french bottom brackets are awesome. **** those who say otherwise (this is not directed at you serendipper). stop whining and do some basic research and part searching.

i cannot speak for everyone, but for those of us who routinely offer sound technical assistance and advice to people on this forum while not having to ask many questions ourselves (believe it or not, i don't only talk ****), i can say that i don't really like catching a bunch of ****ing flack for jabbering about random and totally inane **** when i am in the mood to do so.

i like to help people out when they ask educated and marginally intelligent questions, but also like having a place to prattle with other people who are into bikes. i like to think that most people here who post in the "dumber" threads do enough service in the "i need help with bike ****" threads to justify it.

stop ****ing *****ing.