Re: [CR]Was: Lightweight lugged steel, now racing frames

(Example: Framebuilding:Technology)

Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 15:20:08 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: "Classic Rendezvous Mail List (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Was: Lightweight lugged steel, now racing frames
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Grant McLean wrote:
>
> Chuck Schmidt:BUT WAIT, it gets even more amazing: road racing frames
> designed for a
> finite service life (to win one stage of the Giro or Tour for example)
> like a F1 car the might break being pushed back to the transporter after
> winning the race. Refered to as a "Stage" frame, BTW.
>
> Chuck,
>
> What's more amazing, the fact that a 240 lb guy thinks he should be riding a
> 2 lb
> frame, or the fact that a bike or F1 car can be purpose built?

Or getting 10,000 miles on a set of $3000+ tires on your Carrera commuting to work...

Chuck Schmidt
L.A.