Originally Posted by
Bad Lag
I'm not being derroogatory. I was listing the issues I see with the bike and wanting someone to address them or at least some of them....
Alternatively, I could have said, "I don't like these bikes." Then you'd have to ask, "Well, what don't you like about them?" Then,in the end, I'd have lit them....
So, you see, I just cut to chase, went to the bottom line....
Trolling? No, discussing.
I'm so sorry if I didn't pick up on the fact you were "discussing" and not being critical or "derogatory."
I just couldn't help noticing how Kurt's original intent was to simply point out the differences in build quality, paint, features, etc., between a UK market Raleigh and a US market Raleigh manufactured approximately the same year.
But your initial response on the other hand was to focus on the negatives of the pictured bike, i.e.
Help me out here because I don't get it. What's the appeal?
I bet it weighs 50 pounds. I've heard those rod brakes function poorly.
It has all sorts of sheet metal brackets that are clamped to the tubing and rusting away from day #1.
It appears to be missing two pieces of the chain case.
I'll go so far as to say it is a rust bucket. This last comment is an exaggeration because frame isn't too bad but everything else is in very bad shape; so bad, the plating is completely gone.
When I've ridden these bikes, they always seemed "dead" (sucking the energy from your legs, return nothing for the effort).
Yes, your response leading to further discussion, IMO, could have been more civil, and again IMO, should have sounded less "trolling" (your words, not mine).
My humble suggestion is to delete your first post and start again. If you do, I'll be glad to delete my responses.