Perhaps I am one of the few on this list, but I actually like the suicide levers, it's pretty much all I've ever ridden. The Specialized Expedition I recently acquired is the first bike I've ever owned without them, and it's weird getting used to riding the hoods.
Eric Phillips Southfield, Michigan, USA
On 9/20/06, JD HAWTHORNE <jonlydonly@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> My mother decided to do the same.
>
> I decided the best way was to keep it simple.
>
> I told her I would take any drop bar road bike that didn't have "suicide"
> brake levers, and showed her what I meant.
>
> I think this is an excellent yardstick to use without going into the
> complexities of tubing/components/brands/wheel etc.
>
> There is nothing I want that has those and nothing I can't keep/sell/part
> that doesn't.
>
> For the most part, any bike she would most likely see would be <$50.00 at
> these sales
>
> If she saw something more expensive, I am sure I would get a call asking
> me
> if a "Colnago" is "good" because it has the OK brake levers, but they want
> $150.00.
>
> I have yet to receive that call.
>
> However, she has already picked up a Bianchi Premio for me. Not the best,
> but hey it was $5! (She talked them down from $10-way to go mom!) I
> cleaned
> it up, and at 48cm, I'll put in the attic of my garage for my boy to grow
> into.
>
> JD Hawthorne
> Hampton VA USA