thanks, excellent reply. you are an asset to Trek and to this forum.
and i fully grasp the concept of getting and calling in favors, of course neither are unlimited.
Trek alone probably could not do this. but we all know well that there is power in numbers. corporations band together for many reasons to lobby and influence. and a consortium of top bike manufacturers COULD collectively twist the arms of the fat old white men that run the uci. no doubt trek belongs to numerous trade groups that might get the ball rolling forcefully in this direction.
and this is a manufacturing, sales, and even environmental issue. if designers and riders could build and ride bikes that were unconstrained by arbitrary and baseless rules (even if the bikes were still somewhat traditional in design), then bikes would get better, riders would ride them faster and more comfortably, and more regular folks would want them and buy them and ride them. and the more people on fast and comfortable bikes, the less people in cars, SUVs, motorcycles, jet-skis, 4-wheelers, and other delightful motorized contraptions. the more that happens, the better chance we have for not destroying the remaining carrying capacity of the earth.
bikes might be our last chance. just take look mr. burke says and your company's efforts with the trek lime series ...
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ...
so if not now, when ?
let me know how this does at your monday meeting ... :)
(ps. i got some good snowfall here as well, so no worries.)
Where would you want to swim ?
and i fully grasp the concept of getting and calling in favors, of course neither are unlimited.
Trek alone probably could not do this. but we all know well that there is power in numbers. corporations band together for many reasons to lobby and influence. and a consortium of top bike manufacturers COULD collectively twist the arms of the fat old white men that run the uci. no doubt trek belongs to numerous trade groups that might get the ball rolling forcefully in this direction.
and this is a manufacturing, sales, and even environmental issue. if designers and riders could build and ride bikes that were unconstrained by arbitrary and baseless rules (even if the bikes were still somewhat traditional in design), then bikes would get better, riders would ride them faster and more comfortably, and more regular folks would want them and buy them and ride them. and the more people on fast and comfortable bikes, the less people in cars, SUVs, motorcycles, jet-skis, 4-wheelers, and other delightful motorized contraptions. the more that happens, the better chance we have for not destroying the remaining carrying capacity of the earth.
bikes might be our last chance. just take look mr. burke says and your company's efforts with the trek lime series ...
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ...
so if not now, when ?
let me know how this does at your monday meeting ... :)
(ps. i got some good snowfall here as well, so no worries.)
Where would you want to swim ?