Originally Posted by
Gyeswho
btw it's human nature where one thinks they are better than the other. It doesn't matter whether it's biking, computing, skiing, eating, etc. No matter what you do there will always be ppl like that.
Hey! i know damn straight that i am bad at skiing, and f-ing awesome at eating. i always am able to eat until i am full (assuming i have enough food)
Originally Posted by
BrooklynTrack
If any of you are ever in NYC and have the balls to talk to someone about bikes without flaming and hating from behind you computers, then hit me up. In the mean time, dont waste my inbox space or time with your petty hateful responses.
I think that one of the reasons you got jumped on a bit there is, in your first post, you make these "tips" sound like mandates which automatically gets the freedom police's attention.
The little silly details don't matter as long as people are cyclists and ambassadors of the sport first.
the problem that i see is that there are those people who buy/build a fixed gear just to have one and who really don't ride it at all. This drives up the prices until people try (and succeed) to sell used frames and components WAY above what they are worth (people selling used bianchi pistas for more than they were when new)
+1, -1 are simply quick ways of expressing agreement or disagreement with something other people post, and if you get butt-hurt from someone saying "fail" in an internet post, you are more of a problem than they are. If on the other hand you are a big boy and can take someone being a bit of an ***** in stride, and respond without getting all worked up then you will have established yourself as a mature person and people will quit flaming you (.....well ok maybe not.....)
My best wishes in your endeavor to find fixed gear riders who you enjoy riding with, and i hope this is not to "hateful".
Oh, and if the people on this forum make you want to destroy the bike you lovingly made your own, than you might want to question why you got the bike in the first place. If being identified with people here is more important than your bike, it give the impression that you only built the thing to fit in.
If people were ripping me a new one here, you know what i would do rather than smash the bike i built? I would go outside and ride it.