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Looks like reverse snobbery to me. Remember Sam Walton and his old pick up truck?
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There is an element of reverse snobbery, I suspect, but they also make some valid points. It's sort of like the old guy that lives next door when you were a kid that used to walk outside in Bermuda shorts and black calf socks with sandals and a stained t-shirt and you couldn't imagine how he could present himself in public like that. Now, at my age, I sometimes wear things my kids are embarrassed by, but I don't care because they are comfortable and I like them. That's how I try to guide my bike gear purchasing decisions. If I like them and they work, that's all I care about.
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As for how something looks, I'm the least style conscious person there is. I want to be warm and comfortable. I buy two colors of bikes, carbon and ti.
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Titanium is overrated.
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Maybe, but it's comfortable, durable and light.
My wife's ti, Lightspeed, is 1.7 pounds of frame. And she loves it.
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Have you ever seen one of the rivendell handmade frames? Truly a beautiful bike.
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You can do it cheaply too. Most cyclists are cheapos. We middle aged professionals like to hide our incompetence with gadgets but we drive the real, authentic cyclists nuts. I borrowed my first bike, my first shorts and shoes. For several months, I rode borrowed.
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Are there big differences between aluminium, carbon fiber and titanium frames? If so, what are the general differences... I really like the carbon fiber frame I got, but I'm not sure if an aluminum frame would be much different for me? would I be able to tell a difference over time?
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Thanks for giving me hope... Everything that I've purchased so far has been pretty expensive for me, and so I don't know any other way at this point. Maybe as I become more knowledgeable I'll be better able to help my friends. Also, my wife is wanting to get into riding as well. She's 5'0" probably just over 100 lbs. (kid bike?) She wants to do it maybe a couple times a week as it will be an activity we can do together. Can we get her into a decent bike for around $1000?
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