So, what Kool Aid are YOU respectfully declining?
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Fahrrad Mama
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So, what Kool Aid are YOU respectfully declining?
It seems to be a BF phenomenon that we join and have a few bikes that we like and just want to know how to fix something that's wrong, but before long we have a growing list of grail bikes and components and paraphernalia that we just have to have. The needful things of BF tend to fall into an assortment of tidy categories; the English tourer, the bike that so-and-so built before yadayada, the rare Italian speeder, that special elusive French beauty, the Mexican, Don Johnson, etc, etc. So, I'm wondering- which of the cult bikes just don't hook you? For example- the Ironman. I know it's great, and I really enjoy hearing those who like them wax rhapsodic, but it's just not my bag.
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French bikes - I tried a PX10 and while light and different, I didn't like it much.
Tourers - I cannot understand why people like these things. If you aren't doing fully loaded touring for super long distances, why want one. As a commuter, a sports tourer is more than enough for me. (Miyata 610 and Fuji TS IV, both moved on to new homes)
Fujis - Awful pieces of crap. Why would anyone want one? I hate them so much that I started a program to recycle the frames. Just send them my way and I will deal with it discreetly.
Tourers - I cannot understand why people like these things. If you aren't doing fully loaded touring for super long distances, why want one. As a commuter, a sports tourer is more than enough for me. (Miyata 610 and Fuji TS IV, both moved on to new homes)
Fujis - Awful pieces of crap. Why would anyone want one? I hate them so much that I started a program to recycle the frames. Just send them my way and I will deal with it discreetly.
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I have become a complete heretic. I have broken with n+1.
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Interesting question. I actually only have about 5 bikes but I have no real desire for any more. I'm pretty content to ride what I have, unless of course something special drops in my lap.
I guess that means there are several flavors I haven't drunk. The "tweed" bike, IGH hubs in general, modern drivetrains on classic frames come to mind. Not that I don't think they're all cool; I just don't feel a particular need to own them.
I guess that means there are several flavors I haven't drunk. The "tweed" bike, IGH hubs in general, modern drivetrains on classic frames come to mind. Not that I don't think they're all cool; I just don't feel a particular need to own them.
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Friction shifting.
Pedals with toe clips.
French bikes/parts.
Cantilever brakes.
Cloth handlebar tape, especially when shellac is involved.
Paramounts.
Loaded tourers for anything but loaded touring.
Pedals with toe clips.
French bikes/parts.
Cantilever brakes.
Cloth handlebar tape, especially when shellac is involved.
Paramounts.
Loaded tourers for anything but loaded touring.
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Campy and top-tier Italian bikes.
I love the way the campy stuff looks, but have always been happier with the performance of similar era Shimano stuff. I seem to be a sucker for the smaller Italian marques: Battaglin, Faggin, Ciocc.
I love the way the campy stuff looks, but have always been happier with the performance of similar era Shimano stuff. I seem to be a sucker for the smaller Italian marques: Battaglin, Faggin, Ciocc.
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car dodger
the whole velo orange look - a few practical things sure, but do you really need all that stuff on your bike all the time?
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So would you want the Fuji Del Rey that I'm getting rid of ? It's a tourer...
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Updating my Nuovo Classics to 10+ spd with brifters and deepdish wheels. I have Classics for a reason.
I really tried to hold out on the everything black koolaid but as most of you know I gulpped it right down on my Batavus build
I really tried to hold out on the everything black koolaid but as most of you know I gulpped it right down on my Batavus build
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Anything Schwinn. Anything.
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Schwinn. Grew up in Europe so I don't harbor nostalgia towards an irrational teenage craving.
Shimano on roadbikes. Grew up in Europe so I harbor insatiable nostalgia towards my own teenage craving: Campagnolo.
Team issue and logo jerseys. Stupid looking. Unless they have greater than 50% wool content.
Handbuilt, custom steel frames. I respect artisan industries but less so the money needed to participate.
Shimano on roadbikes. Grew up in Europe so I harbor insatiable nostalgia towards my own teenage craving: Campagnolo.
Team issue and logo jerseys. Stupid looking. Unless they have greater than 50% wool content.
Handbuilt, custom steel frames. I respect artisan industries but less so the money needed to participate.
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Middleweight cruiser bikes. Not keen on the styling and they are too heavy.
Sting Rays. Been there, done that. When I was 12.
Sting Rays. Been there, done that. When I was 12.
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Schwinn. Grew up in Europe so I don't harbor nostalgia towards an irrational teenage craving.
Shimano on roadbikes. Grew up in Europe so I harbor insatiable nostalgia towards my own teenage craving: Campagnolo.
Team issue and logo jerseys. Stupid looking. Unless they have greater than 50% wool content.
Handbuilt, custom steel frames. I respect artisan industries but less so the money needed to participate.
Shimano on roadbikes. Grew up in Europe so I harbor insatiable nostalgia towards my own teenage craving: Campagnolo.
Team issue and logo jerseys. Stupid looking. Unless they have greater than 50% wool content.
Handbuilt, custom steel frames. I respect artisan industries but less so the money needed to participate.
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Ah, I love it all if it was before 1984. Except I don't mess much with Japanese stuff. Nothing wrong with it, just not my thang.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "all that stuff"? Do you mean fenders, lights and bags? Of course those are not needed all the time, but it's normally a PITA to remove and reinstall those things on a need basis. Maybe you mean other things?
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i figured this would have been mentioned in the first couple posts: track bikes for non-track use your bars a foot below your saddle. modern or vintage, it's an impractical and potentially dangerous trend for the sake of "style points." (and i mean track bikes, not any fixed gear bike)
schwinn electroforged (varsity, etc) i don't get the hype. they work, they usually still work, that's not something to droll over to me
downtube shifters unless i am building a restoration piece, i hate 'em. maybe it's just my short arms, but i'll find any way to bring my shifting up closer to my bars
schwinn electroforged (varsity, etc) i don't get the hype. they work, they usually still work, that's not something to droll over to me
downtube shifters unless i am building a restoration piece, i hate 'em. maybe it's just my short arms, but i'll find any way to bring my shifting up closer to my bars
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well instead of "all the time" I guess I meant just "all that stuff". I've seen several bikes dressed out like this, but you're right once it's on there it ain't coming off.
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CO2 cartridges, brifters, RB-1s, tubular rim tape, to name a few.
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Great thread topic!
There's a lot of hype that I don't subscribe to, many already mentioned, but here goes:
- Ironmans: While I like some of the paint schemes, I don't find them especially attractive. To me, they are nice mid priced bikes.
- Unicrown forks: I don't find them attractive, and I've yet to find one that improves the ride quality. (...but I haven't ridden the Tommasini version.)
- English bikes and/or tweed bikes, IGH, tourers, Velo Orange, leather/canvas bags and racks, using a fully loaded touring bike for any reason other than loaded touring
- Rigid mountain bikes for commuting or other road use: Particularly the notion that it's impossible to go off of paved roads or even ride rough surface streets without a survivalist/post-apocalyptic off road rig. (love the 'Gravel Grinders' thread, btw)
- Suspension mountain bikes for anything other that mountain biking/off-roading
- Builder/'workmanship' snobbery: I really don't believe that certain Italian bikes are always built master craftsmen and blessed before before each one leaves the shop. having nice lug shorelines can make a frame nice to stare at, but a builder who knows about geometry and tubing shape/thickness often makes a better bike for actually riding.
- Groupset snobbery: I've read a lot on these pages about how such and such brand's product is either unusable or infallible, while a another brand's product is infallible or unusable. I've ridden nearly every popular high-end (then or now) group. They all have their quirks, and I understand that people have their preferences.
There's a lot of hype that I don't subscribe to, many already mentioned, but here goes:
- Ironmans: While I like some of the paint schemes, I don't find them especially attractive. To me, they are nice mid priced bikes.
- Unicrown forks: I don't find them attractive, and I've yet to find one that improves the ride quality. (...but I haven't ridden the Tommasini version.)
- English bikes and/or tweed bikes, IGH, tourers, Velo Orange, leather/canvas bags and racks, using a fully loaded touring bike for any reason other than loaded touring
- Rigid mountain bikes for commuting or other road use: Particularly the notion that it's impossible to go off of paved roads or even ride rough surface streets without a survivalist/post-apocalyptic off road rig. (love the 'Gravel Grinders' thread, btw)
- Suspension mountain bikes for anything other that mountain biking/off-roading
- Builder/'workmanship' snobbery: I really don't believe that certain Italian bikes are always built master craftsmen and blessed before before each one leaves the shop. having nice lug shorelines can make a frame nice to stare at, but a builder who knows about geometry and tubing shape/thickness often makes a better bike for actually riding.
- Groupset snobbery: I've read a lot on these pages about how such and such brand's product is either unusable or infallible, while a another brand's product is infallible or unusable. I've ridden nearly every popular high-end (then or now) group. They all have their quirks, and I understand that people have their preferences.