Long, Steve
Hey, I like my Spingery wheels, after three tries to get flat braking
surfaces.
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Joel Morrissette
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:12 PM
To: Erik
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] At what point is enough enough?
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.
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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-spee
d-super-record-group
It seems to me that at a certain point, the improvements are
marginally
incremental.
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