> with plenty of modern electronic doohickeys and clip on battery lights.
Carrying a battery charged light is less technicallly advanced than using a good dyno hub such as the SON. There is nothing new about battery technology. Using energy generated by the ride itself is a very sound solution. On Jun 9, 10:03 am, [email protected] wrote: > On Jun 9, 2010, at 8:15 AM, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> So, Bike Snob is talking about retro grouches, their love of hand built > >> wheels > >> with sensible spoke counts, distrust of recent technology, etc. > > > But Rando's do not distrust recent technology. They use what works. > > I fit the Snob's stereotype perfectly with my Frenchy style Boulder 650B, but > at local brevets, I've only ever seen one other steel bike and it was set up > like TT bike. Everyone else is on carbon and titanium race bikes with plenty > of modern electronic doohickeys and clip on battery lights. > They call me "the suitcase guy" because of my big Berthoud bag :-) > > Ryan in Albuquerque > > > > > > > For instance, Steve points out above that Randos were early adopters > > of the very modern and highly efficient generator hubs which are > > gaining wider acceptance among cyclists. LED headlights common on > > Rando biked may look similar to the lights used in the 50's, but the > > better ones are designed to work as well as the best car or motorcycle > > headligh. > > > Now the tech market is seeing their value, offering some wonderful > > device chargers that hook up to the generator. Likewise, the Rando > > community has pushed such things as GPS and happily use portable > > computers and other communication devices. > > > I suspect the reference to recen technology is preference for steel. > > This also is nonsense. Modern steel tubing is far more advanced than > > it was 25 years ago. Steel manufacturing R&D is every bit as vibrant > > as carbon fibre. Steel tubing will continue to improve. It is pure > > ignorance to assume steel is outdated. In my opinion, ignorance is > > not funny. > > >> as well as Buddhists making pilgrimages to the Bodhi tree, or some such. > > > Perhaps a little better than a Star Trek reference. > > > On Jun 9, 8:54 am, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Okay, since I offered up this tidbit, allow me to explicate. So, Bike > >> Snob is talking about retro grouches, their love of hand built wheels > >> with sensible spoke counts, distrust of recent technology, etc. He > >> then goes on to say (and I should have done a better job loosely > >> quoting him) that randonneuring and touring are retro-grouchery in > >> action (putting beliefs into practice.) THEN, he makes the comparison > >> to nerds attending Star Trek conventions, as well as Buddhists making > >> pilgrimages to the Bodhi tree, or some such. The point is that it's > >> not a direct, one to one comparison of retro grouches (or > >> randonneurs!) to nerds. Instead, it's a typical example of Bike > >> Snob's use of wildly unrelated, pop culture references to make his > >> points while having some fun. I get the impression he has a healthy > >> respect for the curmudgeonly RG getting the job done with 36 spokes. > > >> That said, this certainly took us on an entertaining detour! > > >> On Jun 9, 7:59 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 05:54 -0700, JoelMatthews wrote: > > >>>> Or are you saying BSNYC's audience for the joke was not Rando owners > >>>> but rather people too dense to understand both the Rando concept or > >>>> the many levels Star Trek failed to get things right? > > >>> Sounds about right to me.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
