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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
    Ooh, fun question!

    Perhaps my SuperSix would be a lot like my Mazda 3...fun to drive (pedal), lightweight, not high end, but not stripped-down and cheap, either. Can go fast...but not so great in snow or during crappy weather (thankfully my 3 can actually take snow tires--the stock tires are wretched in snow). Not as sporty as better-equipped versions of the same bike, either.

    My CX bike would be more like an SUV, I think (though I am not a fan of SUVs, on principle). Or perhaps a Subaru or Volvo wagon with AWD/4WD...relatively efficient, but not as much so as my dedicated road bike. But it can go places my road bike can't go.

    The mtn. bike I'm getting is more like a Jeep Wrangler. Truly made to go off-road and not as ideal for pavement. Less efficient, heavier, rough tires...
    Oh?

    I have no idea. I've only ever driven one car (mine!), so I have no real point of comparison.
    At least I don't leave slime trails.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Owlie View Post
    Oh?

    I have no idea. I've only ever driven one car (mine!), so I have no real point of comparison.
    Tell us what you drive and we can tell you what kind of bike matches!
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    Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
    Tell us what you drive and we can tell you what kind of bike matches!
    I've also got one bike!
    I drive an Accord.
    At least I don't leave slime trails.
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    2013 Charge Filter Apex| Specialized Jett 143
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    My car is just like my bike. Or vice versa. We have a beat-up old Toyota Corolla with dents and scratches, dark blue so I can never find it on parking lots, full of pine needles and sand inside, but it runs like clockwork

    yesterday in a sports store a guy (the owner?) came up to me and asked if he could take a picture of my old Frankenbike and put up on the shops webpage, "because it's just so cool. An old Kona Cinder Cone, wow!" <3
    Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin

    1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
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    Fun question!!!

    Let's see, my Luna would be like a Cadillac DTS--comfortable, smooth and good for long distances. My QR would be like a Mustang GT--fast with a little rougher ride. My Surly would be my SUV with AWD and my Schwinn would be a Buick Electra.
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    Maybe people who are into cars would think I'm nuts, but Sugar's a Porsche, Puddin's a Karmann Ghia, and Princess Ice Boogy is a Land Rover. All of them are way nicer than my beater car, a Nissan Maxima, which is going to the shop again today.
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    I'm thinking the Fargo is...I don't know, an Expedition? It can go off-road but isn't the best choice for the crazy stuff. It's super comfortable, good in all conditions, but it takes a little extra gas to make it go. And it can carry a lot more than what I use it for

    (I don't know SUVs really well, but that's what my ex-boyfriend's parents drove and I just remember car trips being pretty comfy even for long distances.)

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