and again: grant i don't lament the changes i cited. i'm just an observer. i don't think the industry lives in a vacuem. actually, all the changes have served to improve the quality in bicycles at all levels. i'm not a detractor. i'm all for this stuff!
e-RICHIE 'just back from a 2 hour-er
On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 15:39:58 -0500 Grant McLean
<Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca> writes:
> I wrote:
>
> "Golf clubs to tennis racquets, to bikes, everyone wants to buy
> their way to greatness. Why spend time you don't have at the
> driving range, learning to smooth out your swing, just buy better
> clubs!"
>
> So, of course this is at the heart of what this list is all about.
> (or not
> about)
> Who gets to define what "better" is in the market place, is the
> consumer
> with no skills and no experience. That has had profound effects on
> the
> bicycle
> market in the past 30 years, as it's a sport not easy for the
> causal
> consumer to
> enjoy infrequently, without learning any skills. Friction shifting
> too
> tough to learn?
> Let's fix that! Etc, etc...
>
>
>
>
> Grant McLean
> Toronto.Ca
>
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