What bike is what car?
08-30-11, 11:40 AM
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What bike is what car?
Things to reference for ideas:
-Nation of origin
-Price-point
-Design (endurance/plush bikes are sports-coups while others are sport cars)
My first ideas are the Specialized Allez as the Ford Mustang (Both not top-of-the line but fast, names that have been in each companies name forever, and American), and the Felt FX cyclocross lineup as Subaru's Imprezas ( built for road & dirt, lineup goes from basic all the way to WRX sti and carbon framed)
Just a fun way to pass time.
-Nation of origin
-Price-point
-Design (endurance/plush bikes are sports-coups while others are sport cars)
My first ideas are the Specialized Allez as the Ford Mustang (Both not top-of-the line but fast, names that have been in each companies name forever, and American), and the Felt FX cyclocross lineup as Subaru's Imprezas ( built for road & dirt, lineup goes from basic all the way to WRX sti and carbon framed)
Just a fun way to pass time.
08-30-11, 11:41 AM
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Reasonably Slow...
08-30-11, 11:46 AM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Pretty sure this one was done a few months ago. Unfortunately I'm too lazy to find it. 
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08-30-11, 12:00 PM
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Bikes aren't cars.
08-30-11, 12:10 PM
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08-30-11, 12:39 PM
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08-30-11, 01:57 PM
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08-30-11, 02:14 PM
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I always considered Colnago to be the Ferrari of bicycles. Not super exotic, but very nice to have if you have the coin.
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08-30-11, 03:02 PM
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My Kestrel is like a ... well, like a Falcon, (the bird, not the 60's Ford). Quick, fast, and maneuverable.
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Have you ever actually driven a Falcon? If so, your standards are very, very low...
08-30-11, 03:57 PM
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I believe the early 60's Falcons participated in rally races and had some success. Once the Mustang came out, they were pretty much history.
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Great thread...
08-30-11, 07:08 PM
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I like to compare my bikes to garden vegetables.
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08-30-11, 08:14 PM
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If bikes were comparable to cars for performance, the Ford Focus (entry level) would go 95% as fast as the Bugatti Veyron (top-end ultra-luxe bike).
The only comparable thing is in the beholder's mind for 'bling value' (which is what I think you're getting at), and that's irrelevant for me so I'll let the others chime in on that.
The only comparable thing is in the beholder's mind for 'bling value' (which is what I think you're getting at), and that's irrelevant for me so I'll let the others chime in on that.
