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Article #129: Performance Bicycles: What Is Performance?

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In order to talk about performance non-flashy bicycles, boy, could I talk
bicycles, we should start by defining the your ear off. There are so many amazing
term. We all know what bicycle signifies, things about recycling old bikes
but what about performance? I think that [recycled bicycles] into fabulously
many people tend to define the word functional and affordable new bikes!
performance as the ability to offer top I remember when I was young, after a
operation, meaning top speeds, top short period of ownership, dismantling
maneuverability, and clockwork smooth and customizing my very fancy red and
mechanical functioning. chromed Columbia touring bicycle that I
While all of those minor definitions had received one Christmas. The first
certainly relate to an overall concept of items removed were the fancy chromed
performance, I would like to offer fenders and tail extension and of course
another perspective of performance as the chrome chain guard.
related to bicycles. Though we all want I was not the only one of my friends who
to be the next Lance Armstrong, our own did this, risking the wrath of parents
best personal performance does not have wondering why we took such expensive and
to reflect world's records for speed or fancy looking bikes and tore them down. I
distance. remember the Wynn brothers. They made
In my opinion, for the non-professional chopper bicycles by mounting the front
bicycle rider, even the more serious wheel fork and tube upside down in the
bicycle rider, performance should really bicycle frame giving the bike that
be an issue of finding the bike that best motorcycle chopper look. This was our
fits your lifestyle. This is going to definition of a performance bicycle.
include things other than top, high speed The Wynn brothers had a collection of
racing performance. used bicycles and bicycle parts that
The best bicycle for the more common user amazed me. What they did with those parts
has many non-race related factors to take was even more amazing.
under consideration. How much can I spend Sustain ability is the way to go. Every
on a bike? I have to carry my bike time we're able to use what already
upstairs, will the bike be heavy to lift? exists we're giving someone a new bike
There are many practical concerns that that may not be able to afford one
may end up making more of a difference otherwise. Or perhaps we're merely saving
than trimming a couple seconds of your a spot in a landfill where stuff he
mile. haven't figured out how to recycle can
One thing to consider is where you will go.
be storing your bicycle, and where it Consider all your concerns and interests
will be kept when you ride it to various surrounding the type of bike that will
destinations. You may not want to have a best fit into your lifestyle and your
flashy top of the line bike in particular community. You may learn something about
parts of town anyway. yourself and the other people like you
And if you want to get into the topic of living just next door.






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