Elitism
07-28-18, 03:47 AM
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Elitism
The more you spend, the better you are.
There's a gap between those who actually use their bikes and those who spend the most money on them. The latter are posers. The former are pragmatists.
That's a gross oversimplification. I admit that. But I think it does highlight a very interesting and very real divide. Do you use your bike as a vehicle, or do you use it as a status symbol? It's a false dichotomy. You can do both, and you can very easily have multiple bikes for multiple purposes. I do, and so do others.
Bikes are for fitness. Bikes are for utility. Bikes are for enjoyment. Bikes are for competition. All of the above apply. Use your bikes how you want, and don't be a jerk to other riders who make different choices. You both ride, and that alone gives you more in common than you have with a lot of other people.
Be chill. We all love cycling.
There's a gap between those who actually use their bikes and those who spend the most money on them. The latter are posers. The former are pragmatists.
That's a gross oversimplification. I admit that. But I think it does highlight a very interesting and very real divide. Do you use your bike as a vehicle, or do you use it as a status symbol? It's a false dichotomy. You can do both, and you can very easily have multiple bikes for multiple purposes. I do, and so do others.
Bikes are for fitness. Bikes are for utility. Bikes are for enjoyment. Bikes are for competition. All of the above apply. Use your bikes how you want, and don't be a jerk to other riders who make different choices. You both ride, and that alone gives you more in common than you have with a lot of other people.
Be chill. We all love cycling.
07-28-18, 04:00 AM
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I see no point to this thread other than to inflame.
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07-28-18, 04:06 AM
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ib4 indyfabz writes ib4tl
Proceed...
Proceed...
07-28-18, 05:16 AM
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Thanks for teaching me what you actually care about.
07-28-18, 05:49 AM
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Insomnia
Thread started: 07-28-18 04:47 AM
Toast3d, having trouble sleeping? I like the sentiment you ended your post with:
"Be chill, we all love cycling."
I will not be inflamed!
Toast3d, having trouble sleeping? I like the sentiment you ended your post with:
"Be chill, we all love cycling."
I will not be inflamed!
07-28-18, 06:29 AM
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Is this the same user name that posted about CL? It is? Then.....
"Dance Monkeys Dance".
"Dance Monkeys Dance".
07-28-18, 06:33 AM
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The equivalent to too cold to ride may be Too hot to ride, So we're here.
07-28-18, 06:36 AM
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Elitism
I'm the best.
I'm the best.
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07-28-18, 06:37 AM
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I have 2 bikes. They hate each other.
07-28-18, 06:44 AM
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Bikes are cool! Mountain bikes and their kind, and road bikes and their kind and hybrids and their kind and all different colors and components and sizes and used for a multitude of purposes. Expensive bikes, budget bikes, middle of the road bikes, cheap bikes or inexpensive bikes. I think the bike world needs more inexpensive titanium xtr and dura ACE bikes!
You sure are!
07-28-18, 07:31 AM
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07-28-18, 07:36 AM
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...well, there goes our marketing campaign.
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07-28-18, 07:40 AM
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This thread reminds me of a couple of lines from an S. J. Perelman story:
"You hate me!" she wailed.
"I don't hate you," I said kindly. "You merely don't exist as far as I'm concerned."
"You hate me!" she wailed.
"I don't hate you," I said kindly. "You merely don't exist as far as I'm concerned."
