Originally Posted by
marley mission
well - you gotta admit - it can get a little rough in here - but...i think ya gotta take it all in good fun - its bikes for crying out loud
perfect example for me today was my pinarello fixie thread - i think the bike is cool - but most came in and slammed it - but whatever
the folks here - especially the experienced ones - have a great eye for the CV and are very helpful to noobs like me in discerning what value a bike might have - and i totally appreciate that - hey - if i gotta take a lump or jab along the way thats cool - its not my way - but its cool
i learn alot here - and its my fav place to 'play' so to speak
anyway - to the OP - keep it light and stick around - you'll learn alot and eventually you'll understand - its all in good fun (mostly all

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You get major props for letting it all hang out on the Pinarello thread. That took guts. You said you liked it right up front, instead of sticking a pinkie toe in the shallow end. You got an honest response - well, from me for sure - and took it well. Part of it comes down to not taking things personally - in no way should saying any particular bike is of lesser quality be inferred as a comment on the person who owns it or asks about it - I think that's precisely where a lot of the bad feelings develop. People easily take offense where it's not meant. I've made that mistake myself from the get-go - when I couldn't admit that my champagne Benotto wasn't a top-end bike, etc. A certain degree of "thick-skin" is required for this hobby (or any similar one), or it's just not the right place to be.
The Magni is a really cool bike - and I spent several hours of my life I'll never recoup researching that bike and nailing down the Chiorda connection. Including emailing Stefano, etc. I hope - and believe - you can appreciate that fact, and understand that the knowledge offered by the more astute and experienced folks here is hard-earned and offered as a true gift. And it adds to the collective knowledge, which I think is an important factor as well. I seem to rarely get complaints from folks who I save from dumping a pile of cash on something not genuine, for some reason.