Another Bicycle Shot --PESO

[Polyhead]

On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 10:40:08 -0000
"Bob W" <pdml at web-options.com> wrote:

> I don't think Dunelts of that period were made in China (presumably
> you mean the same China that makes a lot of cameras for Pentax).
> Dunelt were part of Raleigh at that time and the bikes were made in
> England or in the local market, so that one could have been made in
> the USA. Graywolf may be able to let us know.
> 
> People decide their own priorities about what to spend their money on.
> Just because someone wants to spend a lot of money on a camera it
> doesn't mean they should also spend a lot on other things. I know
> people who have custom-built bicycles that cost more than a car, but
> who wouldn't spend more than a couple of hundred dollars on a camera.
> I also know people who've cycled round the world (some more than
> once), and now use beat-up old delivery bikes that they rescued from
> the tip. Having an expensive bike means nothing; having an expensive
> camera means nothing. What matters is to have the right bike, or the
> right camera.

I'm not convinced that bike is right for anything. :/  I mean, its not really the point of a bike really I suppose, but, ...  The most fun bike i've road all year had a 67" long front fork and needed a steel cable to keep it from folding in half.  Certainly deserved its 6 star difficulty.  Chunk 666 drinks... allot... you expect that sort of bikes out of Chunk 666.  They made a bike from nothing but springs once.. the only 10star bike in their fleet.  It really is unridable.

> That Dunelt looks like a damn good bike, and one that I'd be proud to
> own. It will probably outlive you; hopefully. If you do outlive the
> bike perhaps you'll pick up some knowledge, wisdom and humility on the
> way.

Eh... looks heavy and slow to me.  I'll stick with my Garymond.  ... half Gary Fisher, Half lemond road bike.  Its done the STP classic twice now.  I just want an intresting bike to look at.  Its just a really boring bike.  
> --
>  Bob
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On 
> > Behalf Of Polyhead
> > Sent: 01 January 2008 08:46
> > To: pdml at pdml.net
> > Subject: Re: Another Bicycle Shot --PESO
> > 
> > Would be a great shot if that made in china hunk of crap bike 
> > wasn't in the way.  >.>.... really.. people.. you'll drop a 
> > grand in a camera but won't drop $500 for a decent rig? WTF?
> > 
> > > 
> > http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/Bicycles/Dunelt-2
> > 0071229c.jpg
> > > 
> > > I kind of like the converging lines in the sky which is why 
> > > I darkened it down a bit. Not real sure of my monitor 
> > > calibration yet on the new OS load, so it would be nice if 
> > > folks would comment on how it looks on their system.
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > 
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