Re: [CR]Motebecanes

(Example: Production Builders)

To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Scott Goldsmith" <sg8357@getcoactive.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Motebecanes
In-Reply-To: <000001c27928$42a29840$49201fcc@computer>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 15:16:13 -0400

At 12:33 PM 10/21/2002 -0500, goodrichbikes wrote:
>Motobecane is owned by a marketing company. This is a troubling trend in
>the bicycle industry. It seems that nobody makes anything anymore.[snip]

This trend started with carbon forks, all bikes must have 43mm rake etc. Then the carbon seat stays, all bikes will only fit short reach brakes and 23mm tires. Now Columbus is selling complete carbon rear ends, every one will now have 40.5 chainstays. Great for manufacturers prebuilt carbon subassemblies make it faster/cheaper to build bikes. Cycling Plus did a review of carbon stayed bikes, the conclusion, carbon stays are a boon for manufacturers and of no benefit to riders. Classic content, there will be none, tigged cookie cutter bikes are boooooring, and riding 20 year old composite structures with unknown crash history is real scary.

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Scott Goldsmith
Zinzinnati, Ohio
Life is too short, for ugly toys.