the bike industry is too unimaginative
08-19-07, 03:14 PM
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the bike industry is too unimaginative
I am so tired of the superlatives in cycling products.
Ex: bontrager XXX lite, Easton SLX, Campy Ultratorque, The various plays on the word superlight (SL) and a tons of other superlatives to describe a product. How about coming up with a new name for goodness sake?
Ex: bontrager XXX lite, Easton SLX, Campy Ultratorque, The various plays on the word superlight (SL) and a tons of other superlatives to describe a product. How about coming up with a new name for goodness sake?
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How about the good one- the cr*p one- and the one that looks good but is it worth it?
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I like the way Shimano and Parktool name their components and tools respectively. Logical names without any fancy nonsense.
A couple of letters and then a few numbers. That's the way to do it.
A couple of letters and then a few numbers. That's the way to do it.
08-19-07, 04:55 PM
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