On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 20:46 -0700, Michael_S wrote: > As much as I enjoy the technical content of BQ I often struggle with > Jan's "strong negative opinions" with most bikes/parts that are > competition for his products or what he rides.
If you are insinuating Jan disses products because they compete with things Compass sells, I would have to strongly disagree. He doesn't like things because Compass sells them; Compass sells things because he likes them, and often because there is no other source or similar product. > > He also suggests that we all would be happier on thin tubed standard > diameter frames, not offering the ideas that we are all not slight of > build like he is. Any of us who are larger in size but as fit will get > the same effect on larger/thicker tubes that are more proportionate > to our size. Not necessarily. At 200 lb, I am a LOT heavier than Jan, and anything but "slight of build". I've owned two OS-diameter Rivendells that I have sold and replaced with standard-diameter frames of the same tubing gauge, primarily because they were too stiff for me. The tubing is 1 size thicker than what Jan prefers; I believe the performance for me is similar, if not identical, to what Jan experiences. -- 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.
