Are they fooling us?! a rant
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My mom had a Sears/Kenmore gas dryer that she bought to do my diapers in 1959. I can't recall whether it had the Kenmore branding or not.
It was porcelain over steel, not painted.
She had paid for a Sears service contract that extended the life of that dryer for decades beyond what even Sears imagined in even its worst nightmares. I recall visiting home in the early 1990s, and Sears was still servicing that dryer. Likely the oldest one that technician had ever worked on. Was the service contract justified economically? I can't say. Was it worth the amusement factor when the Sears tech showed up? Definitely.
It was porcelain over steel, not painted.
She had paid for a Sears service contract that extended the life of that dryer for decades beyond what even Sears imagined in even its worst nightmares. I recall visiting home in the early 1990s, and Sears was still servicing that dryer. Likely the oldest one that technician had ever worked on. Was the service contract justified economically? I can't say. Was it worth the amusement factor when the Sears tech showed up? Definitely.
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Bikes are durable goods. As long as you can buy service parts for your old bike you dont need a new bike. The bike makers want you to buy a new bike. So it cant be the same as the old bike. Otherwise why buy it?
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After rydabent was complaining about 'huge heavy cassettes', it occurred to me that while dinner plate sized cogs do add weight, you also lose weight at the other end of the drivetrain, especially because he's complaining about replacing 3x with 1x. So I took a quick look....
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
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My brother-in-law used to complain that Dodge didn't just keep selling a car like the 1973 Dart his Dad gave him and my sister when they got married. They got married in '78 and kept the Dart at least another 5 years, so what he was really saying is, he might buy the same car every 10 years, which is not any car company's ideal customer. More like a way to go slowly and painfully out of business.
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Of course bike companies always want to sell more, but many times I want to spend less.
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Actually it is. I ride my 27 speed recumbent out on the hiways with the bike club, and my 24 speed trike in town on our 130 miles of hard surface trails. After working for the same company for 47 years, I have good retirement pay and with SS I have a livable income. I have been blessed with outstanding health for an 83 year old. I ride about 25 miles every other day EXACTLY the way I want to ride, not the dictates of "real cyclist". With few worries and a great family, yes you could describe my present life as blissful. It would be great if everyone could enjoy the same.
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After rydabent was complaining about 'huge heavy cassettes', it occurred to me that while dinner plate sized cogs do add weight, you also lose weight at the other end of the drivetrain, especially because he's complaining about replacing 3x with 1x. So I took a quick look....
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
But he only sees the downside because that's all he wants to see. He has also deluded himself into thinking his view is logical and the entire industry is going in the wrong direction by moving away from 3x8 drivetrains.
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Well, there'd be a huge need for bike mechanics, and for people to repair other things, because everything breaks down eventually; new parts would be needed too, and people to make them.
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I changed my stem out a couple of days ago, and I didn't have to fuss with ANY other parts! That's kinda cool.
But, on the other hand, the thought of bicycle parts not working because of software incompatibilities kinda makes me want to throw up.
And anyone who can't take a good rant from a qualified curmudgeon needs to go for a ride... Sheesh!
But, on the other hand, the thought of bicycle parts not working because of software incompatibilities kinda makes me want to throw up.
And anyone who can't take a good rant from a qualified curmudgeon needs to go for a ride... Sheesh!
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After rydabent was complaining about 'huge heavy cassettes', it occurred to me that while dinner plate sized cogs do add weight, you also lose weight at the other end of the drivetrain, especially because he's complaining about replacing 3x with 1x. So I took a quick look....
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
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After rydabent was complaining about 'huge heavy cassettes', it occurred to me that while dinner plate sized cogs do add weight, you also lose weight at the other end of the drivetrain, especially because he's complaining about replacing 3x with 1x. So I took a quick look....
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
So, a Campy Chorus 11 speed cassette is about 236g. Ekar 13 speed cassette is 410g, so there's 174g heavier.
OTOH, the Chorus 2x crank weighs 728g, while the Ekar 1x crank weighs 615, so that's 87g LIGHTER. This reduces the weight penalty for 1x over 2x to 87g.
As luck would have it, the Chorus FD weighs.... you guessed it! 87g! Bringing the total weight penalty to ZERO.
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Which thread are we in? As I stated previously in one of these gearing/3X/etc threads, I compared the weights of groups from Shimano and Suntour that had both 2X and 3X available within the same group. If the 2x had to go 30T+ on the back cogs to match the range of the 3X, the 2X was always the heavier setup. I think that was up through the 5500/6500 Shimano groups. Suntour also made GT Long cage on their upper models. And, most of the matching FDs will ship a triple as well.
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But there would be no wildly underpriced C&V bikes on Craigs List, and that's enough by itself to make this whole thing unworkable!
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That is the beauty of a bike. It is essentially a frame that can be dressed with gears, a chain and everything that builds it up into a rideable bike. Anything that wears out can be replaced. Therefore it is up to the cyclist to determine what is "new" or just sales hype.
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Why would you assume that I dont have "the faintest clue" about what is on new bikes? I didnt get to be my age by being stupid.
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This is why I like the approach that Trek has taken, on some of their newer models, with respect to integrated cockpits. While this is a one-piece bar/stem, they're also doing this with separates, I believe. Since the cables/brake lines don't thread through either the bars or the stem, you could conceivably change either (within reason) without a major hassle, as long as there was a little bit of slack left upon initial install.
You know, so I can look like one of the cool kids.
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And we all know that a lot of people get old by being lucky with genetics or health insurance ... there are plenty of old people out there without a lick of wisdom and a bunch who haven't learned anything since high school ... when there were only 48 states. We have all met them .... and you act like them.
Lots of stupid people get old and don't die ... we live in a society where we have muzzled Mr. Darwin, and people have to actually try quite hard to pay a price for even the grossest stupidity. We live in a society where (regardless of what we tell out children) education is not a big thing---most people stop learning in general once they leave public school or college, and don't use a fraction of what they have learned. A lot of them never question what they were taught, which is why we have arguments over Columbus and the causes of the Civil War.
On top of all that you either deliberately or due to age, mental infirmity, or stupidity, contradict yourself, make false statements, and pretend to be or actually are unable to grasp that radically different things are different, if it suits your rant to conflate them. Your lack of either self-respect or self-awareness is shocking.
Too many gears!!!! shouted the guy with 27 speeds on his recumbent .... regarding the guy with only 12 speeds on his gravel bike. That sums it up right there.
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