Sorry about multiple posts above. IPad Google Groups compatability issues. >I still think it's a race for those who finish with the best times. Don't you? I think if they thought of it as a race they would follow the rules.
On Monday, August 6, 2012 1:50:01 PM UTC-5, Jim Cloud wrote: > I would hardly expect Richard Sachs to completely abandon his method > of frame construction at this point in his career and begin making > carbon fiber frames. The current demand for his bikes far exceeds his > capacity (he has a seven-year backlog) and he no longer builds any > frames except for previous customers of his frames. His bikes are > still, in addition, quite competitive in cyclocross. > > He also builds bikes that are "Thoroughly Modern Millies" in terms of > their equipment specifications, he isn't scouring the shelves looking > for classic NOS Campy components from the NR/SR era. He has stated > that every bike he produces in 2012 is a product of modern techniques > and equipment, he does not build the bikes with the same exact methods > and materials that he used 30 years ago. > > > He also seems to be unaware that PBP is not a race. > > I would also imagine that Sachs is aware that the P-B-P isn't a race > for many who ride in the event. I still think it's a race for those > who finish with the best times. Don't you? > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > > On Aug 6, 11:09 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2012-08-06 at 11:00 -0700, Jim Cloud wrote: > > > Richard Sachs once characterized the modern > > > infatuation with the French Constructeur era bike, as the end-point of > > > touring bike design, as being in the vein of Civil War enactors. > > > > Yes, that's very amusing, but one should also notice that as one of the > > best known builders of steel racing bikes, which have not been seen in > > the pro peloton for many years now, and which will certainly never be > > seen there again, he himself could be described as engaging in or > > fostering Civil War Re-enactment. > > > > > He also made the point that most of the riders in the top finishing > > > group of classic brevets, such as the P-B-P are not riding bikes that > > > evoke the Rene Herse or Alex Singer randonneur bikes of the past - > > > they're riding modern carbon fiber frame bikes. > > > > He also seems to be unaware that PBP is not a race. > -- 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/-/_0NPRAgoJBMJ. 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.
