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Old 04-25-12 | 08:06 AM
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Bikes: 2018 Black Mountain Cycles MCD,2017 Advocate Cycles Seldom Seen Drop Bar, 2017 Niner Jet 9 Alloy, 2015 Zukas custom road, 2003 KHS Milano Tandem, 1986 Nishiki Cadence rigid MTB, 1980ish Fuji S-12S

Originally Posted by Pistard
If it where just the political stuff... some newer guy posts a picture of his bike what happens, he immediatly gets nasty grams if his drop is not at least 18 inches.... take off the reflectors, looks too big, everything to discourage regular bike riders to ever post again. Plenty of good advice to be had here though, if you read more then you post.
By the same token, sometimes gentle, goodnatured ribbing is sometimes misinterpreted as an attack and an overreaction ensues. So the same things apply. It is best to let things slide if you can and not get offended. Not always possible, but a good policy to try to follow.

I often tell my wife that if there are two ways to inerpret something I said and one of the ways makes her angry, I meant it the other way.
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