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- From: tthiel@cs.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel)
- Subject: Re: LX DX Comparison
- Message-ID: <C19DzM.IMo@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
- References: <1993Jan22.054326.15837@schbbs.mot.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:09:22 GMT
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- A10377@waccvm.corp.mot.com (Michael Duke) writes:
- >It also means that he has had actual experience with LX. Claiming that
- >LX is less durable than DX is speculation. Only time will tell. As far
- >as dismissing LX because it is painted - big deal. Is the quality or
- >performance of your frame lessened because it is painted and might
- >chip if ridden hard? Of course, if you have a DX bike then that's a
- >strong incentive to defend it (and apparently criticize LX).
-
- The article he quoted from MBA said they did not expect LX to be very durable.
- I'm not about to spend $800+ for a bike with painted components. The differenc
- between My owning a DX bike that I purchased yesterday and his ownership of an
- LX bike is that I recently made the decision to buy a DX bike even though I
- could have bought an LX bike. I've ridden several LX bikes and was not
- impressed with anything but the (painted) brakes. The Dia-Compes on my MB-3
- are just as good and are chrome.
- -Terry
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- -Terry
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