Re: [CR]NOW: this horse is different:was:This horse is dead

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]NOW: this horse is different:was:This horse is dead
References: <20021130.190116.-181899.30.richardsachs@juno.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 17:18:48 -0700

Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> e-CHUCKIE
> i disagree with your point of view at this mail's bottom.
> the reason, in essence, that there are no lugged frames
> is this (and this is a VERY GENERAL overview...): (cut)
> these lugged bicycles don't exist in the mainstream anymore
> due to economic reasons, not due to reasons relating to the
> industry's "working toward(s) a more competitive bike."

E-Richie,

I respectfully disagree with the above:

In the bike industry (concerning racing bikes)... The public wants the bikes the pros are winning on.

In the pro peloton... Lugged steel has been obsoleted because it is heavier. Steel has been obsoleted because it is heavier.

A competitive bike in the pro peloton is not a steel bike and the chief reason is weight.

Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal