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Old 11-29-10 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AzTallRider
That list points that using a moniker like "diamond frame bikes" is ludicrous. There is too wide a variety for the term to be useful. If we want to go all moniker-nazi, then we need a list of this sort:

Classic Road Bike
Compact Road Bike
Mountain Bike
Beach Cruiser
Street Cruiser
Hybrid
BMX
Tandem
Recumbent

Personally, I have no idea how a comfort bike differs from a cruiser or hybrid. I'm sure there are almost limitless sub-categories.
And let's not forget that there are recumbents:


and there are recumbents:



and then there are recumbents:


If anything, 'bents are even more diverse than conventional bikes, so calling them all the same thing makes even less sense than calling all df's the same thing.

SP
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ps - my 'bent is kinda like the second one.
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