"go on a diet" Actually I'm pretty skinny and my Dr has told me I shouldn't lose weight. This is the kind of jib I was talking about. Sometimes the crowd here can be as bad as weight weenies. Just relax and let people ask how much a bike weighs. It's a perfectly normal question that doesn't deserve mean quips.
- Ryan On Thursday, May 3, 2012 4:46:30 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: > > Lighten up, (get it, lighten up, haha) But seriously, its not like its a > sold steel chinese delivery bike, I wouldnt describe the hunq or even the > bomba as "very very heavy" Stout yes but not like a lead weight beneath > you. Like so many things in life this is subjective, I rode a "heavy" mtb > in the Adirondacks growing up and never thought twice and now ride 33lb rig > around NYC and dont think about that either. Its like my LBS guy says to > the weight weenies, wanna lose a lb off the bike? go on a diet or take a > big leak, haha. > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Ryan Ray <ryanr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I know you're joking but I think this thinking is as silly as being a >> weight weenie. >> >> If you don't care about weight at all ever you will end up with a very >> very heavy bike. Maybe that's OK for some people but for riding in a group >> in hilly Seattle it's not fun. >> >> Weight should not be something you think while riding, but while building >> or planning it's perfectly normal and reasonable. Caring about it to the >> point of abandoning said reason and abandoning higher priorities (safety, >> durability) is also silly of course. >> >> Why the rant? I guess I just think people should be able to ask how much >> a bike weighs without getting remarks like "like a certain NY jewelry shop, >> if you have to ask.." or "put the scale back in the bathroom."* >> >> So I say while building - ask away. It's a major financial investment and >> you should be happy with the results. Once built: just ride. >> >> - Ryan >> >> * side note: I'm really tall and actually pretty skinny to the point >> that I gained weight after getting in shape. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:14:59 PM UTC-7, Allan in Portland wrote: >>> >>> Like a certain NY jewelry shop, if you have to ask... ;-) >>> >>> On Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:29:14 AM UTC-7, Jeffrey wrote: >>>> >>>> Does anyone know the weight of the Hunqa frame by itself? I can't find >>>> it on the Riv site. >>> >>> -- >> 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/-/RA0AHnCE_WcJ. >> >> 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. >> > > -- 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/-/ri0JCLrY90QJ. 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.
