Mike,
BRAVO Mike! You hit the head square on the nail! One will never really u nderstand these words until they ride and/or own one.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
Hi CR folks,
I will beg just the opposite. Unlike lust for Schwinn Paramounts, Ralei gh Pro's, and the Italian Iron of our youth, most of us never knew these bikes even existed when we were young.
We aren't going back in time, but rather trying to move forward. For ma ny of us, the ultimate cycling experience is often a long event ride. O ne where rain, darkness, change of temperature, and the need for food of ten come into play. Also, comfort is extrememly important. What gets y ou on a long ride is often a general feeling of fatique that accumulates from constant pounding over the course of the day.
Constructeur bikes address all these issues in a grand style. And the c omfort of wide tires can be obtained with no loss in speed (for riders g oing about 20mph and not engaged in sprints, wide tires overall are like ly to be faster than skinny tires which have HIGHER rolling resistance).
So its not fancy lugs, its not about being part of a trend, its about th e best tool for the job. It just so happens that the job these bikes ar e best at, is the same job that most people mistakenly purchase ultra li ght race bikes to accomplish. They are buying the wrong tool. When thi s becomes more understood, contructeur type integrated bikes will gain t he recognition they deserve.
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
> After reading the Vintage Bicycle Quarterly article written by Peter W
eigle,
> I can only surmise that a portion of the bicycle market wants that "19
66
> Shelby Cobra with the 289 ci engine" that they missed out on because t
hey
> were too young, poor, not into it or high on weed.
>
> Part art, part trend, part ride, part fit, the concept of the integrat
ion
> and sum of the parts, and you can't just buy one at your LBS. Imagine-
a
> 650B , Weigle, Baylis, Mariposa, Gordon with handmade components with
a 21st
> century twist. -Wow!
>
> I might be missing the boat here but that is my take.
> Whoops the temp just popped 40F, gotta go ride.
> Mike Schmidt
> Stirling, NJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angel Garcia"
> To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS"
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 5:55 AM
> Subject: [CR]Constructeurs? NOW Wave of the future
>
>
> > Brian, could you give us some insights into your reasoning as to why
> > constructuer bikes are the way of the future?
> > Angel Garcia
> > Verona, Italy
> > snip:
> >
> > > my interest and attention have turned to randonnuer type bikes.
> > > Brian Baylis
> > > La Mesa, CA
> > > I know it will take some time to take hold; but pay attention.
> > > Constructuer bikes are the wave of the future!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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