That’s the answer if he’s a good friend AND a triathlete. Otherwise the answer is probably, Check with your LBS – they’ll fix you up.
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deacon Patrick Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:35 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike "You know what I ride and you know it is dramatically different from a tri-bike, so why are you asking me? Are you asking me because you really want a practical bike that you can ride in triathlons, that will look vastly different on your 10 race days a year and be 99% as fast as riding a tri-bike, while also being fun to ride on race day and every other day, that allows you to train by exploring dirt roads and paths you didn't know existed until they beckoned to your front wheel as you approached, that you would have missed on your tri-bike even if you had seen it because you were focused on the road ten feet in front of you because your handlebars were ten inches below your seat and your neck didn't bend any further forward and even if you had inexplicably glimpsed this gravel wonder out of the corner of your eye would would have had to deny your inner exuberant, adventuresome kid because your tires are the width of your thumb and inflated to the point they are pneumatic in name only? Because if that is why you are asking me, I'm your guy! Otherwise, what ARE you thinking?" With abandon, Patrick On Friday, May 1, 2015 at 3:25:32 PM UTC-6, Amit Singh wrote: He has a budget of $3,000 and wants to buy a "tri-bike" and wants your advice on what to get. What do you tell him? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
