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Tom Keats
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In article <[email protected]>,
Aeek <[email protected]> writes:
> On Sat, 3 May 2008 22:40:29 -0700 (PDT), Chalo
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Madone frames, like all CFRP frames, are made from charred
>>polyacrylonitrile resin-- that's plastic, by the way-- in a matrix of
>>epoxy resin. Which is, y'know, plastic. Plastic is the least
>>marketing-termish thing you could call them.
>
> I love my 08 Madone 6.9, its an awesome race bike.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's the main thing. <shrug> Who can complain?
Nothing beats a bike that's a joy to ride, as well
as a pleasure to just ~have~.
Which reminds me: I've gotta get around to doing
something about my heron-motif-edition Raleigh Twenty.
It's a beauty, but the stock chrome wheels are so
fubar'dly out of true. I dunno whether to keep 'em
(and the whole bike) stock & original, or stick more
practical alu-alloy rims on there. I'm still thinking
about it. Some decent steerer bearings wouldn't hurt
either, if I could replace the existing nylon bushings.
I've also thought about replacing the flexy front brake,
but that's part of what makes a Twenty a Twenty.
I bet your Madone cuts through headwinds way better
than my daily whip (an old-skool Mountain Touring Bike,
with more emphasis on the "touring" than the "mountain".)
> That said, my daily ride is an alloy track bike with front brake.
> Neither of them are exactly practical, but my steel-is-real tourer has
> barely been ridden in 9 months. Its time will come again.
If you use it, it's practical.
You are obviously saving your tourer for "best",
like your best suit. Nothing wrong with that.
cheers,
Tom
--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca
Aeek <[email protected]> writes:
> On Sat, 3 May 2008 22:40:29 -0700 (PDT), Chalo
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Madone frames, like all CFRP frames, are made from charred
>>polyacrylonitrile resin-- that's plastic, by the way-- in a matrix of
>>epoxy resin. Which is, y'know, plastic. Plastic is the least
>>marketing-termish thing you could call them.
>
> I love my 08 Madone 6.9, its an awesome race bike.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's the main thing. <shrug> Who can complain?
Nothing beats a bike that's a joy to ride, as well
as a pleasure to just ~have~.
Which reminds me: I've gotta get around to doing
something about my heron-motif-edition Raleigh Twenty.
It's a beauty, but the stock chrome wheels are so
fubar'dly out of true. I dunno whether to keep 'em
(and the whole bike) stock & original, or stick more
practical alu-alloy rims on there. I'm still thinking
about it. Some decent steerer bearings wouldn't hurt
either, if I could replace the existing nylon bushings.
I've also thought about replacing the flexy front brake,
but that's part of what makes a Twenty a Twenty.
I bet your Madone cuts through headwinds way better
than my daily whip (an old-skool Mountain Touring Bike,
with more emphasis on the "touring" than the "mountain".)
> That said, my daily ride is an alloy track bike with front brake.
> Neither of them are exactly practical, but my steel-is-real tourer has
> barely been ridden in 9 months. Its time will come again.
If you use it, it's practical.
You are obviously saving your tourer for "best",
like your best suit. Nothing wrong with that.
cheers,
Tom
--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca