Cola, Classic, No Sugar, No Caffeine, Vanilla, Cherry, Rum-n-Coke. No market segment left unchurned -- Andrew Muzi * www.yellowjersey.org/ * Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Agree..look at Toyota with their what, 6 SUVs?? Don't forget coke and ta-quill-ya-yuck!! |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
On May 8, 8:51 am, Colin Campbell wrote:
Ryan Cousineau wrote: So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. The lineup is full of sloping top tubes. I hate 'em! Surely there is counseling in your locality for obsessive compulsives. Form follows function. |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
On Thu, 8 May 2008 08:23:19 -0700 (PDT), landotter
wrote: On May 8, 8:51 am, Colin Campbell wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. The lineup is full of sloping top tubes. I hate 'em! Surely there is counseling in your locality for obsessive compulsives. Form follows function. Form follows cost accounting. It's cheaper to manufacture frames in Large, Medium, Small (see thread on moderately expensive Wal-Mart road bike) and depend upon seat post lengths for bike fit than to manufacture bikes in sizes from 48cm to 60cm (for example). I was watching the Tour of Romandie over the weekend and it sort of looked like many of the riders were on mountain bikes with drop bars. I too hate sloping top tubes. :-| -- jeverett3ATsbcglobalDOTnet (John V. Everett) |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
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, landotter wrote: On May 8, 8:51 am, Colin Campbell wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. The lineup is full of sloping top tubes. I hate 'em! Surely there is counseling in your locality for obsessive compulsives. Form follows function. But style never goes out of style. Horizontal top tubes only for me. -- Michael Press |
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Curious product lineups, Litespeed division
On May 8, 1:32 pm, Michael Press wrote:
In article , landotter wrote: On May 8, 8:51 am, Colin Campbell wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: So a lucky friend just acquired a Litespeed Archon, which led me to check out the current lineup. This high-end Ti builder offers eight road frames. http://litespeed.com/2008/home.aspx# Eight? Okay, I get the Good One, the Stupid-Light One, the Cyclocross One, The Century Ride One, and the One for Girls. Can anyone explain the other three frames? I gather one is, more or less, The Cheap One, but a newsgroup No-Prize is offered to anyone who can explain the Ardennes and the Siena. Can anyone find a similar excess of frame designs from another maker? Note that the same frame under two different names (as sometimes happens to bikes with the same frame but different component specs) doesn't count. The lineup is full of sloping top tubes. I hate 'em! Surely there is counseling in your locality for obsessive compulsives. Form follows function. But style never goes out of style. Horizontal top tubes only for me. There's nothing stylish about horizontal top tubes, especially so if they compromise the ability to dial in a comfy position with modern threadless stems--it's just an affectation. While I don't agree with riding too small of a frame--a little more post showing than a traditional "fist full" gives comfortable stand over, and getting the head tube elevated is nice for most of us. I think that a semi-compact frame looks less static aesthetically if that's the only meter that one measures by. As far as sizing--most semi-compact road bike frames come in six sizes from the big manufacturers. |
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