Garth- I think the point to be gleaned from the responses to your hypothetical is that many people feel that duplicating the geometry of a given bike in a different material does *not* make it the same bike, only lighter. A bike is more than the sum of the geometry angles plus weight. For many people specific kinds of strength, durability, ineffable ride "qualities", looks, and appreciation for a particular craft of construction ALL contribute to making it your favorite bike. You can't conclude that people irrationally hate carbon just because you've asked them a question where you think the only variable is carbon or steel.
I'm all for well-constructed mental exercises, and I appreciate your question if for no other reason than it lit up the forum during a boring afternoon at work! Pete in CT On Monday, July 2, 2012 5:23:01 PM UTC-4, Garth wrote: > > > Steve, My hypothesis is for each of us, if we wish, to look at our own > prejudices towards a material we may actually know nothing about ! Just > becasue so and so says it was this or that . It may be true for them... > but is it true for me ? And if your favourite frame *could be* 5 pounds > lighter for the same price .... would you still choose your heavier one ? > .. after all ... weight doesn't matter... right ? lol :) > > For myself ... it doesn't matter up to point ! I don't want another 10 > lbs. added to my Bombadil for sure ! Nor do I want to ride 1000 gram > rims. There IS a difference in feel .... and we need not "put up with" > more weight of the bike than we choose to . It's all about our individual > choice. That's why we even exist ... to *choose *:) > > Would I like a F150 that weighed 3000-3500 lbs and had 500 HP and got 50 > MPG ? Ummm.... if I could .... I just might want it ! We're all kinda > snobbish in our own ways .... and it's okay to admit it ... or not .. lol :) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ZmDs7dp3QYIJ. 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.
