Re: Humor: Stolen from alt.mountain-bike

In article <JNM8f.344278$tl2.303338@pd7tw3no>,
"Dave Mayer" <dave4242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Phil, Squid-in-Training" <phil_leeIHEARTBASHGUARDS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:v1E8f.5896$mV4.5873@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > How to be a bike snob:
> >
> > http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/?id=2005/nelson_bike_snob
> >
> > --
> > Phil, Squid-in-Training
> >
> Good one... Bike snobs are fun to play with, especially our local
> race-oriented shops.
>
> My winter project is to construct a mutant road bike with a mixed Suntour
> and Campagnolo drivetrain. Running the numbers indicates that Campagnolo
> 10-speed Ergo shifters should shift a Suntour XC Pro RD with a 8-speed Sachs
> cogset. My plan is to strap this stuff on a new 1985 Vitus 979 frame
> (lighter than Cannondale CAAD 6) to produce an 18-pound totally-dialed-in
> frankenbike in which no 2 parts match.
>
> Its the mix of Simplex, Huret, Suntour, Mavic, Sachs and Campy components
> that makes my local shop guys despair.
>
> Ryan: you still using that 3-pulley Suntour ARX rear derailleur? That
> indeed would be the finishing touch.

For this project? It is yours.

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"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos
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