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Old 10-08-11 | 01:49 PM
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SlimRider
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Originally Posted by Jimi77
No I don't get it. What's "beautiful" about an overweight frame of inferior quality?
Hi Jimi77!

The beauty is contained within the strength of these frames. They uphold their purpose and function as bicycle frames. The more a product achieves its intended function, the more desirable it becomes as a product, and thus the more "beautiful" it becomes to the user, or its consumer, or its designer, or its engineer.

Most people don't care if their bicycles weigh a pound or two more than a racing aluminum bicycle. They just want the bike to transport them from point A to Point B, without interruption. Some Wamart bikes, I hear, are able to accomplish that feat to some degree of the customer's satisfaction. The question remains__To what degree are they being satisfied?

- Slim
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