BobHoveyGa@aol.com wrote:
>
> (cut) I love the sleek looks of
> a thoroughbred racing machine, but when I ponder the practicalities of day to
> day riding, I find myself attracted more and more these days to bikes like
> Singer, Herse, Rivendell, Toei... and wonder how many others out there feel the
> same way.
>
> Same goes for cars... while the idea of driving a racing machine on the
> street is at first intoxicating, over the long run I think I'd tire of a vehicle
> that had no radio...
Personally, I have no use for touring or cyclotouring bikes.
Even the most purpose built road racing bike is just fine with me for a 100 miler. The F1 race car analogy doesn't really apply to racing bicycles in my experience. At the end of my infatuation with all things car, the idea that a pure breed racing bicycle was "streetable" was very intoxicating to this gear head.
"Live the Dream!" --Sock Monkey
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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