Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
I haven't drunk the kool-aid!
Let's talk about the stuff we've heard about but haven't tried.
Like, 650b. I haven't tried it. But I'm actually kinda curious, so I won't talk about that.
Or sewup tires. I haven't tried them, but I recently acquired a bike that has them; I will probably ride it soon. So I won' talk about that.
But titanium frames? I haven't tried them, and am not about to. Could they really be that wonderful? I really doubt it. And carbon fiber? Oh, don't even get me started. Who needs that! Ditto 29'ers, ten speed cassettes, eleven speed cassettes, disk brakes, and... aw heck, the list is too long for me to go on with it. There's a whole lot of technology out there that I haven't tried. And I am absolutely convinced I don't need it.
What about you? Do you think minivelos are useless and lame? What about recumbents, full suspension, IGH's, dynamo lights, and Campagnolo?
You can talk about anything you want, provided you don't actually know anything about it. No first hand experience, please.