tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post7408427198338025587..comments2023-11-08T17:17:17.843-05:00Comments on Spokes of a Wheel: More on the Park Summit (Training vs. Marketing)Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02091258691699601116noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-16028601083949243852009-03-30T05:03:00.000-04:002009-03-30T05:03:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.mrktghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637401612255628434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-16095803998487666962009-02-02T16:53:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:53:00.000-05:00Man, that was, like, the worst typing/spelling/gra...Man, that was, like, the worst typing/spelling/grammer ever!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601092971406547119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-89838875130950295922009-02-02T16:52:00.001-05:002009-02-02T16:52:00.001-05:00Man, that was, like, the worst typing/spelling/gra...Man, that was, like, the worst typing/spelling/grammer ever!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601092971406547119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-35853499959380798142009-02-02T16:52:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:52:00.000-05:00Man, that was, like, the worst typing/spelling/gra...Man, that was, like, the worst typing/spelling/grammer ever!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601092971406547119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-56756932376752210142009-02-02T16:51:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:51:00.000-05:00perfectly good 9-speed Ultegra (my current sys...perfectly good 9-speed Ultegra <BR/> (my current system of choice)<BR/> drops in value another 25-35%. <BR/> Which means I can afford to <BR/> build up another relatively <BR/> modern road bike.<BR/><BR/>But you will be able to get build up several nice 9-spd ultegra bikes for not much. That's the only advantage I can see. It's nice that you've got room for 18.5 bikes, Tim. I've only got room for 2 or so, so I fend myself having to get rid of tons of perfectly good parts. I can hardly give them away fast enough. This is why every bikey person has chestfuls of old parts--they get replaced even though they're perfectly functional.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Tim, do you have any expereince with Kidztandems? (The ones with the kid/stoker in front.)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601092971406547119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-82666533392919441942009-01-21T12:58:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:58:00.000-05:00Actually the most important thing about Dura Ace 7...Actually the most important thing about Dura Ace 7900, or SRAM Red, or Campagnolo Spinal Tap is that within a couple of years whatever technological advances show up in 105, Rival or Centaur.<BR/><BR/>Or - in my case - the trendiness of Campy Spinal Tap or Shimano electronic whatsoever means that perfectly good 9-speed Ultegra (my current system of choice) drops in value another 25-35%. Which means I can afford to build up another relatively modern road bike.Sykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479673114518870718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-66363036189260925692009-01-20T10:09:00.000-05:002009-01-20T10:09:00.000-05:00I don't get the impression that Shimano expects sh...I don't get the impression that Shimano expects shop folk to actually service the motors. They have a diagnostic "black box" that one day you will probably be able to buy, but I suspect that if one of the electronic components dies, you simply replace it. Not my idea of good serviceability, but it seems to be the trend.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091258691699601116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-40034224351841414212009-01-20T02:06:00.000-05:002009-01-20T02:06:00.000-05:00You can tell how well a thing will sell by the mec...You can tell how well a thing will sell by the mechanics' reaction to it at such seminars. <BR/>That's why the teaching turned into marketing. <BR/><BR/>(Shimano's Coasting? Yawn. Mavic's wireless shifting? Please. Don't even get me started on Campy's 11-speed cassette. And what is UP with a 31.8 handle clamp size becoming STANDARD? It all just makes me wanna holler...)<BR/><BR/>Now we have tiny little motors running the shifting system, meaning that we'll have to know how to repair each of those little motors in addition to knowing how to maintain what is otherwise the same basic drive train design that bikes have been using for nearly 80 years. (Do I want to spend my time working on little motors? Not really.)<BR/><BR/>My reaction at Shimano's latest has gone from yawning to shuddering. I hope to God I never have to repair one of those silly things. And if that makes me retro, grouchy, or both, that's just fine with me. I really wish the bike industry would start making stuff I can believe in again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com