Examples of enduring good design?
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What about the humble Sturmey Archer hub gear? Still around and in production after over 100 years.
Or the original VW Golf. It was so right in every way and set the standard for small family cars in it's time and all VW have done in their efforts to replace it is to make it bigger, uglier and heavier and not as enjoyable to drive.
Or the original VW Golf. It was so right in every way and set the standard for small family cars in it's time and all VW have done in their efforts to replace it is to make it bigger, uglier and heavier and not as enjoyable to drive.
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tyred said:
Sturmey Archer hub maybe ............... modern ones at a push. The ones from yesteryear were crap.
As far recommending a car ................. £^$%&"^%!!!
threebikesmcginty
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Crankarm said:
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Sadly not so enduring.
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threebikesmcginty said:
FFS!!! This site is turning into a car forum. Go and post on PetrolHeads or TopGear
.Crankarm said:
There are plenty of old SA hubs still in everyday use and still running reliably after decades of use. What more do you want?
Why shouldn't I recommend a car? They need to be designed like everything else and some are better designed than others. Rather than highlight some exotic sports car that few people can afford, I picked a car for the people that I believe set the standards for many years after it was introduced.
threebikesmcginty
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Crankarm said:FFS!!! This site is turning into a car forum. Go and post on PetrolHeads or TopGear.
Did I miss the bit at the end of the OP where it states 'unless Crankarm says otherwise'. Good design is good design isn't it regardless of whether you approve.
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... the Fender Stratocaster.
This is my 1979 model (hence its rather battered state), photographed on top of a hill near Monmouth in the sunset.
... the Fender Stratocaster.
This is my 1979 model (hence its rather battered state), photographed on top of a hill near Monmouth in the sunset.
threebikesmcginty
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Rhythm Thief said:
probably best to post that twangy-axe.com or somesuch, anyway a Gretsch Semi Acoustic is better surely!
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Rhythm Thief said:At risk of meeting with Cranky's disapproval ...
... the Fender Telecaster.
'Am I though only one interested in cycling?
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And the Porsche 911, or whatever it's called these days. This is my dad's Carerra 4S in Bahrain last year.
