Joel Morrissette
I've been pretty pleased with Mavic's product. What do you suggest as an
alternative? On which merits? Always on the lookout for better product...
-Joel
2008/6/18 Erik :
> Oooh, aahh . . . 11 cogs on the back end of a $9k Colnago. Obscenely
> wealthy & fat bike snobs everywhere rejoice at the prospect of yet another
> component installation to screw up.
>
> 10 is a nice, round number. I like 10. A 2x10 drivetrain can allow you to
> pedal at 90 rpm from 8mph all the way up to 40 on the same cassette. And
> our wheels are more or less interchangeable with 10spd. Whatever Campy has
> in mind, it isn't for our benefit.
>
> This crap will still sell, though, because it's labeled "Campagnolo". The
> combination of consumer ignorance and good marketing makes a flawless money
> machine.
>
> Then again, people eventually figured out that Spinergy wheels were
> complete crap, so maybe Campy is finally nearing the end of its absurd cult
> days.
>
> Then again, people still buy Mavic product, too.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:34:26 -0700
> From: anquetil@yahoo.com
> To: hagenkt@mac.com; joec@aracnet.com
> CC: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] At what point is enough enough?
>
>
> My favorite quote from the article explains it all:
>
> "Cyclists are never truly happy whether they are professionals or
> amateurs."
>
> --- On *Wed, 6/18/08, Joe Cipale * wrote:
>
> From: Joe Cipale
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] At what point is enough enough?
> To: "Karsten Hagen"
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 8:04 AM
>
> http://www.velonews.com/article/77895/tech-report-the-campagnolo-11-speed-super-record-group
>
> It seems to me that at a certain point, the improvements are marginally
> incremental.
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