I know. The informed cyclist is going to be way beyond falling for this stuff. I suspect the target market is the un-informed cyclist that would perhaps break out the bicycle a few times each summer on cloudless days and transport the thing via their car to a nice bike path and tool around for a bit, then drive home.
Ride on, Ernest! Brian On 3/24/07, ernest breakfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i wondered about this when i saw it a month ago, but since you brought it up,... ;-* criminy,...very little special about these bikes except the logo, and most of what actually *is* special isn't good. couldn't see any real detail on the upscale 'racing' bike, but at least it gets Campagnolo componentry; if it's the top-of-the-line Record group and the frame is at least decent, the bike's not out of the range of normal for extreme high-end bikes... but there's still nothing special about it. most modern leading-tech carbon fiber bikes are made in a monocoque process now anyway; the tube-to-tube process touted in this article was long abandoned by most (bicycling) industry leaders. the other models are completely ridiculous; the frames are nothing special, and the componentry is much too low on the scale to be worth anything like what they're asking for them. and what's with the accessories on the Trekking model? did anyone really need the extra complexity of a sensor-activated lighting system, or was a reliable switch just not sexy enough? while dynamos and battery-backup lights are cool, there's nothing new about them either; i've got some that are decades old already. (Sanyo Dynapower, VeloLux, etc.,...) the rack especially looks cheesy; exactly like the low-end adjustable generic models we've seen for decades, not even solid units that are made to fit. and the brakes; like the racks, made by Topeak fer crissakes...?! cycle computers; this one looks like it has all the features that were state-of-the-art in the early '80s. OK, enough; i need to go ride a *real' bike. ;-) cheers! e [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Just found this on AOL news..Mercedes is building a bike > > http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/28/mercedes-benz-rolls-out-new-line-of-bicycles/ > > Harry > 69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles > 72 350SL 118,000 Miles > 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion > 1999 Mazda Miata > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
