Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Frank Krygowski Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: BOLO pervert cyclist Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 21:21:25 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: <5sindjpqbq0lks6kn3but34lsisqsf0ooo@4ax.com> Reply-To: frkrygow@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 03:21:26 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7bc7005c541f446f87b213fb98d8953f"; logging-data="2246476"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19gcDqRgVfHFsoEUVhu1u+Pt8RSlsWx6D8=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:lBNl+hdsCCEebORqDzVC4YN5FyQ= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3350 On 9/8/2024 7:45 PM, AMuzi wrote: > On 9/8/2024 6:16 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: >> On 9/8/2024 4:54 PM, AMuzi wrote: >>> On 9/8/2024 2:23 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: >>>> On 9/8/2024 11:25 AM, AMuzi wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Same argument applies to 95% of race bikes and probably half of all >>>>> upper end bicycles. They are mostly sitting in garages as we speak. >>>> >>>> Correct, of course, but even the most avid rider's bike is probably >>>> sitting in his garage at any given moment. >>>> >>>> It would be more accurate to say that most race bikes are never >>>> raced. Which should be a strong clue that a race bike is probably >>>> far from the best choice for most bicyclists. >>>> >>>> But hey, they're fashionable! >>>> >>> >>> Not unlike large pickups.  What ever do you care about either?  I'm >>> happy that people are happy. meh. >> >> :-) Yet you were the one who raised the point about them not being used! >> >> Is a person who bought a race bike but doesn't ride it really happy >> with it? >> >> Might he not be happier if he instead had a bike that better suited >> his potential uses? >> >> Does that not hint that his subjective choice turned out to be a mistake? >> >> > > For whom? By what standard? > > Occasional or even rare use suits some people. Then there's the > unquantifiable 'pride of ownership' (not only race bikes) besides > investment appreciation.  People can be complex, and motives are often > unclear.  Those unhappy with their toys sell them or give them away in > my experience. Andrew, "I'm really glad I bought that bike, but I don't ride it" sounds pretty unlikely to me. Not impossible, but unlikely - unless the statement is intended to hide his buyer's remorse. -- - Frank Krygowski