On 15 Feb 2004 19:44:26 -0800,
[email protected] (Jonesy) wrote:
>>
>> If anybody plunks down 3 to 7 grand for this hyped up POS they're out of their friggin mind!
>
>I was gonna just quote the whole damn post and type "nice" at the end, but decided not to, after
>this wonderful rant...
thanx,
>
>> MY GOD, SHIRLEY YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS THAT BALL IS CLEARLY LONG!
>
>A McEnroe fan - my kind of people.
Comes for long hours on the court...glad someone "got it"
>
>> This type of marketing and wild abandon consumerism is just simply ridiculous. This bike can not
>> possibly be worth it. I could probably slap together a Walgoose for 1/8th the cost and ride it
>> once or twice, much like 7 grand model will be ridden, be just as happy.
>
>But some folks can just plain afford it. Seven G is pocket change to some people, so you can't go
>all nuts over the price. And some folks have to have the most exclusive ride there is. Not only
>custom, but frikkin' expensive custom. Like picking up a Ferarri Enzo. No screwin' around, Bubba -
>just lay down the green. Sure, it's a garage queen, only rolled out for posing, but whatever. OTOH,
>there are some folk out there who can afford it AND will drive it. $600 oil changes and all.
>
>> Have people completely lost their minds? Who are the idiots who pay that much for a bike that
>> probably gets ridden 4 to 5 times a year? Please, speak up I really want to know. I'm callin you
>> out, your time has come.
>
>Probably not somebody who has the time to peruse USENET. Some folks just have to have *the best* of
>everything, no matter the cost or value. "Cost is no object" kind of thinking.
>
>> What is happening to MTBing?!
>
>Freeriding. People buying way expensive posing rigs are gonna happen regardless of the hobby you're
>talking about. I'd bet that Penny could tell a story of somebody buying a high-end sewing machine
>and using it three or four times a year. Had to have the best, you know.
>
>Really, though, illegal and off-trail riding is the major problem. Expensive bikes? Not even a blip
>on the screen, my friend.
>
>> Am I obsessing over the ignorance of others? Perhaps, but damn c'mon who buys that ****? I just
>> can't seem to let stupidity go without a rant or two. I swear I try and work on it...promise.
>
>And there's the "keeping up with the Jones'" aspect. He's got a Ti Lightspeed, ya know, so I gots
>to get me an Ibis Bow Ti. (fill in appropriate brand/model as you see fit.)
>
>Fact: people will buy something without doing even the barest research. Hell, I agonized for two
>years to buy a replacement for my Kona. Some folks just whip out the CC and buy.
>
>Fact: Much of the time, you get what you pay for. Not all the time, however. Sometimes more
>expensive does NOT equal more better. Without research, you just don't know. The advice given here
>often is "buy the best bike you can afford." Some folks concentrate on the "afford" part and forget
>about the "best" part.
>
>A simple, well-made bike assembled with care can be just as, if not more, rewarding than an ultra-high-
>dollar bike if only for the simple reason that it gets ridden, rather than being expensive bike-
>shaped art. Geared or not, suspended or not, it doesn't matter. Because if you have ever ridden and
>had the bike disappear beneath you to become one with you - you'll know that the bike isn't really
>as important as the ride. I always believed it, but had just never experienced it until last year.
>Seven or Giant - it doesn't matter when it's all working.
Much more eloquently put than I could have done.
Peace, Bill ...one speed to rule them all, one speed to find them, one speed to bring them all and
on the trails pass them In the Land of Avalon where the geared pigs lie...
