Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Frank Krygowski Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Extensive article on Rivendell and Grant Petersen Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:13:29 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: frkrygow@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:13:29 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9c65e914804687ac337fb7fda3f4798f"; logging-data="3407035"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+TpsG/ykQeiDj7rdRY94dD1KgDIgupnuM=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:YBkKrlnydZKVDGzqqLrQAYSGWGU= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2796 On 9/24/2024 4:08 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote: > On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:10:36 -0400, Frank Krygowski > wrote: > >> On 9/23/2024 5:30 PM, AMuzi wrote: >>> >>> >>> Yes they do [want to win], else there's no (or at least less) recompense. >>> >>> Which would mean modern hydraulic systems for descents certainly, the >>> skimpiest lightest calipers (and lighter non-disc wheels) for TT and >>> ascent stages. For most rolling road stages it makes no significant >>> difference. >> >> The "no significant difference" idea baffles a lot of people. > > The "different personal preferences" baffles a lot of people. > > The "I don't need to justify my personal preferences" idea is far > beyond some people's comprehension. Nobody _has_ to justify their personal preferences. And certainly, nobody has to read others' justifications for their personal preferences. But if a person doesn't find such _discussion_ interesting, perhaps they should find something else to do, other than reading a group devoted to such _disussions_. How weird to spend so much time in a forum whose very purpose makes you angry! -- - Frank Krygowski