Originally Posted by
nappycappy
<rant>
and to the whole beginner comments some of you guys are so keen on calling people, at what point are you no longer considered a beginner? after riding 6 months? 1 year? 2 years? work as a bike messenger? ride in a competition? ride on the track? point is at one point in time you were in the same boat and found that you liked riding and continued to ride because you liked riding. if you didn't like getting called a noob or a beginner back then, what makes you think people today like getting called that. i've been riding for the last couple months and i consider myself a beginner and i frankly don't care if i'm called one. i'm not riding to compete with anyone or prove that i can stop on a dime or whatever riding fixed. i'm riding because it's fun, and it gives me some sort of exercise, and mainly because i like riding to work. </endrant>
Relax.
It was all with good reason and thought. We're just trying to look out for you. Like they say, better safe than sorry.
Maybe you should've mentioned/ we should've asked* something about your current bike and what improvements/ changes you look forward in this new build in your original post. Instead of leaving us and our imaginations to assume.
We've been on these forums for years and on the saddle longer and we've seen all too many stereotypical enthusiastic beginners posts in the exact same format as yours. So you can't blame us for jumping conclusions.
We just didn't want you to fall into a common beginner's trap.
As many good deals have been found on craigslist because of newcomers who went all out only to find out that it wasn't the bike for them and decided to cut their losses for pennies on the dollar that they paid. Often times leaving a bad taste in their mouth toward cycling afterwards.
It's a learning process for everyone and it's simply common courtesy among constituents of any shared hobby to share past experiences and insight. It's because we care!
