For the benefit of doubt, the most popular is rarely the best. It is usually in the lower price bracket.
what defines "best"?
A starting point would be lighter than the most popular, and with better components.
Better components are lighter and perform smoother.
Basically, popular bikes are sh!t. Popular bikes are bought from the likes of Halfords.
Halford’s biggest selling bike is the Trax Outrage. I mean, really?
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
why is lighter better? climbing bikes are lighter than aero bikes but some people say that aero bikes are better. some say that a Roubaix is best but thats a tank.
D/A di2 is fancy dan but some people say mechanical is better
and don't mention discs vs calipers!
surely "best" is a matter of subjectivity not easily quantifiable especially given that basically every top end bike is now the same and generally people's purchases are made on how it looks, what colour it is and what kudos they think they will get from a particular brand?
agree completely with you re best vs most popular though!
Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
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De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
I am not sure. You have no chance.
what defines "best"?
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Better components are lighter and perform smoother.
Basically, popular bikes are sh!t. Popular bikes are bought from the likes of Halfords.
Halford’s biggest selling bike is the Trax Outrage. I mean, really?
I am not sure. You have no chance.
D/A di2 is fancy dan but some people say mechanical is better
and don't mention discs vs calipers!
surely "best" is a matter of subjectivity not easily quantifiable especially given that basically every top end bike is now the same and generally people's purchases are made on how it looks, what colour it is and what kudos they think they will get from a particular brand?
agree completely with you re best vs most popular though!
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Cubes are pretty popular round here too but I think that's mainly because the LBS are a specialist Cube dealer.
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