USPS dropping Trek and Shimano!

Jiyang Chen wrote:

"Bob Schwartz" wrote in message
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LANCE is a part owner of Trek.



What good is that? Everyone wants THE bike that Lance rides, not a bike
from a company that's partly owned by Lance.

Jiyang



I wonder if Lance is still an employee of Oakley.*


* Lance was made an employee of Oakley to get health insurance coverage
during his cancer treatment.

Anyone who buys/sells their bike because of their favorite pro ride
uses a specific model really needs help ..........

A good rider buys his/her bike based on their needs, budget, and fi
on a bike

I took no more pleasure than absolutely smoking people that bought thei
bike because it was the most expensive, latest technology, or because o
a sponsored endorsement by some professional when the person who bough
it could barely average 18 mph on their new toy .......

If USPS tossed Trek, it would be all over Velonews, and the other majo
magazines, don't you think????


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"Daremo" wrote in message
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Anyone who buys/sells their bike because of their favorite pro rider
uses a specific model really needs help ...........

A good rider buys his/her bike based on their needs, budget, and fit
on a bike.

I took no more pleasure than absolutely smoking people that bought their
bike because it was the most expensive,


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Dumbass -


I hope you at least got pleasure from the reach-around.

Daremo wrote in message . com...
Anyone who buys/sells their bike because of their favorite pro rider
uses a specific model really needs help ...........

A good rider buys his/her bike based on their needs, budget, and fit
on a bike.

I took no more pleasure than absolutely smoking people that bought their
bike because it was the most expensive, latest technology, or because of
a sponsored endorsement by some professional when the person who bought
it could barely average 18 mph on their new toy ........

If USPS tossed Trek, it would be all over Velonews, and the other major
magazines, don't you think?????


Not sure what this had to do with the previous in thread, but aside
from the hullaballoo it's pretty unthinkable and I don't waste any
time with the "what if"

As for bikes, I upgraded to a Colnago after chugging around for
several years on an old steel Fuji. The Colnago made me ride better,
but I'm not very enthusiastic about taking it out in the rain and
spending an hour cleaning it up afterwards (particularly when I could
be taking a warm shower and having some soup and tea) A couple bikes
are on the way, one steel for the winter riding and one carbon (a few
years old) to drag around as a travel bike. I'll try to keep my pride
and joy for the less crappy days in the spring. It'll see
considerable work, but I don't enjoy just tearing it up when I can do
that with a $600 used bike.

"Daremo" wrote in
A good rider buys his/her bike based on their needs, budget, and fit
on a bike.

That's something that rarely happens. Newcomers and even long time roadies
want want the same equipment that Lance Armstrong use, with the same helmet,
frame, wheels, Pro M frame, matching jerseys and shorts. They think that if
the stuff is good enough for Lance Armstrong, it must be really really good.

And that feeling alone is a psychological boost and helps them ride better
One sees more Trek carbon fiber frames than any other frame, not because
it's cheaper or better, but because Lance Armstrong uses it.

"Jiyang Chen" writes:

"Daremo" wrote in
A good rider buys his/her bike based on their needs, budget, and fit
on a bike.

That's something that rarely happens. Newcomers and even long time roadies
want want the same equipment that Lance Armstrong use, with the same helmet,
frame, wheels, Pro M frame, matching jerseys and shorts. They think that if
the stuff is good enough for Lance Armstrong, it must be really really good.

And that feeling alone is a psychological boost and helps them ride better
One sees more Trek carbon fiber frames than any other frame, not because
it's cheaper or better, but because Lance Armstrong uses it.


I suppose there really is no limit to the stupidity of ''homo sapiens''
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le Vent a Dos
Davey Crockett
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Davey Crockett wrote:

I suppose there really is no limit to the stupidity of ''homo sapiens''

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Davey Crockett wrote:

"Jiyang Chen" writes:

"Daremo" wrote in
A good rider buys his/her bike based on their needs, budget, and fit
on a bike.

That's something that rarely happens. Newcomers and even long time roadies
want want the same equipment that Lance Armstrong use, with the same helmet,
frame, wheels, Pro M frame, matching jerseys and shorts. They think that if
the stuff is good enough for Lance Armstrong, it must be really really good.

And that feeling alone is a psychological boost and helps them ride better
One sees more Trek carbon fiber frames than any other frame, not because
it's cheaper or better, but because Lance Armstrong uses it.


I suppose there really is no limit to the stupidity of ''homo sapiens''

there was a funny quote from eric hoffer that i just read last nite in
the book "the blank slate. the modern denial of human nature" (steven
pinker) that said "When people are free to do as they please, they
usually imitate each other."

the book itself was saying that as a species we have a powerful desire
to imitate others because this aids 1. for people to learn and benefit
from other people's knowledge and experiences (so, i buy a trek because
lance rides one and he's good. in a world without advertising, this may
actually help me). and 2. it helps arbitrary rules that are necessary
for a group to function to be followed (like driving on the correct side
of the road, or believing that the little paper with presidents heads
printed on them are really equivalent to goods and services.).

most everyone has noticed that humans in groups are conformists, but
it's interesting to think about how conforming helped the species to be
successful. i know, this has really nothing to do with your post except
that i was reading about it at about the same time as you were writing,
sorry.

heather

Yes, I can type ....... but not at 8 in the morning ..........



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I started on a low end POS Raleigh I bought when I was stationed in
Germany in '91, and started to rife, and follow racing. I have followed
Armstrong's career since then. And have always been disappointed with
him since he lost the '92 Olympics .............

When I got back to the states, I bought a newer Raleigh that was too
small for me, but i wanted a bike that day, and couldn't wait. Idiot
move ..........

In '93 I started working in a shop, and bought a Fuji Team chromo with
Ultegra. Then a custom built GT Edge chromo frame that I built with all
the lightest and newest parts. All because they were great values and
suited my riding style, and because I worked in a shop and got killer
pricing. I could care less what the pros rode other than some of the bad
azz time trial frames because they were so cool. In fact, I loved the
Colnago Master Krono so much that I forced the shop I was at to become a
Colnago dealer so I could buy the Master Krono frame ............ and
this was the only time a purchase was influenced by a pro ......... I
bought the Mapei frame because I loved Tony Rominger, he was the man.
But that bike got used about three times a year after I built it up.

However, when I opened the box, saw the quality and beauty of the bike,
I immediately ordered a Colnago Technos that I built up for training and
long rides. Beautiful bike, but no prows rode a magenta/purple Technos
......... just me and about three other people in Maryland ...........

People that buy nice equipment based solely on the idea that a pro rides
it are sheep ........... I bought the Torrelli frame used off of
fleabay, almost all the parts individually from fleabay, and built it
myself. The bike is a pig (about 23 pounds), but suits my riding
abilities right now, and is steel and Italian, my choices. I'm probably
goiung to get a Giant TCR 0 as my graduation gift from Grad. school, but
only because my old boss will give me employee purchase pricing, and
only if I reach my goals for riding by May ....



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