Richard Rose wrote:
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> Chuck,
> What I meant, and what I thought e-richie meant was that this has nothing to
> do with what the pro's "want" to ride. What I mean is that Lance may care
> about grams, but he would still have won the last 4 tours on a slightly
> heavier bike. I understand they do not want to ride lugged steel bikes, but
> that does not mean they could not still use them & win.
> Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)
> P.S. I think this horse is slightly different
In a game of what-if I guess maybe Lance could have won on my 1955 Gillott road with the Fleur de Lys lugs. The possibilities are endless.
The point is that the lugged steel frame is extinct in the pro peloton. And it has nothing to do with "marketing."
"Here Lance, ride this, it is slightly heavier... but it looks beautiful in the sunlight doesn't it?"
Chuck "different horses for different courses" Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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