Porsche or Bicycle?
10-24-17, 01:02 PM
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The only time I would consider switching from a 6 speed to an automatic is when I'm sitting in stop and go traffic which I hate to say seems to be more and more often in this neck of the woods. Although as I said earlier I haven't driven a PDK so who knows. I do know the Tesla I drove could make me rethink this after all I have switched to electronic shifting on the bike.
10-24-17, 01:42 PM
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I agree it's not about the speed. I may grow to like the 6mt, but I have gotten so that I really like an auto, and having driven an auto that works the way I want it to is rather addicting. One thing with the NA Porsche is that you really need to be in the right gear; in my Hemi Ram it doesn't much matter - torque is always available.
All part of the charm.
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The PDK is effectively like an automatic for stop-and-go. May not be quite as smooth as a traditional torque converter/band auto, but it is perfectly seamless to the driver. Just leave it in Auto, stop and start as desired. But please, turn of the Auto Stop/Start function; very annoying.... If I really wanted to save the environment I wouldn't be driving a car (or a bunch of other things, including using the Internet).
11-02-17, 11:37 PM
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Wanting a Porsche is what got me through college over twenty years ago. After owning a highly modified Volkswagen (a poor man's Porsche?) and being too paranoid to even drive it, I realized there's no way I'm going to spend $80k+ on a car that is purely a toy. My new philosophy is that I still love Porsche's... more specifically your Porsche that I will look at and admire from a distance while you make the payments 
None-the-less, if a person wants an expensive sports car, I'm cool with that... if not a little jealous. Just like riding a good bike on a beautiful day can be a joy and a rush, driving a well-tuned car is super fun as well.
Just imagine planting your sweaty-@ss into the hot, black leather interior of this sweet car after a hard ride...
(Image taken from the Porsche web site)
None-the-less, if a person wants an expensive sports car, I'm cool with that... if not a little jealous. Just like riding a good bike on a beautiful day can be a joy and a rush, driving a well-tuned car is super fun as well.
Just imagine planting your sweaty-@ss into the hot, black leather interior of this sweet car after a hard ride...
(Image taken from the Porsche web site)
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I took this a couple of weeks ago. I used to want an air cooled Porsche. Now I've got an air cooled Pinarello. Infinitely better.
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06-25-20, 05:50 PM
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Why? Because with me hammering and working and looking like a freakin’ 20-year old (OK, maybe a 49-year old), that nice new Porsche that he was so proud of only moments before, suddenly, instantly became absolutely meaningless. In that split second, he realized that as nice as that Porsche motor is, it ain't HIS motor, and his motor can't even think of keeping up with my motor.
Can you say, “Reality Check?”
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At age 74 I've been through all of this. Corvette, Lotus, BMW, Audi.....the list goes on. I could also add Suzuki, Honda, Triumph, Yamaha, BMW and, for the past 15 yrs. more Ducatis than I could afford. Oh, and bicycles. Vehicles with motors and those that rely on you to be the motor are two different experiences. Enjoy them both as you can and lose the temptation to measure yourself against others by what you have and do. Life is like cycling....enjoy the ride.
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06-27-20, 05:13 PM
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Porsche or Bicycle?
I had to make a choice. I used to race Corvettes at Laguna Seca and the old Riverside International Raceway and get consumed by high performance cars. I get a Corvette and start spending my whole life making it competitive. Cycling starts to take a back seat as road racing is an addiction. So when I was in my 60's I made my choice and cycle as competitively as possible and often. I train 6 days a week. I just tell my friends that my S Works Tarmac IS my Turbo Porsche. Just about all the riders either have or have had a Porsche so I do have to tell them how much better a Z06 Corvette is than a Porsche. My car weakness is kept in check by an older 500 HP Mercedes sedan. Cycling has though become an addiction and you can train to get better even in your late 70's.
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I had to make a choice. I used to race Corvettes at Laguna Seca and the old Riverside International Raceway and get consumed by high performance cars. I get a Corvette and start spending my whole life making it competitive. Cycling starts to take a back seat as road racing is an addiction. So when I was in my 60's I made my choice and cycle as competitively as possible and often. I train 6 days a week. I just tell my friends that my S Works Tarmac IS my Turbo Porsche. Just about all the riders either have or have had a Porsche so I do have to tell them how much better a Z06 Corvette is than a Porsche. My car weakness is kept in check by an older 500 HP Mercedes sedan. Cycling has though become an addiction and you can train to get better even in your late 70's.
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Right off the bat I'll say this is a silly post, but being that it's here in the 50+ I figured some may enjoy and even relate. Half tongue in cheek, half "This is why I ride", please don't take it too seriously.
(FYI - I have absolutely nothing against old guys driving expensive sports cars)
A few Saturdays ago I was riding back from a ~45-mile ride coming into my neighborhood from the country roads I ride. I was almost home and felt good so I thought I'd do a final push. I was standing and pushing, doing about 25 mph with the wind pushing at my back. Feeling really good, really strong, feeling like I was years younger. About that time a guy, probably a few years older than me, came up driving in a beautiful new Porsche convertible with his woman in the passenger’s seat. He would have passed, but there was a car in front of him making a left so for a couple of hundred feet we were side by side doing our 25 mph; him sitting in the driver's seat, me standing and hammering. I look at them, but neither he nor his woman look at me. I mean, I’m right there, looking right into their car, and they are stiff like statues just looking straight ahead obviously avoiding looking at me.
Why? Because with me hammering and working and looking like a freakin’ 20-year old (OK, maybe a 49-year old), that nice new Porsche that he was so proud of only moments before, suddenly, instantly became absolutely meaningless. In that split second, he realized that as nice as that Porsche motor is, it ain't HIS motor, and his motor can't even think of keeping up with my motor.
Can you say, “Reality Check?”
(FYI - I have absolutely nothing against old guys driving expensive sports cars)
A few Saturdays ago I was riding back from a ~45-mile ride coming into my neighborhood from the country roads I ride. I was almost home and felt good so I thought I'd do a final push. I was standing and pushing, doing about 25 mph with the wind pushing at my back. Feeling really good, really strong, feeling like I was years younger. About that time a guy, probably a few years older than me, came up driving in a beautiful new Porsche convertible with his woman in the passenger’s seat. He would have passed, but there was a car in front of him making a left so for a couple of hundred feet we were side by side doing our 25 mph; him sitting in the driver's seat, me standing and hammering. I look at them, but neither he nor his woman look at me. I mean, I’m right there, looking right into their car, and they are stiff like statues just looking straight ahead obviously avoiding looking at me.
Why? Because with me hammering and working and looking like a freakin’ 20-year old (OK, maybe a 49-year old), that nice new Porsche that he was so proud of only moments before, suddenly, instantly became absolutely meaningless. In that split second, he realized that as nice as that Porsche motor is, it ain't HIS motor, and his motor can't even think of keeping up with my motor.
Can you say, “Reality Check?”
06-28-20, 04:26 AM
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A 2002 tii was my dream car while I was cheating my way though college. BMWs used to be sorta like an exclusive club ... only people who really loved cars drove them. Not so much anymore.
I have a lust for carflesh too. It's not so much driving them (although driving them on twisty mountain roads surely is entertaining). It's the engineering behind them. Purpose-designed things are a thing of beauty.
I saw a guy and his wife at the beach today ... pulling up in his immaculate early 60s Bugeye Sprite. The thing is the size of a dining room table, but oy, what a beautiful car. I was in lust.
I have a lust for carflesh too. It's not so much driving them (although driving them on twisty mountain roads surely is entertaining). It's the engineering behind them. Purpose-designed things are a thing of beauty.
I saw a guy and his wife at the beach today ... pulling up in his immaculate early 60s Bugeye Sprite. The thing is the size of a dining room table, but oy, what a beautiful car. I was in lust.
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A 2002 tii was my dream car while I was cheating my way though college. BMWs used to be sorta like an exclusive club ... only people who really loved cars drove them. Not so much anymore.
I have a lust for carflesh too. It's not so much driving them (although driving them on twisty mountain roads surely is entertaining). It's the engineering behind them. Purpose-designed things are a thing of beauty.
I saw a guy and his wife at the beach today ... pulling up in his immaculate early 60s Bugeye Sprite. The thing is the size of a dining room table, but oy, what a beautiful car. I was in lust.
I have a lust for carflesh too. It's not so much driving them (although driving them on twisty mountain roads surely is entertaining). It's the engineering behind them. Purpose-designed things are a thing of beauty.
I saw a guy and his wife at the beach today ... pulling up in his immaculate early 60s Bugeye Sprite. The thing is the size of a dining room table, but oy, what a beautiful car. I was in lust.
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A 2002 tii was my dream car while I was cheating my way though college. BMWs used to be sorta like an exclusive club ... only people who really loved cars drove them. Not so much anymore.
I have a lust for carflesh too. It's not so much driving them (although driving them on twisty mountain roads surely is entertaining). It's the engineering behind them. Purpose-designed things are a thing of beauty.
I saw a guy and his wife at the beach today ... pulling up in his immaculate early 60s Bugeye Sprite. The thing is the size of a dining room table, but oy, what a beautiful car. I was in lust.
I have a lust for carflesh too. It's not so much driving them (although driving them on twisty mountain roads surely is entertaining). It's the engineering behind them. Purpose-designed things are a thing of beauty.
I saw a guy and his wife at the beach today ... pulling up in his immaculate early 60s Bugeye Sprite. The thing is the size of a dining room table, but oy, what a beautiful car. I was in lust.
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