On Mon, 2012-07-02 at 14:23 -0700, Garth wrote: > > Steve, My hypothesis is for each of us, if we wish, to look at our own > prejudices towards a material we may actually know nothing about ! > Just becasue so and so says it was this or that . It may be true for > them... but is it true for me ? And if your favourite frame could be > 5 pounds lighter for the same price .... would you still choose your > heavier one ? .. after all ... weight doesn't matter... right ? > lol :)
And I think I explained why that can never be. Wishing never makes a bike, production processes do. And some materials are more amenable to a custom, one-off, limited production for a niche market than others. If I want to lose 5 lb, it makes more sense to lose it off me than off the frame. And if I pursued losing those 5 pounds maybe six times, then by gar, I could lose a few spokes off my wheels, too. > For myself ... it doesn't matter up to point ! I don't want another > 10 lbs. added to my Bombadil for sure ! Nor do I want to ride 1000 > gram rims. There IS a difference in feel .... and we need not "put up > with" more weight of the bike than we choose to . It's all about our > individual choice. That's why we even exist ... to choose :) Yes, "Step away from that ice cream bar!" > Would I like a F150 that weighed 3000-3500 lbs and had 500 HP and got > 50 MPG ? Ummm.... if I could .... I just might want it ! We're all > kinda snobbish in our own ways .... and it's okay to admit it ... or > not .. lol :) No, that's just plain silly, not snobbish. 500 hp, 50 mpg, pick one. It's like the holy trinity, "Good, fast, cheap: pick any 2." Some things you simply cannot have, and wishing for them is futile. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
