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GuitarWizard 04-11-06 02:17 PM


Originally Posted by MKRG
GSXR would probably turn better by the way.

Not necessarily.....cars can usually clock higher speeds in turns than bikes, all things being equal.

jim-bob 04-11-06 02:19 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
Nope. A C-GT has 4 VERY wide contact patches and a shorter center of gravity. Ask anyone that has a fast car and a fast bike.


Originally Posted by KrisPistofferson
Bike=car analogies never work, and they invariably degenerate threads into expensive car image posting marathons, which ironically enough IS analogous to penis envy. Stop the madness. Oh, and Cypress sucks.

The man's a prophet, I tell you.

FLBandit 04-11-06 02:21 PM

Um, should I get the Team Discovery Jersey to go with my $10,000.00 Trek?

Cypress 04-11-06 02:22 PM


Originally Posted by jim-bob
The man's a prophet, I tell you.


I was stating that a car can out-turn a motorcycle.

100 points if you can prove me wrong.

GuitarWizard 04-11-06 02:23 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
I was stating that a car can out-turn a motorcycle.

100 points if you can prove me wrong.

Yeah, but he won't be alive to collect the 100 points....

jim-bob 04-11-06 02:23 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
I was stating that a car can out-turn a motorcycle.

100 points if you can prove me wrong.

What do cars or motorcycles have to do with Trek bicycles?

Cypress 04-11-06 02:25 PM


Originally Posted by jim-bob
What do cars or motorcycles have to do with Trek bicycles?


Do you read the thread before you post?

You might end up looking like less of an idiot if you started.

Psimet2001 04-11-06 02:26 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
...100 points if you can prove me wrong.

100 points...<sigh>...for a game that no one wants to play...<big sigh> Something tells me that even without the points...somebody here will still be the loser....:p

jim-bob 04-11-06 02:28 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
Do you read the thread before you post?

You might end up looking like less of an idiot if you started.

I've read the thread. I've watched it disintegrate into boys talking about cars, which is even less interesting than the way it started.

I'm just saying that the charming "KrisPistofferson" was prophetic.

Cypress 04-11-06 02:34 PM


Originally Posted by jim-bob

I'm just saying that the charming "KrisPistofferson" was prophetic.

He does have a way with words.

His avatar scares me into not dropping the soap.

Portis 04-11-06 02:38 PM


Originally Posted by patentcad
Because the idiot factor on this forum is beyond calculation.

And growing with every post like yours. Look, people bash Trek because they are somewhat of the standard. Everyone wants to be unique and/or appear smarter than the standard so they bash Trek and tout a competitor. They think this will make them look smarter.

mingsta 04-11-06 02:44 PM


Originally Posted by edzo
I see your point. Trek sucks and only dominated for 7 years straight.

No. Lance Armstrong dominated for 7 years straight. He would have done the same on any bike in the peleton. Having said that, any bike thats good enough for tour ridding MUST be an inherently good bike...but the fact that someone won on it doesn't make it BETTER than the other bikes in the peleton, it just means that the rider was better.

Portis 04-11-06 03:03 PM


Originally Posted by mingsta
No. Lance Armstrong dominated for 7 years straight. He would have done the same on any bike in the peleton.

Wonder why he never traded with any other riders than during the tour? Does Lance not like to share?

iamtim 04-11-06 03:09 PM


Originally Posted by bonehead
Eeeeaaasssy, Tiger. I remember what it was like to be twelve. "I know you are, but what am I?"

Hey, now, you're the one who gave yourself the "bonehead" moniker. After a post equating Trek with Huffy, I'm just stating the obvious corollary.

:)

GuitarWizard 04-11-06 03:09 PM


Originally Posted by jim-bob
I've read the thread. I've watched it disintegrate into boys talking about cars, which is even less interesting than the way it started.

I'm just saying that the charming "KrisPistofferson" was prophetic.

You're missing the point. This is the internet. It was designed for arguing.

mantis 04-11-06 03:53 PM


Originally Posted by edzo
where else could they be then ? under the butt of 7 consecutive TDF wins ?

yeah, I see your point. Trek sucks and only dominated for 7 years straight.

they could do weaaaaay better with another name...like maybe ohh.I dunno...'davesbikes' or something...:rolleyes:



EXACTAMUNDOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave

baj32161 04-11-06 04:05 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
I can't respect a company that gouges customers like that.

This just in....all cycling manufacturers, be they bike manufacturers, accesory manufacturers, clothing manufacturers, or whatever else, gouge us. Take alot at universal sports products, such as sunglasses and such....then throw the word "cycling" into the description....instant price gouging. I still wonder why some people pay $150.00 for a pair of sunglasses, unless they are prescription.

The fact is....99% of cyclists (myself included) willingly bend over and take it everytime we buy something for our sport.

Cheers,,

Brian

Cypress 04-11-06 04:05 PM

CRIPES!

I am sick of you fools using Lance's tour wins to justify Trek!

LANCE won the tour 7 times. NOT Trek.

He's even got a book called "It's Not About the Bike".

Cypress 04-11-06 04:08 PM


Originally Posted by baj32161
This just in....all cycling manufacturers, be they bike manufacturers, accesory manufacturers, clothing manufacturers, or whatever else, gouge us. Take alot at universal sports products, such as sunglasses and such....then throw the word "cycling" into the description....instant price gouging. I still wonder why some people pay $150.00 for a pair of sunglasses, unless they are prescription.

The fact is....99% of cyclists (myself included) willingly bend over and take it everytime we buy something for our sport.

Cheers,,

Brian


So if I buy $150.00 sunglasses it makes it ok to buy a $10k Trek?

Waldo 04-11-06 04:09 PM


Originally Posted by Ranger
Wonder why he never traded with any other riders than during the tour? Does Lance not like to share?

You say that like he wasn't bound by a sponsorship agreement and forget that he rode a Litespeed in a couple time trials anyway.

Also, Cypress has it right. Trek didn't win those Tours, Lance and his team did. It's all about the motor, not the bike.

iamtim 04-11-06 04:12 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
I am sick of you fools using Lance's tour wins to justify Trek!

Wow. Yer pretty high-strung. Yer upset at Trek for being popular and trying to make money, upset at people for associating Lance's TDF wins with the company who made his bike...

Chill out, my man. It's just cycling.

mantis 04-11-06 04:12 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
CRIPES!

I am sick of you fools using Lance's tour wins to justify Trek!

LANCE won the tour 7 times. NOT Trek.

He's even got a book called "It's Not About the Bike".

Very true, Lance probably could have won the TDF on my old J.C. Higgins 10 speed from Sears Roebuck. Like the old woman's pantyhose ads used to say on TV, "Nothing beats a great pair of legs".

Dave

Cypress 04-11-06 04:17 PM


Originally Posted by iamtim
Wow. Yer pretty high-strung. Yer upset at Trek for being popular and trying to make money, upset at people for associating Lance's TDF wins with the company who made his bike...

Chill out, my man. It's just cycling.


I plan on buying Cervelo stock as soon as I can. I can't wait for them to come out with a $15,000 stock Soloist so the midlife crisis arm-chair enthusiasts can be "cyclists" too.

baj32161 04-11-06 04:31 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
So if I buy $150.00 sunglasses it makes it ok to buy a $10k Trek?

If you want to...yes. And who am I, or anyone else to judge you for it. You were the one who brought up price gouging, and we, as cyclists get gouged on eveything cycling related that we buy. I still try to justify why an entry level road bike has to cost $600+.

You can spend your money however you want.

Sheesh.

baj32161 04-11-06 04:32 PM


Originally Posted by Cypress
I plan on buying Cervelo stock as soon as I can. I can't wait for them to come out with a $15,000 stock Soloist so the midlife crisis arm-chair enthusiasts can be "cyclists" too.

Don't forget to tell Cervelo about your abs:rolleyes: .


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