Here, here. Actually, I had not considered the whole adherence-to-complete-groups thing, but completely agree. Your suggested fix to the article is perfect. I, myself, have a complete mish-mash of stuff on my Roadeo to suit my needs best. I didn't have stuff lying around either. I had to acquire each part. A roadie bike the frame may have been designed to be, but that's not how I've set it up. I even had DT shifter bosses custom brazed upon ordering to give me max options. Such a beautiful thing the perfect blending of optimized components is.
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10:15:31 AM UTC-7, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Yes, it's disappointing that the author didn't make that more clear. > > I interpreted Ron Mc's "it's just the whole gruppo thing" to be a > regretful observation that many roadies are "complete-ists" and wouldn't > think of mixing and matching parts from other groups (let alone other > manufacturers). > Aka, it's too bad that they've bought into narrow-minded, race-oriented > design and marketing in component groups. > Bicycling magazine has reinforced this narrow-minded perspective, and I > believe that's why Paul G thought this article was remarkable. > > The author could have done those narrow-minded roadies a service by > saying, "If you want SRAM or Campagnolo long-reach brakes, you're out of > luck. But, you can easily use any of the other brakes highlighted in this > article with your SRAM or Campagnolo brake levers or brifters." > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
