> That Merlin Commuter further down the page is nice. I am kind of on the fence on that one.
On the one hand, I am firmly in the school that believes your daily commuter should be your best or one of your best bikes. I can also see having a titanium commuter. Especially if you commute and park your bike where there is a lot of chances for nicks and dings. On the other hand, the Merlin - at least the show Merlin - does not have good commuter geometry. Riding in traffic and making a lot of starts and stops, more upright position is usually preferable. The front fender is worthless. Guess you could add your own. Hard to tell from the picture, but the bike does not seem to have enough clearance for big honking fat tires to suck up the bumps and rough pavement. On Oct 24, 5:47 pm, TomMarchand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That Merlin Commuter further down the page is nice. > > On Oct 24, 2008, at 9:16 AM, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > > > Speedgoat's main fare is pretty far out of the Peter White ouvre. But > > check out what they will be carrying from Olmo (the 10/23/08 entry): > > >http://www.speedgoat.com/blog.asp > > > Lugged steel frames made in Italy with classic Italian racing > > geometry. Get a frame and trick it out with a Zephyr light crank and > > some fast wheels with shimano hubs and light velocity rims, etc. > > > You could build a bike very close to what a '60s Italian racer would > > have used without having to worry about ruining a classic frame and > > parts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
