tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post3936800612205867939..comments2024-03-13T02:16:08.135-04:00Comments on Cozy Beehive: Bike Shop DreamsRon Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-77283112008018539582009-07-05T15:38:20.666-04:002009-07-05T15:38:20.666-04:00Don't worry, there isn't anything wrong wi...Don't worry, there isn't anything wrong with you, Pinerallos don't really do anything for me either ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403695097675640092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-62852738614240441652009-07-04T19:54:15.910-04:002009-07-04T19:54:15.910-04:00I visited my LBS yesterday and they had exactly th...I visited my LBS yesterday and they had exactly that bike on display, too. Didn't do anything for me? What's wrong with me? I'm worried now ... :-)Grooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746451980347654639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-11947736080871177712009-06-30T19:38:43.663-04:002009-06-30T19:38:43.663-04:00I love this fresh blog. It gives me a break from a...I love this fresh blog. It gives me a break from all the Lance Armstrong fueled 'news' and unwanted commentary on others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-52552620613887484842009-06-30T13:23:05.991-04:002009-06-30T13:23:05.991-04:00A $15000 bike is absurd. I recently saw a Trek wit...A $15000 bike is absurd. I recently saw a Trek with Lance's autograph on it in a bike shop for $9500. Anything more than about $4000 is pure extortion. With a little internet research and determination, anyone can put together a spectacular bike with top-end components for a fraction of what bike shops charge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-71861258113819537882009-06-30T13:21:44.030-04:002009-06-30T13:21:44.030-04:00Beautiful writing - that hurts.
Gonna have to go ...Beautiful writing - that hurts.<br /><br />Gonna have to go give my CAAD8 some love now. At least she's loyal - and paid for.Suitcase of Couragehttp://suitcaseofcourage.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-68497357616648687152009-06-29T23:37:40.489-04:002009-06-29T23:37:40.489-04:00@Jason : Thats why there's Ebay. Isn't it ...@Jason : Thats why there's Ebay. Isn't it amazing there's a fine balance to this world? Or someone would make me bankrupt by now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-65768375654953794222009-06-29T23:26:14.717-04:002009-06-29T23:26:14.717-04:00I really hate the marking up of product in the cyc...I really hate the marking up of product in the cycling world - it is easily one of the most gauging industries behind high fashion.<br /><br />There is nothing about a Pinerello that justifies the price tag, even the materials and assembly bottleneck of the Dogma.<br /><br />...and riding on LightWeights is throwing money away unless you are a pro. <br /><br />Fight the industry and buy OEM carbon parts, you're still in the black vs a branded frame even if you throw it out and buy a new one each season and transfer the groupset.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403695097675640092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-84810284140082249022009-06-29T22:41:00.709-04:002009-06-29T22:41:00.709-04:00B : Sweet bike, that. Let your wife not know about...B : Sweet bike, that. Let your wife not know about your lusts.Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-43650914688771742212009-06-29T21:10:49.394-04:002009-06-29T21:10:49.394-04:00Brilliant! That made me smile out loud.
I did *e...Brilliant! That made me smile out loud.<br /><br />I did *exactly* that in a bike shop the other weekend where the object of my lust was a <a href="http://www.ridley-bikes.com/bikes.php?category=1&bike=21" rel="nofollow">Ridley Helium</a>.<br /><br />I bought a spare tube instead. :-)<br /><br />CAPTCHA: sweti. Like my palms while I stared at the beautiful carbon fibre.brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372829873729279832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-22490880528491807872009-06-29T19:45:39.607-04:002009-06-29T19:45:39.607-04:00Why 15,000? Its for the Italian smell. C'mon g...Why 15,000? Its for the Italian smell. C'mon guys! :)Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-71469309734742859172009-06-29T19:40:54.345-04:002009-06-29T19:40:54.345-04:0015,000??? And its still stuck with 10 speed record...15,000??? And its still stuck with 10 speed record on it. Not fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-62170021500237403152009-06-29T18:14:13.483-04:002009-06-29T18:14:13.483-04:00Why does that bike cost 15 grand? Not even Lance A...Why does that bike cost 15 grand? Not even Lance Armstongs hand built Trek costs that much?<br /><br />I think P.T. Barnum said it best when he said,“There's a sucker born every minute”.alloycowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429465662167808264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-43426984139815036152009-06-29T16:37:37.571-04:002009-06-29T16:37:37.571-04:00I certainly haven't come down to the level of ...I certainly haven't come down to the level of desperation you describe (thankfully!). But its interesting that at my bike shop, there's always a few hard-pressed individuals from the neighbourhood touring the bike shop, marvelling at the luxuries of capitalism they could never dream to even touch, leave alone buy. Its funny, also a little sad.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-49056412567430588732009-06-29T16:28:03.462-04:002009-06-29T16:28:03.462-04:00Nice one! This lends itself to my theory of why bi...Nice one! This lends itself to my theory of why bike shops are termed 'brick and mortar'. Mortar = blowing up dreams. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-11094956881038830672009-06-29T16:09:56.276-04:002009-06-29T16:09:56.276-04:00Wow, man. Way to just bum me out. Did you do a cre...Wow, man. Way to just bum me out. Did you do a credit check on me and dig around in my wallet before you wrote that?RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-74549102593393337242009-06-29T15:54:14.896-04:002009-06-29T15:54:14.896-04:00didnt get the gist of the last sentense. were u sa...didnt get the gist of the last sentense. were u saiyng dreams die faster than mayflies? :))))Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268869622833968439noreply@blogger.com