Old 07-31-14, 09:13 AM
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boattail71
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Location: Colorado
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Bikes: Too many to list. Raleigh carbon racer (17 lbs.) and fast to a '37 Columbia (17 lbs. wheels alone) Even an Aerocycle (not ridable yet), love the middleweights too.

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Originally Posted by Darth Lefty
I've really come to dread these threads.

The OP posted a link to his perfectly decent inexpensive zippy hybrid and a comparable cost drop bar bike. He was immediately, by the first responder, told he needed a 30 lb steel tank instead, with a $100 markup for being a Trek. Some snob has convinced him that his perfectly ok midgrade shifters that will serve him for a decade at least are junk. Why? Later posters have told him he needs cross bikes that cost two or three times his budget, or even more for artisan cottage industry stuff or else he will need to feel bad about it. He says he wears a messenger bag, which millions of people do every day, and was told he couldn't. He mentions he might want to ride trails on the weekends - that's not entirely clear, after he asks about a road bike at first. Maybe he needs 28mm tires, or maybe he needs a full suspension downhill bike, who knows? The website for his current bike says it will take 42's and it would probably be better for that than the road bike he's considering. Maybe he's thought of that. No one has said he needs to get and refurbish a 30 year old ruined mountain bike off Craigslist yet because no one knows how to say Craigslist in Australian.
Good post Darth; pretty much sums it all up. Many of us like to tout what we have or covet, OP's needs bedamned!

OP wants a drop-bar bike. Great! We all need another bike but, OP, your HASA you have now is awesome - looks more versatile than your road bike you will get.
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