Yep, I know the feeling well, and I'm relatively new to this game. I was lucky enough to discover Grant and Bridgestone early on and to find shops like Jim Thill's Hiawatha Cyclery along the way.
Sadly, most cyclists don't actually know much about bikes. So picking up a bike and checking its weight is a bit like looking at a used car and (literally) kicking its tires. And the bike industry uses weight to sell bikes the same way that the car industry uses horsepower...it's a number that can be thrown around despite having almost nothing to do with utility or enjoyment. It's dismaying to eavesdrop on buyers at a bike shop or listen to guys on a sales floor talk about the Trekdaleized bikes on offer. Of course, at the other end of the spectrum, where folks maybe know too much, are the bike collectors with never-ridden wall-hangers who want to talk about thinned lugs and tubing diameters and patina. Gee, those Delta brakes don't work very well, but they sure are pretty! I'm just glad I have room in my garage for several bikes. I have a CF weight-weenie bike that is fast and fun on group rides, I have a steel bike with fenders and lights and bags, I have a full-squish mountain bike for trails, I have a rigid MB for other days. I even have a snowbike for winter trail riding. Different tools for different days. I try to keep a sense of humor about the weirdness of cycling clans, but sometimes it's hard. Brian Park City, UT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/S6gfYGB9EioJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
