Re: Wal-Mart Italian Road Bike for $1198

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	Chalo <chalo.colina@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 4, 7:15 pm, tkeats2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Tom Keats) wrote:
>> In article
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>>         landotter <landot...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > On May 4, 2:51 pm, tkeats2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Tom Keats) wrote:
>> >> In article <4eer141o6umngf02gmmneo7tt886aeo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >>         Aeek <aeeee...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:> On Sat, 3 May 2008
22:40:29 -0700 (PDT), Chalo
>> >> > <chalo.col...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> >>Madone frames, like all CFRP frames, are made from charred
>> >> >>polyacrylonitrile resin-- that's plastic, by the way-- in a matrix
of
>> >> >>epoxy resin.  Which is, y'know, plastic.  Plastic is the least
>> >> >>marketing-termish thing you could call them.
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>> >> > I love my 08 Madone 6.9, its an awesome race bike.
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>> >>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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>> >> That's the main thing.  <shrug>  Who can complain?
>> >> Nothing beats a bike that's a joy to ride, as well
>> >> as a pleasure to just ~have~.
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>> >> Which reminds me: I've gotta get around to doing
>> >> something about my heron-motif-edition Raleigh Twenty.
>> >> It's a beauty, but the stock chrome wheels are so
>> >> fubar'dly out of true.  I dunno whether to keep 'em
>> >> (and the whole bike) stock & original, or stick more
>> >> practical alu-alloy rims on there.  I'm still thinking
>> >> about it.  Some decent steerer bearings wouldn't hurt
>> >> either, if I could replace the existing nylon bu****ngs.
>> >> I've also thought about replacing the flexy front brake,
>> >> but that's part of what makes a Twenty a Twenty.
>>
>> > What makes a Twenty great is the frame and the rear hub, the rest is
>> > mainly junky.
>>
>> Steel handlebars have earned my respect.
>>
>> The only thing junky on my Twenty is
>> the fat-assed aftermarket saddle.
>>
>> The chainring with its fretworked herons
>> in the spokes is to die for.  The pedals
>> are pretty with their relief herons in the
>> rubber.  The paint is plum brown with gold
>> highlights here 'n there.  The fenders are
>> sparkling chrome.  If I obtained the stock
>> saddle, matching-coloured frame pump and a
>> S-A faceplate, it'd be like new out of the box.
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> Lots of BMX/freestyle rims are chromed aluminum.  One of those might
> be a better aesthetic choice for your Twenty than a polished or
> anodized aluminum rim.

Ooooooh, ****ny!  Thank you x a million!  :-) :-)

The bike really does glisten & glow like wide-eyed
Claudette Colbert in her prime, and I just don't
have the heart to fade it with dull, matte finishes
and surfaces.

Now I know what to do.  <subtle, machiavellian "heh">


Thanks a million + 1,
	Tom

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