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06-09-21 | 04:29 PM
#201
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 16,174
Likes: 9,549
From: PDX
Bikes: Merz x 5 + Specialized Merz Allez x 2, Strawberry/Newlands/DiNucci/Ti x3, Gordon, Fuso/Moulton x2, Bornstein, Paisley,1958-74 Paramounts x3, 3rensho, 74 Moto TC, 73-78 Raleigh Pro's x5, Marinoni x2, 1960 Cinelli SC, 1980 Bianchi SC, PX-10 X 2
I want to thank the moderators for working to be responsive to us. I think you were a bit too quick to be a bit too responsive, if that's a criticism at all. And realizing that following the suggestion of one person is not the best plan, you're asking for input, and that clearly causes another problem. I hope consensus about this is clear. It would be fine to have a thread about specialized topics in the C&V umbrella. You will notice that C&V is a holistic group, and we talk about lots of topics, including repair and rides, not just old bikes.
06-09-21 | 06:21 PM
#202
Senior Member
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 3,976
Likes: 3,216
From: Bloomington, IN
Bikes: Paramount, Faggin, Ochsner, Rossin, Ciocc
I was not really making a comment about the topic rather a comment about the Avatar video clip. It is from a daytime comedy show that did a feature segment called "Homey don't play that game" where the clown kept beating the second member and reciting the "Homey don't play that game!" line. It may have some overtones of a less impassioned interest in the topic being discussed here, but I was only pointing out the irony of the avatar and the tag line associated with it. Not meant to offend or offer other meaning to the tag line. Smiles, MH
06-09-21 | 06:27 PM
#203
aka Tom Reingold
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,299
Likes: 6,556
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
And workarounds, modifications, hacks, kludges, retrofits, upgrades, overhauls and so many things that come up out of the swamp, thin air and our very own skewed sense of "how this/these/those things should be done." very often with great results, but as it is holistic and organic, we need the swirling stew of it all to get there, the more direct input right here and now is key to the whole thing, IMO.
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New York City and High Falls, NY
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
06-09-21 | 07:23 PM
#204
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 2,157
Likes: 834
From: Eastern Shore, MD
Bikes: Road ready: 1993 Koga Miyata City Liner Touring Hybrid, 1989 Centurion Sport DLX, "I Blame GP" Bridgestone CB-1. Projects: Yea, I got a problem....
bark eater,
I was not really making a comment about the topic rather a comment about the Avatar video clip. It is from a daytime comedy show that did a feature segment called "Homey don't play that game" where the clown kept beating the second member and reciting the "Homey don't play that game!" line. It may have some overtones of a less impassioned interest in the topic being discussed here, but I was only pointing out the irony of the avatar and the tag line associated with it. Not meant to offend or offer other meaning to the tag line. Smiles, MH
I was not really making a comment about the topic rather a comment about the Avatar video clip. It is from a daytime comedy show that did a feature segment called "Homey don't play that game" where the clown kept beating the second member and reciting the "Homey don't play that game!" line. It may have some overtones of a less impassioned interest in the topic being discussed here, but I was only pointing out the irony of the avatar and the tag line associated with it. Not meant to offend or offer other meaning to the tag line. Smiles, MH
06-09-21 | 08:43 PM
#206
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 17,196
Likes: 761
From: Ann Arbor, MI
Bikes: 1980 Masi, 1984 Mondonico, 1984 Trek 610, 1980 Woodrup Giro, 2005 Mondonico Futura Leggera ELOS, 1967 PX10E, 1971 Peugeot UO-8
06-09-21 | 08:55 PM
#207
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 17,196
Likes: 761
From: Ann Arbor, MI
Bikes: 1980 Masi, 1984 Mondonico, 1984 Trek 610, 1980 Woodrup Giro, 2005 Mondonico Futura Leggera ELOS, 1967 PX10E, 1971 Peugeot UO-8
Early in my membership here, I thought there was a better way to categorize topics of discussion. How arrogant. The scope of knowledge and experience is unique to this forum along with the personalities. Fortunately the range of personalities tends to be a heck of a lot more civil than elsewhere.
I learned a lot here and I mean C&V. I too visit other forums but this is home.
I can understand the apparent lack of attention to the 8-11V topics but it isn't unlike so many other aging experiences. What is contemporary to me is now 40 years old or more. I consider the latest addition, 1988 De Rosa Pro with full 10V record, a new bike. It exists in my happy place because of this forum and specifically C&V. Thank you to all of those who have contributed to my OCDness!
If threads are going to be moved, there is a gold mine of threads in the mechanics, framebuilders, 50+, folding bikes, tandems, SS, etc. forums.
If this trend of "fixing what ain't broke" and "change for change sake" is going to happen, what about a forum based on eroica qualifications to be used for C&V criteria?
I learned a lot here and I mean C&V. I too visit other forums but this is home.
I can understand the apparent lack of attention to the 8-11V topics but it isn't unlike so many other aging experiences. What is contemporary to me is now 40 years old or more. I consider the latest addition, 1988 De Rosa Pro with full 10V record, a new bike. It exists in my happy place because of this forum and specifically C&V. Thank you to all of those who have contributed to my OCDness!
If threads are going to be moved, there is a gold mine of threads in the mechanics, framebuilders, 50+, folding bikes, tandems, SS, etc. forums.
If this trend of "fixing what ain't broke" and "change for change sake" is going to happen, what about a forum based on eroica qualifications to be used for C&V criteria?
It also illustrates that sharp lines are hard to draw.
What if somebody did a pedal-off between such a DeRosa and a top-line Specialized Roubaix? Where would that belong?
SJX, this was not intended as any sort of opposition. Just, thanks for the inspiration!
06-12-21 | 07:20 PM
#208
Senior Member
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 3,976
Likes: 3,216
From: Bloomington, IN
Bikes: Paramount, Faggin, Ochsner, Rossin, Ciocc
Well, did I clear the bar or not? Now about that bus load of Kazahks, what else could I do other than give them the real deal of an explanation of what daytime TV gives to the American viewer. Har! smiles, MH
