"The reason people get all up on you is that you roll in with your 'I'm right and your wrong' mentality and it just doesnt work like that."

Okay, I'll bite...

1. In the past, I've been accused of being a "know it all" - so to speak - and I've made it very clear that I'm not. One clear indicator of that is that I stay clear of most threads outside that which are wheel related - because either I don't know the material - or I'm behind. (IGH technicals is something I'm very behind on.) And I've said it outright - I don't know everything. This is a fact you can verify yourself - others can do the same for you.

2. Either I'm right or not on the following:

- ERD is a reference to the ends of opposing spokes in an already built and functional bicycle wheel. (Yes or No)
- Dish has a two part definition: One a reference to the appearance of "dish" - one a reference to the centering of the rim between the ends of the locknuts. (Yes or No)
- Nipple type, and nipple and thread interaction influence a wheelbuilder's decision making process when making an estimate of ERD. (Yes or No)
- When you modify a spoke length to YOUR preference for the second build of the same wheel - you are no longer using the manufacturer's published ERD but rather your OWN because of the fundamental property of a balanced equation. (Yes or No)

- When swapping a rim - just comparing ERD's of the current rim and the proposed rim is not good enough. It is a good idea to check if the reference used for the ERDs is the same or close as well. (Yes or No)
- The tension meters commonly used do not "see" crossings, gauge or spoke length, they just "see" deflection for a given distance of material. (Yes or No)
- Separation of nipple head from nipple barrel is most commonly caused by a spoke that does not penetrate the rim thickness enough - or not at all. (Yes or No)
- For all the amount of strength that our current spokes have and can be brought to and applied to a wheel - the rim is a major limiting factor. (Yes or No)

That's a list of things in the past that people have argued strongly with me on to the point where I've had to be very forceful and direct. For the few that have admitted that I'm right - most go silent. And in many cases others have stepped in noting that I'm correct.

So what's your answer to each one above?

3. As to what is relevant to Bicycle Forums - my signature just so happens to be my resume in brief. The rest is in the introduction to my website.

If you want my much larger resume, feel free to ask - but its awful long - and possibly quite boring.

=8-)