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No matter how much technology and science may advance, there comes a
point in every device's history when design can no longer be improved. That's not to say that the bicycle overall has reached the final end of it's evolution, but the basic design may have. - - "May you have the winds at your back, And a really low gear for the hills!" Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" Chris'Z Corner http://www.geocities.com/czcorner |
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http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050...742r_page2.htm
... titanium, which is lighter than steel and provides a comfortable ride, but its lack of stiffness means less steering control... Yeah, riiight! -- "Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes, it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877) |
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Vinnie wrote: (Chris Zacho "The Wheelman") wrote in news:3771- : No matter how much technology and science may advance, there comes a point in every device's history when design can no longer be improved. Name one currently useful device that can no longer be improved. Chop sticks Chinese cleaver Spoon Duct tape? |
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LioNiNoiL_a t_Y a h 0 0_d 0 t_c 0 m wrote:
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050...742r_page2.htm ... titanium, which is lighter than steel and provides a comfortable ride, but its lack of stiffness means less steering control... Yeah, riiight! That seemed weird to me too, but I've never ridden a Ti frame. -- Paul M. Hobson Georgia Institute of Technology ..:change the words numbers if you want to reply to me:. |
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Vinnie writes:
No matter how much technology and science may advance, there comes a point in every device's history when design can no longer be improved. Name one currently useful device that can no longer be improved. Off the top of my head: o a cup o a couch o a shovel o a belt or braces -- Robert Uhl http://public.xdi.org/=ruhl `Genetically' we are nearly identical to fruit flies. On the other hand, as a species we write better string quartets. --Rich Clancey |
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Hammer Thumbtack Nail Mirror Post-It Notes However, I'll agree that in complex machines with moving parts, there is a lot more room for improvement. Things can be made lighter, stronger, stiffer/more flexible, etc. But there is a lot of hype out there, and being aware of it makes me relunctant to buy the latest and greatest components and accessories out there. For this reason I tend to avoid the magazines, or at least flip through them skeptically. Also, I just can't afford to, either, which isn't any great tragedy because it forces me to be creative and make good choices when upgrading or repairing something on my bike. |
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