paul fellows
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- Middlesbrough UK
I will try to make my point this way.
The lady going cycling with her child in the park, a green commuter and me just out for a bit of exercise, what we want out of cycling is fun.
Over the past 50 years the reliability of cars has improved a lot, the reliability of bikes has not. And according to Globalti on this thread durability may have even gone down. If bikes had shown he same level of improvement as ca have, then those who want them could have fool proof bikes. And the racers could have the choice between the extra weight of a better chain or a light chain and the extra weight of a chain tool.
I chose chains as the example of how the drive for light weight / high performance as been at the expense of better bikes for the ordinary bike rider.
Pale Rider how would we know? Though I now know what replacement chain not to buy.
The lady going cycling with her child in the park, a green commuter and me just out for a bit of exercise, what we want out of cycling is fun.
Over the past 50 years the reliability of cars has improved a lot, the reliability of bikes has not. And according to Globalti on this thread durability may have even gone down. If bikes had shown he same level of improvement as ca have, then those who want them could have fool proof bikes. And the racers could have the choice between the extra weight of a better chain or a light chain and the extra weight of a chain tool.
I chose chains as the example of how the drive for light weight / high performance as been at the expense of better bikes for the ordinary bike rider.
Pale Rider how would we know? Though I now know what replacement chain not to buy.