Audio as a hobby

Hi J:
Nice to see more racers around here. Hey I wasn't talkin about the tiny group of folks who race. Like I said, if your intersted in a wheel length after a few hour and have done the work on a bike to actually take advantage of the design go for it. So of course that's what's the pro's drive. Very few riderrs have much of sprint left in them after a couple hours of hard pace. Just racers really or folks who used to race. But those racing frames for the average guy it's like going out and getting a formula one chassis to drive around town in when you only have a 50 horse power engine.
Anyway, I wasn't talking about frames for someone with your time in the saddle. bang for the buck I still think steel is great and for a 47 yr old such as myself out of the competition it is as good a choice as any - but that means there are other good choices too.

Cheers, and keep ridin

Surprised:
NO amateur astronomers
NO Lionel train collectors
NO coin or stamp collectors
No reenactors civil war or otherwise
No R/C modelers
No model railroaders
No sailors or sailboat racers
No motorcylcists HD or otherwise
No antique car collectors or restorers, though a few racers
No recreational boaters, though a few ski
No gardeners
No recreational flyers, wing or rotor
NO furniture restorers or builders

Most of the responses were not hobbies but sports, which is
ok, but I was more interested in hobbies, which in my mind is doing something creative. Getting in shape and having a
a good time with it is a positive pursuit but not a hobby.

I may be an amateur astronomer??? I never miss any eclipses, meteorite showers, etc. Yet, I do not own a telescope. I just enjoy it from eye level. Unfortunately, if I get any money, I'm quick to spend it on audio so there is none left for a telescope.

Lots of cyclists. Me too. I give another vote for CroMo steel. Good old Reynolds 531 ... comfy, light, stiff enough, repairable, lasts for years.
I think too many cyclists these days are carried away with gear. I always remember doing the time trials there would always be one older chap (50s) turn up on something that looked like a delivery bike, and then thoroughly trounce all of us young 'uns with our sleek racing machines.

As to Jla .. I think you're overlooking durability in aluminum and particularly carbon frames. Of course the pros don't ride steel. But the difference is that they don't have to buy their own bikes, and then ride them for 10 years, over crummy road surfaces, in traffic.

It's in the legs ... not the frame material at the amateur level.

Shubertmaniac, i've got an older Harley that i'm VERY slowly modifying / rebuilding. Also have an old Corvette Stingray that i'll probably end up rebuilding the motor on next year. Used to have 6 different "muscle cars" at one time. They ranged from turbo charged small blocks to 482" big blocks with Weber's on them. Not only can that stuff get expensive ( in terms of parts and storage ), it can literally kill you if you're not careful. Having that much power and not using it was too much of a temptation for me. You would not believe the amount of tickets that i had within about a 6 year time frame. It would make your head spin. My lawyer LOVED me to say the least and i was on a "bulk rate" program with him. Now i drive a 4 cylinder / 5 speed Tempo back and forth to work and still average about 2 tickets a year : ) Sean
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