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respected road bike names?

Old 10-14-07, 09:16 PM
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I respect the engines.
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Old 10-14-07, 09:17 PM
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Oh yeah it has the Forward Thrust Feature!!
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Old 10-14-07, 10:20 PM
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I should definitely point out that I know little about todays' carbon fiber frame legends, hence they did not make my extremely unimportant list above. Cruising the web I see ALOT of amazing CF frames/bikes...they are soooo cool. One day I shall have one! I saw a Pinnarello Prince the other day at my LBS...THAT's a fine looking machine!

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Old 10-14-07, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by WheresWaldo
What ever happened to Murray?


I owned a Murray 21 speed mountain bike (so called) about 10 years ago... That bike was almost un-controllable… every time I road it near a lawn it would head right for the grass.

Disclaimer: in order for one to understand this, you must remember that the Murray Company also made lawn mowers… If you didn’t remember or know this, than my last statement made no sense what so ever…Sorry… Please carry on…
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Old 10-15-07, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by vpiuva
Kind of like what you do (real work) vs. what Dr. 90210 does (boob jobs).


Just for that I'll have to rip the sleeves off my scrubs today.
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Old 10-15-07, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ken cummings
You can go custom for under $2,000 if all you need is the frame.
Yeah - you don't need wheels - what do you think you are, a pro racer?
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Old 10-15-07, 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by vpiuva
Hetchins head tube & fork crown
I'd tap that.... Errr, I mean, I'd ride that.
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Old 10-15-07, 05:25 AM
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I look at the photo above and think of all that filing....sheesh.
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Old 10-15-07, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Losoccer14
I have the Sonic Flyer sitting in my garage. I have been trying to figure out what model it is for some time now. Thanks for that picture!!!!!!
Glad I could be of service.
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Old 07-16-19, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
So as long as I get it straight:

$50 worth of carbon fiber raced by pros in the toughest races on the planet: not worth the markup

$50 worth of steel that looks like it's been one-offed for a Vegas showgirl with hundreds of hours of labor that add nothing to the bike's function: TOTALLY worth it.

Did I miss anything?
Yes, you missed something. Siff-bronze welded lugged steel frames are far stronger than arc welded jobs. That is not to say that a high-quality carbon fiber frame is not good too. The problem is, I can recognize a good quality Bronze welding job on a lugged frame. It is too easy for a manufacturer to put out a carbon fiber frame with almost no carbon and very little fiber and pass it off as "the newest, and the greatest."
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Old 07-16-19, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Ariel Red Hunte
Yes, you missed something.
You missed something, too - the 12 years that have passed since that post.
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Holy necro thread!
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Originally Posted by ThinLine
Motobecane? Maybe 30 years ago while in a drunken stupor making small talk at the bar.

Try Colnago, Basso, Ind Fab, Spec. S-works, just to name a few that are envious worthy.
You forgot Bianchi.
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Old 07-16-19, 01:18 PM
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GMC Denali FTW!
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Old 07-16-19, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
You missed something, too - the 12 years that have passed since that post.
Originally Posted by MSchott
Holy necro thread!
IKR.

Seems to be a thing, lately.
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Old 07-16-19, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
GMC Denali FTW!
It's really more about the engin anyway, right?
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Old 07-16-19, 02:20 PM
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Noisy Cricket.

Eris.

That's what I named my road bikes. I respect that.
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Old 07-17-19, 08:52 AM
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I am sure Specialized makes good bikes but I will never own one and hope to only give them some grief for they marketing schemes they pull off. Not to mention no threaded bottom brackets and exposed cables.
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Old 07-17-19, 02:19 PM
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I can recognize a good quality Bronze welding job on a lugged frame.
How can you do that without dissecting the joints? I would think fillet-brazing and welding are more amenable to visual evaluation.
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Old 07-18-19, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by deacon mark
I am sure Specialized makes good bikes but I will never own one and hope to only give them some grief for they marketing schemes they pull off. Not to mention no threaded bottom brackets and exposed cables.
Wrong by nearly 3 years.
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Old 07-19-19, 08:59 AM
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Geoff. Nigel. Gertrude.

I think those are pretty good road bike names. Maybe a bit Anglo-centric.
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