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Post #Aury9JJa69i7qBdZmS by [email protected] |
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@meganL asks:Q4. Why did cycle frame production largely move from steel (steel … |
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Post #Aury9KNs7gjl9meW6i by [email protected] |
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@meganL A4. For whatever reason (production quantities? supply chain availabili… |
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Post #AurzDBXd2daYqPcSg4 by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite A4) Not sure but I'm glad steel bicycles are s… |
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Post #Aus0ImaMq6zx8Y8KIq by [email protected] |
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@[email protected] @bikenite A3: ease of manufacture. Aluminium is much softer than… |
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Post #Aus0J3pWj0E2cUMAnA by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite This is not definitive, but my suspicion is that m… |
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Post #Aus0J3wyHKBEzZq7Oa by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite The main problem with aluminium is that it is subj… |
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Post #Aus0J43hsHZHKSzUtU by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite Another related issue is the decline of the bicycl… |
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Post #Aus0J9l8gEHT0cLkmm by [email protected] |
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...Heavy@ascentale @meganL @bikenite |
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Post #Aus0J9swDEWFOnzywS by [email protected] |
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...rusty(burp)βπππ πβ΄πππβ―ππ β―πΆπ ποΏ½… |
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Post #Aus0Jrrih7glnlld9U by [email protected] |
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@ascentalethere are plenty of quite decent steel bikes out there.A lot of the m… |
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Post #Aus0JrxkKiVe6SaRXs by [email protected] |
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@cpm @bikenite I sure haven't seen much of what I'm looking for. I end … |
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Post #Aus0LAAc7iKwrXDqi0 by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite A4: I'm not gonna hate on steel frames but I d… |
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Post #Aus0LAHhhM0ZDWXVlA by [email protected] |
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@moira @ascentale @bikenite I'd been thinking of the individual use aspect,… |
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Post #Aus0LAO5Jd71XJWbho by [email protected] |
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@meganL @ascentale @bikenite Shipping internationally, shipping nationally - li… |
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Post #Aus0LrKLfOfoiB6jLs by [email protected] |
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@gcvsa @ascentale @bikenite Wow, I had no idea they'd just stop making goo… |
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Post #Aus0MEf2ubtb51y5J2 by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite #BikeNite A4: Can't answer that question, but … |
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Post #Aus0MhWXbJK8b3DCZk by [email protected] |
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@meganLwellyou're likely going to find alu on craigslist & ebayas you m… |
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Post #Aus0MhcZEu90tk20y8 by [email protected] |
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@cpm @bikenite Sure, but that was the case even in the days when steel was mos… |
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Post #Aus0N1PTfHYcGw3qLI by [email protected] |
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@moira @ascentale @bikenite Sure, but shipping internationally is usually more … |
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Post #Aus0oAEKylehRknD8a by [email protected] |
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@lopta @ascentale @meganL @bikenite Iβm considering one of these. https://rod… |
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Post #Aus4Gjc3Jy2F9dCUWO by [email protected] |
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@ai6yr @ascentale @bikenite Big nope from me. #BikeNite |
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Post #Aus4HcxZXeveoIgxCS by [email protected] |
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@meganL I like my aluminum bike because I have to carry it up and down 3 flight… |
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Post #Aus4Hd3x9w2785g396 by [email protected] |
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@agnes "Weight weenie" is a term referring to wanna-be bike racers wh… |
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Post #Aus4HdAKmD8ZRsf95k by [email protected] |
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@meganL Oh itβs referring to the weight of the bikes (not the riders), got it… |
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Post #Aus4HdFeSROHiN9ONc by [email protected] |
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@[email protected] @[email protected] Right? A rider can probably lose a pound or so… |
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Post #Aus4I8kvKDpDQL1IvY by [email protected] |
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@meganLwellas you've noticedthe bulk of the market for the last 25yrs has b… |
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Post #Aus4L7i9fKXB3K9CnQ by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite A4: I don't know the reason. I bought my lugge… |
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Post #Aus4NLNLpftG0lTXWq by [email protected] |
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@moira @meganL @ascentale @bikenite The fly in this ointment is that in the cur… |
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Post #Aus4Om8XovvdIcETJ2 by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite A4. I think the weight part was how the industry s… |
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Post #Aus4OmFdOZbFebY8MC by [email protected] |
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@dgodon @ascentale @bikenite Thank you for the history. I didn't know that… |
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Post #Aus4OmdNyGbAqGf6NU by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite I remember drooling over the Klein brochure which … |
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Post #Aus4Plc5FinnxtWQJk by [email protected] |
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@moz @bikenite These are exactly the points I was thinking of, particularly hyd… |
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Post #Aus4QEFklpAgn2IV2O by [email protected] |
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@cpm @bikenite Maybe they're just not making bikes in the style I want. I c… |
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Post #Aus5sGjXF3ikXrA6Qy by [email protected] |
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@dgodon @ascentale @meganL @bikenite Vitus bikes were okay, the 979 won a buttl… |
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Post #Aus5sNeTWGpg0Bqf1E by [email protected] |
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@dgodon @ascentale @meganL @bikenite I had/raced a 979, also had an Alan cyclec… |
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@ai6yr @meganL @bikenite that is an incredible failure. Glad he is ok. I'm … |
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@ai6yr @meganL @bikenite Ahh, I am seeing the thread and maybe "toughness&… |
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Post #Aus5szT6uyJxHwp7a4 by [email protected] |
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@meganLummmerrryeaha XO is pretty collectiblewith that in mindmaybe keep an eye… |
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Post #Aus5szYmZsrFZXTeQC by [email protected] |
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@cpm @bikenite I've owned two. I bought an XO-5 new and felt I had to get r… |
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Post #Aus5tLlzzQVAStpW4m by [email protected] |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite A4. There are plenty of steel frames around, Indon… |
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Post #Aus5tWvyUg1951a8eW by [email protected] |
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@meganL @dgodon @ascentale @bikenite Specifically, Gary Klein realized that sin… |
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Post #Aus5udUNblwVhQCZii by [email protected] |
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@moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite Yeah, I do see aluminum used in pretty dema… |
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Post #Aus6nkaCvzvTd0Cyhc by [email protected] |
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@johne @ascentale @meganL @bikenite This is more my speed: https://www.decathlo… |
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Post #AusIZBUvmYboD2YqmW by [email protected] |
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@dgodon @ascentale @meganL @bikenite I just remembered: those stupid Vitus fram… |
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Post #AusIaplnXMhvOtElEW by [email protected] |
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@smellsofbikes @ascentale @meganL @bikenite Very cool! My first "road bike… |
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Post #AusIcgUP0s7jCEyzaK by [email protected] |
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@dgodon @moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite Aluminum MTB frames take a huge bea… |
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@dgodon This was my dad's frame. He'd been riding a 1963 Schwinn Conti… |
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Post #AusIlhjdkbSbfNPYRc by [email protected] |
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@smellsofbikes @ascentale @meganL @bikenite Weren't the Vitus frame glued t… |
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Post #AusIlhqNLYqe0GYvwW by [email protected] |
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@dgodon NB I used to power shift down tube shifters with my knee in sprints so … |
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@dgodon Yeah, they hadn't learned to weld light aluminum. Klein got that w… |
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@meganL The thing to remember about those lust-worthy vintage bikes is that the… |
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@poorpossum Sure, but who says I was getting top of the line? I bought an XO-5 … |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite A4. Not a well informed take, but I think it's… |
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#BikeNite A4: I don't know *why* production moved from steel to aluminum, b… |
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@edd @ascentale @bikenite I think some of the folks answering had some good hyp… |
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Post #AusLxsgz8b3azFfQfY by [email protected] |
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@agnes @[email protected] "weight weenies" are stereotypically road cycli… |
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@ascentale @meganL @bikenite Here in the USA there is a company that makes we… |
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@meganL For what it's worth... the Larkspur 1 is about the same price as th… |
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Post #AusRmd9hA9VZL77AbA by [email protected] |
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@meganL @cpm @bikenite My needs are similar. My ideal bike is the mid-1980s Ros… |
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Post #AusRmrroSv7IxzrbJA by [email protected] |
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@poorpossum Thank you. |
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Post #AusShGml0RveSzORQu by [email protected] |
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@moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite Klein warrantied their frames for 1 million… |
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Post #AusSi74yZxOqeYJj3A by [email protected] |
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@dingodog19 @dgodon @moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite a work buddy just broke… |
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@gcvsa @moira @meganL @ascentale @bikenite to be fair, nice steel frames (like … |
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Post #AusSioZyqYkZZA9aqW by [email protected] |
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@dgodon @moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite FWIW I've broken two aluminum f… |
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@smellsofbikes @dgodon @moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite I have done a lot, a… |
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@redrummy @dgodon @moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite TIL from frame failures: … |
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@dgodon @ascentale @meganL @bikenite I had a friend who was a 70 year old machi… |
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@meganL @gcvsa @ascentale @bikenite It's still available but it's EXPEN… |
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Post #AusUgPy5ZyZoZ6PnbE by [email protected] |
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@smellsofbikes @dgodon @moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite My carbon fiber bike… |
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@smellsofbikes @dgodon @meganL @bikenite that sounds pretty fun to try out! |
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@redrummy I hate it when carbon frames don't have replaceable metal hangars… |
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@ai6yr @ascentale @meganL @bikenite #ThatllBuffOut |
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@ascentale In retrospect, I want people who have many years of experience to ma… |
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Post #AusWy4b3yZrZP6Bvay by [email protected] |
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@smellsofbikes Ew. I'm sorry. I didn't even realize carbon bikes DIDN&#… |
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@smellsofbikes @meganL @gcvsa @ascentale @bikenite A4. Right. And a lot of what… |
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@moira @ascentale @meganL @bikenite I know what you mean, but take it from some… |
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@gcvsa @ascentale @meganL @bikenite A4. When I used to SCUBA dive, aluminium ta… |
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@meganLohwowyeaha mixte, esp one sized correctly.yupdef collectible.I had a bri… |
