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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear

05-23-12, 07:25 AM

Replies: 78

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Posted By ianbrettcooper

And that's a perfectly valid and respectable...

And that's a perfectly valid and respectable opinion. It allows that some of us might value color choices over other attributes even though it makes clear that you wouldn't make such a choice for...

Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear

05-23-12, 05:29 AM

Replies: 78

Big Shot Bikes

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Posted By ianbrettcooper

So you don't like the free market? If you don't...

So you don't like the free market? If you don't like the company, don't buy their products.

And anyway, I don't buy the premise. Big Shot Bikes offers a unique service - a cosmetic color...

Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear

05-23-12, 05:21 AM

Replies: 78

Big Shot Bikes

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Posted By ianbrettcooper

It doesn't have to. People are more complex than...

It doesn't have to. People are more complex than can be encompassed by a single argument on an internet thread.

Both. The Raleigh Grand Prix was the lowest-end Raleigh made at the time.

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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear

05-22-12, 08:46 PM

Replies: 78

Big Shot Bikes

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Posted By ianbrettcooper

I like low end bikes. They have no pretensions to...

I like low end bikes. They have no pretensions to be more than what they are - a mode of transport. The idea that they are not 'decent' is a good example of the problem with some people when it comes...

Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear

05-22-12, 07:34 PM

Replies: 78

Big Shot Bikes

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Posted By ianbrettcooper

So people get taken in by marketing. That's...

So people get taken in by marketing. That's hardly a revelation. And what's wrong with buying a bike that looks cool. As for a Thruster, Thrusters don't look cool. They look like a $100 piece of...

Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear

05-22-12, 05:48 PM

Replies: 78

Big Shot Bikes

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Posted By ianbrettcooper

The thing is, some folks just want to ride a...

The thing is, some folks just want to ride a bike. They don't care about the best parts, the lightest frames or any of that stuff that others go crazy over. They just want the bike to go. If it goes,...

Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear

05-21-12, 03:34 PM

Replies: 78

Big Shot Bikes

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Posted By ianbrettcooper

So what happened with this thread? I've always...

So what happened with this thread? I've always believed that bikes are so over-engineered that a reasonable person can make any bike work for him. Is the OP around to say whether or not he was happy...

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