In article <ma39g5-9rr.ln1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Dane Buson <dane@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> Tom Keats <tkeats2005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> In article <nbumf5-997.ln1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> Dane Buson <dane@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>>> pjstock@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What brands/makes/models do you see in your area?
>>>
>>> Well, first of course there are the ubiquitous but servile Huffy and
>>> Mongoose brands. But you probably meant something a little more
>>> highbrow. Generally lots of bike boom bikes like Akami, Apollo,
>>> Centurion, Sekai, Ni****ki, some Raleigh, some unidentifiables.
>>>
>>>> What are your thoughts on what makes a great beater?
>>>
>>> Cheap, not rusted through, aluminum wheels are a plus, 700c instead of
>>> 27" is nice.
>>
>> Oooh! Oooh! Suzue one-piece, forged, no-tool-marks,
>> wide-flanged hubs!
>>
>> Yeah, they've nutted axles instead of QRs, but that's
>> part of what makes a good beater too.
>
> True, I'm not fond of quick release on anything that will be locked up
> outside for more than five minutes at a time. Plus, at least the nutted
> axles always work, some of the quick releases are pure cheese.
And those Suzue one-piece wide-flanged hubs possess
a classic sort of beauty that doesn't require fancy
colourization (hooker cosmetics.) As opposed to those
offerings by those guys who nowadays proffer their fancy,
high-falutin' hubs, all dolled-up in their fancy colours.
Suzue hubs have a demure, honest and ingenue beauty which
is neither apparent to, nor appreciated by everyone. That
only serves to enhance their beauty all the more.
cheers,
Tom
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