I understand what you are saying Cig. Some people can't leave well enough alone. I really get a chuckle out of the ones coming in here to do nothing more than state how much they (over)paid for their bike and that yours is garbage.
Show me ONE post that does this.
and how is it that you are different from those that can't leave well enough alone?
It's like those computer geeks and their computers. If you don't have the latest greatest whatchamacallit then you are nothing! It doesn't matter that my Pentium Pro does all I need and then some, and was top of the line when it was new, they call it crap!
So what if your bike frame (supposedly) is made from 20 year old technology. Was that technology garbage 20 years ago? No. And for everyone coming stating this and that is my background and I know more about metals and craftsmanship blah blah blah. Let me tell you this. Metallurgy is my life. It is what I do for a living and what I have done for 10+ years. And I probably know more about metals than you ever will.
LOL
how is it that your statement carries more weight than other's "blah, blah ,blah"?... i guess because it happens to be you stating them?
And when it comes to something as simple as a bicycle, and yes I said SIMPLE, you don't need aircraft aluminum... which BTW, is not that high of a quality compared to other soft metals.
you don't say?.... blah, blah, blah?
as long as your flashing credentials, why not give us one that shows you to be competent in bike frame construction as you have the audacity of either a premadonna builder or an inept novice.
I have some doubts myself about the things you say about this bike. But they are just doubts in my mind because I feel you have something to prove about it. I don't think your are lieing, no, not at all. But maybe a little biased. But I'm not going to air out my doubts of your "opinion". It's your OPINION, how can an opinion be wrong?
opinions are great... lets just not confuse them with facts and lets not call our opinions unbiased because that is silly.
everyone gets to share an opinion... or else what do we have really.
Some people only buy expensive things because they have expensive names branded on them that they can show off to their friends. Others buy them for quality, but know where the quality ends and the name branding begins. Just look in the .sig of some of the people on here. Honestly, if you don't care about name branding, would you be bragging about the name brand of your bikes in your .sig?
Brother, some people just need that attaboy recognition in order to feel good about their lives.
i agree to a point... somewhere before the self righteous point i hope.