Jasper Janssen said:On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:29:08 -0500, catzz66 <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:If you have not seen these Next model bikes, they are amazingly
heavy. A relative brought one over for me to tinker with and it
weighs over 40 lbs. I don't think I have ever ridden a bike that
heavy before.Heavy isn't bad, if you're gonna runs it over kerbs, into fire
hydrants, and wrap it around a tree. It's usually primarily
indicative of a gas pipe frame, with very thick walled pipes. Not
necessarily a bad thing.
Nawp. The dropouts on my NEXT were relatively thick, but the dropouts were
able to be bent *by hand*, my weak 15-year-old hand. If I didn't know any
better, I would have guessed these frames were made of lead, not for the
weight, but for the malleability. It definitely would have been able to be
wrapped around a tree, for sure.
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Phil Lee, Squid