I don’t think many big box store customers are debating between a $200
Mongoose and a $4000 Rodeo.
It would be nice to have an entry steel option, but aside from aesthetics,
I would rather ride entry level aluminum. Cheap steel bikes are just heavy
and overbuilt.
Eric
On Wednesday, January 31,
I overheard that a big box bike brand is entertaining introducing a small
tubed steel road bike.
The concept would be in response to those desiring to segregate themselves
from cyclists on very high end e-bikes that nearly camouflage the motor and
battery within their respective carbon frame,
I think Eben Weiss is mainstream. He's owned and ridden carbon bikes. And
he rides a lot. I think "mainstream" in the context of cylcing encompasses
a broad spectrum from racer wanna-be's to parents with kids in trailers or
child seats to people carrying heavy loads on all kinds of bikes.
I
My favorite quote:
Unless you spend more time carrying your bike than riding it, a slight
weight reduction is utterly meaningless, and foregoing a nice steel bike
because the carbon one is lighter is like choosing a single $50 bill over
twenty $5 bills because the fifty is easier to fit in your
https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/opinion/theres-no-good-reason-to-buy-a-carbon-bike/?fbclid=IwAR2uIwBwz29AqiFhiVs5TTjdXw2HDNApUOMVh51foKzayEp1u_vB5UMltqU
Never thought I'd see this.
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