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Re: DeRosa Marek Road Bike

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From: Peter Jensen
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 02:48
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David Eugene Coley <gte507n@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> i think its ridiculous to ride any bike that expensive.  u can get a good
> car for that amount.  and my standard of 'good' is definitely not based on
> throwing $ down the drain, that's for sure.  I use a bike bought for $40,
> i get to class in 7min max, and i get a little exercise, which is pretty
> much what u get on ANY bike.  and the bike has no pointless fad items like
> suspension everywhere or fancy names that will get it stolen.

  Do you have any sort of life outside of Georgia Tech? You seem to
think that the only reason a Tech student would own, buy, or sell a
bicycle is to get to class. To get to class (across campus), a $40
bike is probably just fine. To get to class from 8 miles away, I
seriously doubt that your $40 bike would hold up nearly as well or
provide nearly as safe or pleasurable riding experience (over the
course of a year).

  Even then, you could probably get by with a quality $100 bike. But
why ride at all? We've got MARTA. Open your eyes.

  i think capslock keys are ridiculous.

-Peter, trying to improve the quality of git.talk.flame
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From: Peter Jensen <jensen@cc.gatech.edu>
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Subject: Re: DeRosa Marek Road Bike
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Date: 21 Nov 2000 02:48:02 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, USA
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