Am I cynical??---Honest answers
 

I'll admit, I'm not a very social animal; however, it seems an inordinate amount of posts lately pose a redundant question that no one can answer other the the OP. Maybe it's just me, but the forum seems to be a little stagnant lately. OK, FLAMES accepted.

Sounds to me like you're doing what you're accusing others of..

-R

I'm thinking:
1) it's prime cycling season, people are out riding or too tired to post.
2) political conventions have been distracting.
3) I like numbered lists. I don't know why. Maybe I need a sense of order in my life.
4) feel free to initiate compelling and interesting posts, preferably with pictures, discussions of babes, pictures of discussons of babes, bad saddles, good tires, hard singletrack, steep hills and happy trails.
But, if you just want to complain, as I said, there's plenty of that going on in the political forums.

I'm not sure of your point. BF has been like that since I joined, nearly 2 yrs. ago.

Can you be more specific?

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Seriously? I am too cynical to judge

DG is missing, Catweasel is missing, and lord knows how we miss Big Paulie.

Need I say more?:)

DG has only been missing for about a week. He's been gone that long a couple times in the past. Let's hope that he's been busy with honest work or wild fun and will return soon.

I miss crosschain:(

You don't seem cynical to me. You seem honest.

The 50+ forum is like a lion that is dozing in the sunshine. It seems to be in a deep sleep. But if you mention something controversial, like chain lube, it will come roaring back to life.

You must mean the threads like "What color bike should I like?"

Huh?, Oh, sorry, I was taking a nap...

I've found that a daily dose of Metamucil cures cynicism after a few days.

No you're not cynical just old and boring...I am switching to the 100+ forum now to read some inciteful posts. You youngsters worry too much.....:twitchy:

Fortunately, that doesn't happen too often in 50+. Over in the mechanics forum there are folks who can't wait to jump on a poor ignorant (their attitude) poster who has the nerve to ask a question that has already been asked. I don't understand the point of that. Help those who need help along the way.

I've learned alot on this forum, but my biggest complaint is that legitimate questions are often made fun of.

I don't agree. There may be a bit of good-natured poking fun for a short while, but it is not too long before someone answers the question directly and correctly.

I think this may be more true in other forums.

Could you provide some examples?

I don't agree, either. Even in the thread where a poster asked what a MUP is, Red Rider suggested Google which does provide the answer. After some good natured banter, MaddMaxx gave the answer. OK, OK, we could have been a little more forthcoming, but really, how long would the forum last if everyone was so stodgy? :D

Harry Stack Sullivan coined the term consensual validation. By it he meant the process of seeking confirmation that our experiences, thoughts, ideas, etc. were a normal function of seeking to know that our subjective perceptions were not aberrant and could fit within the context of objective reality. In many ways this process leads individuals toward higher levels of adaptive interpersonal skills. What seems obvious to one may not be perceived in the same way by another. My grandmother would have said all of this thusly: "Folks are what they are and they do what they got to do."

I agree. Same old s**t, over and over. I find that I now search for just the specifics.
It's like new rock. It's all been done before.

Cynical? Possibly. Masochistic? Definitely!

Seems to me he's saying folks like to discuss what they are thinking about.

+1 or white bikes

All my questions were answered by this forum. Yes, there were some sarcastic replies but that should be expected in an open forum.
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The issue I am seeing is related but different. I bike a lot. Far more than most people on this forum. I do encounter issues while I am doing this much biking. That means that only few forum members can relate to my questions and opinions. That is not the fault of this forum. The fact is that very few bikers bike as much as I do for exercise. I see proof of that every time I go on the local trails. Nobody is there except me. That is OK but makes it a bit lonely at times. Perhaps I need to move to CA?:rolleyes:

You know, there are only so many questions and so many answers. I've been here 7 years as of 2 weeks ago, and I have literally heard them all and the answers. So, why do I stick around?

I enjoy the fellowship. Plain and simple.

If you are only here for new info, then it is time to say "Sayonara" IMHO.

Move to CO, and I will ride with you. We can start out together, and you can ride to the end, come back, meet me, ride to the end again, come back, and then I should be pretty close to the end, also!:D

WOW......I wish you would post more than you do on this forum.
I would be able to ask a great rider such as you, who rides sooo much farther than I do {on the trails?} all kinds of questions that you would for sure know because of your experience.:rolleyes:
But then.....I probably wouldn't be able to relate to your questions and opinions.;)

The Chilean Andes?