힌트는 노랑이 팔찌...ㅎㅎ
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>저는 1990년대 중반부터 줄곧 아래의 자전거 잡지들을 정기구독 해오고 있습니다.
>
>하나는, <a href="http://www.bikemag.com/"><b><font color="blue">"Bike"</font></b></a> 입니다.
>Cross Country, All Mountain, Freeriding, 그리고 Down Hill 등
>"Mountain Bicycling"의 전 분야를 다루고 있습니다.
>
>다른 하나는, <a href="http://www.bicycling.com/"><b><font color="blue">"Bicycling"</font></b></a> 입니다.
>거의 대부분의 지면에서 (약 95%이상)
>"Road Bicycling" (우리나라에서 흔히 "사이클"로 불리우는) 을 다루고,
>나머지 5% 정도만 "Mountain Bicycling"에 할애할까 말까 합니다.
>
>위의 두 잡지 모두 미국에서 발행되는 것들 입니다.
>
>지난 주에 도착한 "Bicycling" 2005년 4월호는
><b><2005 Bike Buyer's Guide></b> 특집호로 꾸며져 있으며,
>많은 road bikes와 mountain bikes의 간략한 reviews 및 소개들이 실려 있습니다.
>
>이 책을 보다가 어제 밤에서야 비로소 발견한
>재미있는 내용이 있어서 아래에 여러분께 소개할까 합니다.
>
>새로 나온 신제품 자전거들을 소개하는 각각의 페이지 맨 아랫 쪽에 자그마한 글씨로
>세계 유명 자전거 브랜드가 지니고 있는 인상 또는 느낌 (impression) 에 대해
>간단하고 재미있게 서술해 놓았더군요.
>
>책을 받고 처음 볼 때는, 이번 호의 주요 내용인 신제품 소개/리뷰 칼럼으로만 눈이 가므로
>깨알같이 적혀 있는 이 재미있는 내용들이 있다는 사실을 몰랐었습니다.
>
>세계적으로 이름이 알려져 있는
>road, mountain, tandem, recumbent, 그리고 기타 bikes 브랜드 47개를
>100 여 페이지에 걸쳐 알파벳 순서대로 한 페이지에 하나의 브랜드를 딱 한 줄씩,
>그러나 그 브랜드가 갖고 있는 이미지를 가장 잘 나타낼 수 있게 표현했습니다.
>
>여기에 적혀 있는 각각의 브랜드에 대한 일반적인 느낌이나 평가들이
>여러분께서 자전거를 선택하실 때 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각이 되어,
>이 책에 수록되어 있는 내용을 원문 그대로 모두 아래에 옮겨 적었습니다.
>
>간단명료하게 표현된 영어 "구/절" 들이므로, 구태여 번역은 필요없겠지요.
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><font size="4"><b>세계의 유명 자전거 브랜드들의 이미지</b></font>
>
><font size="3" color="teal" face="times new roman"><b>"What's your brand?"
>"Each bike maker's style, values and specialties -
>because a bike's not just a bike, it's part of who you are..."</b></font>
>
>1. BACCHETTA: Incredibly comportable recumbents
>
>2. BIANCHI: Italian heritage, and its own color
> - that hue of green you either love or hate is "celeste"
>
>3. BREEZER: Thoughtfully designed urban and commuting bikes
>
>4. BURLEY: A co-op with finely crafted steel tandems,
> sweet singles and 'bents, too
>
>5. CANNONDALE: Aluminum-frame connoisseur (that dabbles in carbon)
> for road and mountain
>
>6. CERVELO: Road specialists, superior time-trial bikes
>
>7. CHALLENGE: Some of the most advanced and, dare we say,
> sexiest recumbents out there
>
>8. COLNAGO: Italian road bikes that are as much about art as science
>
>9. CO-MOTION: Uncluttered,
> U.S.-made steel, aluminum and ti tandems and singles
>
>10. DAHON: Folding bikes of all stripes,
> founded in 1975 during the petroleum crisis
>
>11. EDDY MERCKX: Road bikes by the sport's winningest racer
>
>12. ELECTRA: Ultrahip California cruisers
> with impeccable attention to detail
>
>13. FELT: Started small with custom frames,
> now builds production two-wheelers of all kinds
>
>14. FUJI: Japanese bikes high in value and smart in spec
>
>15. GARY FISHER: One of the founding mountain bike companies,
> named for one of the sport's founding fathers
>
>16. GIANT: Consistently pumps out some of the best values,
> from kids' bikes to Jan's Tour ride
>
>17. GT: Mountain bike innovator;
> its iDrive suspension design is one of mountain biking's most enduring
>
>18. INDEPENDENT FABRICATION: Underground-chic custom co-op
> that works in all materials
>
>19. JAMIS: A quiet company whose quality dirt and road rides speak volumes
>
>20. K2: Better known for its skis and snowboards,
> but its bikes come in every flavor imaginable
>
>21. KESTREL: Road bikes that were carbon before carbon was everywhere
>
>22. KLEIN: Small aluminum-frame maker that prizes craftmanship
>
>23. KONA: New school, with irreverent humor and bombproof XC
> and freeride bikes
>
>24. LEMOND: Modern road bikes with traditional flair,
> from the original American TdF champ
>
>25. LITESPEED: Does more with titanium than anyone else
>
>26. LOOK: French carbon pioneer; made the first composite frame
> to win the Tour, under Greg LeMond in '86
>
>27. MARIN: A mountain bike originator that now has a diverse line,
> including cool road bikes
>
>28. MASI: American offshoot of an Italian company, now manufacturing in Asia;
> historical brand at a reasonabale price
>
>29. MAVERICK: Light, efficient mountain bikes designed for the long haul
>
>30. MERLIN: High-quality, no-compromises ti frames
> (also makes some carbon frames)
>
>31. NOVARA: The bike brand of outdoor superstore REI,
> with a wide range of quality two-wheelers
>
>32. ORBEA: Spanish road racers only available in the U.S. since 2000;
> rare, desirable and Basque orange
>
>33. RALEIGH: Hot in the '70s and '80s;
> now making a legit comeback with a fine new line
>
>34. RIDLEY: Belgian high-end road bikes new to the U.S.,
> but making a dramatic splash
>
>35. ROCKY MOUNTAIN: Known for big-hit freeride bikes,
> its XC and road offerings are sweet, too
>
>36. SALSA: Low-frills steel and Scandium frames with exciting,
> if monochromatic, paint jobs
>
>37. SANTA CRUZ: Growing company with a small-guy image;
> suspension rigs sought after by those in the know
>
>38. SANTANA: Makes just about every type of tandem,
> even the $10,000, 28-pound kind
>
>39. SCHWINN: True performers at unheard-of prices
> from a classic American company
>
>40. SCOTT USA: Popular in Europe, but recently re-introduced in the U.S.
> Will it catch on? Time will tell.
>
>41. SEROTTA: Some of the best-performing custom road bikes in America
> for nearly 30 years
>
>42. SEVEN: Full-custom steel, ti and ti-carbon.
> Note: Good stuff isn't cheap.
>
>43. SPECIALIZED: Made first mass-produced mountain bike;
> still has cutting-edge tech
>
>44. TERRY: No-compromise bikes for women who don't do unisex
>
>45. TIME: Some of France's premiere road frames,
> made from the company's own carbon
>
>46. TREK: Known because of a certain Texan,
> loved for its smooth-riding OCLV carbon
>
>47. TURNER: Aluminum, full-suspension mountain bikes
> constantly refined to perfection
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>휴~ 이제 끝났습니다.
>한 페이지에 하나 씩 있는 것을 일일이 보고 타이핑 하고 나니
>어깨, 팔, 그리고 손가락이 저려 옵니다 ~~~.
>
>"46번 TREK"에서 말하는
>"어떤 텍사스 사람 (a certain Texan)"이 누구인지 다들 짐작하시지요?
>모르시는 분은 댓글을 달아 주세요 ~~~.</font>
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