> >> On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 20:52:16 +0000 (UTC), Paul Steckler <
[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I'd like to hear your reactions to the Sequoia, especially the suicide levers (aka "auxiliary
> >> >brake levers").
> >> >
> >> >I hadn't had a road bike for years, and got the Allez Elite. I'd considered the Sequoia, but
> >> >those blobs in the fork were just too weird
> >> >
> >> >-- Paul
> >"shipwreck" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> So far so good. What "blobs"? you mean the silicone type material in the front fork?
> On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 15:18:28 GMT, "Robin Hubert"
> >If I may interject, those blobs are the fork boots.
"shipwreck" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
> Ah, yes, fork boots. They look cool to me, and actually didn't even notice them until they were
> called "blobs"
Perhaps you folks should take a look at the bike before interjecting. The Sequoia is a road bike. It
has no sliding suspension fork, thus no fork boots. It does have two elastomers built into the fork
blades to provide vibration damping. These are the "blobs" to which are being referred. I cannot
comment as to the effectiveness, but my wife swears that this was the smoothest riding bike she has
ever been on. Take a look for yourself:
http://tinyurl.com/ebr5
The "suicide levers" are a set of secondary brake levers, not the same goofy and dangerous "safety"
levers on the bikes of yesteryear. These levers actually work extremely well, especially for people
who are less confident braking from the drops or hoods or people who have small hands and would like
an adjustable-reach brake without dropping down to the Sora group. Again, take a look for yourself:
http://tinyurl.com/ebr2
-Buck
