I don't know about the rest of you, but God I hope so!
As it is now we have to spend huge sums of money at the custom frame builde rs for a bicycle that is practical and comfortable for long distance riding . It would be a huge boom for traditional road riding if we could get a ra ndonneur bike at the local bike shop. Mass production would also lower the cost and raise the quality, and this would swell the masses to our insight s and joys. If Trek and Lemond are reading this, I'll take mine in a 62cm frame with a tasteful and traditional colors. I'll always love my Steve Re x, but people new to this sport should not be asked to fork over such large amounts of money when they are just getting started in the sport.
Don't forget your sweetheart tomorrow!
Tom Harriman.
San francisco, Ca> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:52:12 -0800> From: feldmanbike
@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CR]CR:RE NAHBS gripes> To: jpweigle@sbcglobal.net
> CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> > What if, just as at car shows, a lo
t of "concept" and "prototype" ideas turn into big bike co's production mod
els in a year or two? I can see it now--an al/carb Trek 650b randonneur wit
h Bontrager-branded centerpulls on intergal pivots and Honjo-knockoff fende
rs--and a Lemond 700c randonneur similarly equipped, both with appropriate
chainstay length for triple ring, too-many-cogs drive trains, maxed out tir
e clearance, light wiring tubes and rack mounts molded into the carbon fork
and rear wishbone...........................................> Hey, you nev
er know.> David Feldman> Vancouver, WA> > ----- Original Message ----> From
: Peter Weigle <jpweigle@sbcglobal.net>> To: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Or
g" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:58:
21 AM> Subject: [CR]CR:RE NAHBS gripes> > Here's my 2 cents worth,,,> There
were a lot of wild and crazy bikes at the show,,> > There were also many w
ell engineered, well excecuted and aesthetically> pleasing examples of the
craft represented.> Real bikes to be ridden by real people.> > Maybe you ha
d to be there to have this perspective.> > Was great to see so many of you
there and to have breakfast with Dale and > the gang.> > Peter Weigle& Kend
all> Lyme Ct. > > _______________________________________________> Classicr
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