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Kerry Montgomery  
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 More options Sep 29 2012, 11:00 pm
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
From: "Kerry Montgomery" <kamon...@teleport.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:00:48 -0700
Local: Sat, Sep 29 2012 11:00 pm
Subject: Re: Bike Friday Tikit warning
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DirtRoadie wrote:
> On Sep 29, 6:43 pm, Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...@FreeShell.org> wrote:
> it!> On 09-29-2012 08:46, DirtRoadie wrote:

>>> Well, there you have it. There's no end to the problems that can pop
>>> up when engineers have been involved.

>> Worse problems occur when engineers AREN'T involved.

> That's certainly the spin the engineers would like to put on it.
> However some engineers (with agendas) would have you believe that ONLY
> marketing people were EVER involved in bicycle design.
> Since it seems to be momentarily relevant, look at Bike Friday for
> example. Lots of hype! Incompetent design!  I feel sorry for the any
> of the poor ignorant slobs that bought into it!
> And worse yet,  NO freaking down tube!
> Frank made clear long ago his erroneous belief (proven wrong by
> counterexample, SlingShot, Klein Mantra, Trimble)  that a bike without
> a downtube is urideable.
> If he were honest (he is not),  he could have 'fessed up that he owned
> one!

> DR

DR,
I didn't see any smileys, or other indicators, showing which parts of this
post you meant seriously.
Yes, there sometimes are problems when engineers are involved. There
sometimes are problems when engineers are not involved. If engineers were
not involved, you would have to do without lightweight, durable, bicycles
and components, and you wouldn't be able to complain about engineers on this
forum, as you wouldn't have a computer, or electricity to operate it, nor,
unless you live in an unusual area, water to drink, nor nearly everything
you come in contact with every day, except nature.
Kerry

 
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