Re: Patching TPU innertube

On 1/3/2025 10:39 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 1/3/2025 9:12 AM, AMuzi wrote:

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I suspect that individual expectation and taste affect other purchases. For another example, I bought my first Corvair impulsively. I wasn't looking for a car and the seller was short of cash. I took to the handling and road feel right away, before I knew much of the Corvair platform's features and foibles.

My purchase of my Corsa went the opposite way. As an engineering student interested in cars, I was very happy that American automotive industry had finally done something more interesting and creative than "engine in front, solid axle rear." And I liked the looks of the 2nd generation Corvairs.
 When I could finally afford to buy a car, I actually looked for some used European sports car, but I couldn't find one that was not rusted out or otherwise in bad shape. I did find a good Corvair, and was very happy with my choice.
 But regarding "feel," the Corsa was as different from other Detroit offerings as your Pogliaghi was from a Schwinn single speed cruiser. As I've tried (and tried!) to make clear, most of my remarks have been about people judging between two products that are quite similar.
 

Yes and there's the rub. Similar to whom?
To a noncyclist*, my Pogliaghi is identical to a Murray Ohio ten speeder. To the 'ban autos' crowd, a Corsa or a Cadillac or a Celica are all of a piece.
Or backing up a bit, some people pay a lot for Stradivarius violins or rare vintages or what have you _for their own reasons_ by their own criteria.  Those criteria go beyond utility, resale value etc. Even your comments include, "...I liked the looks...".
* One of my favorites of the genre is the great Mad cartoonist Sergio Aragones ( he wrote the marginalia).  He apparently had never really looked at a bicycle when young, as all his early drawn cycles have a fork and headset both in front and in back.  He did change that later in life.
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