HaHa not me but you are speaking of the people that pay my paycheck and put food on my table.

that's priceless!

J,

You know there IS a dude rollin' through the park behind you on $229 Walmart Schwinn, that thinks you're the "Techno Weenie"....

Can you spell "perspective"....?

booooooooooooooongggggggggggggggggg!

Haha now that is priceless!!!

well actually, he doesn't because I'm not the one who forces people to move over, or tell's them to get outta my way because "I'm trying to race." And chances are I'm the one who probably brought him to the park in the first place in order to get him to ride more to begin with. And I didn't say I have a problem with people who have expensive bikes, just a problem with the ones who act like they're hot s*** because of their status and equipment, whatever that may be. Read 5 posts above this one.

I think alot of people here are getting hooked by
the techno weenie appelation.
Personally, I am a techno weenie. I like fooling around with
components. I like taking them apart, and sometimes even
being able to put them back together.
I like new stuff, I'm a retrogrouch,
I want a Richard Sachs frame, and a 1967 Pogliaghi, or
a 1972 colnago Mexico.
I play with tubed electronics, I work with computers
I am a techno weenie.

Maybe you're ranting about poseurs?

Marty

jcivic, I hear you,

But riders who think they are always racing (and I'm in their way) just amuse me.

To me, technoweenies are people who opt to spend rediculous amounts of money on items that save a few grams of weight or add an almost insignificant aerodynamic advantage, as opposed to training a little harder or losing some of their "spare tire." You know, the ones that say x part will shave 5 seconds off their 20 mile ride. I say, why don't you train a little more or eat fewer twinkies if you want to be 5 seconds faster... Those are the ones that annoy me.

i guess i was using the wrong terminology, poseur apparently would be the operative word. I have always used techno weenie, because these poseurs are usually quite decked out.

Honestly, life's just too short to be annoyed by such things. Let the weenies/poseurs be themselves and just don't let 'em get to you. After all, isn't it all about enjoying your ride??

Just like the saying goes “Give the world the best you have. The best will come back to you.” Thus, "Form is temporary but class is permanent." so cheers

Why do you let other people's behavior bother you so much? There will always be people who do things totally opposite of what you do, in all areas of life. Live and let live. Part of growing up is growong in acceptance and tolerance of others, all others.

I would personally like to thank everyone who has made this rant possible. To those of you who understood, thank you, to those of you I offended, ignorance is bliss, and to those who didn't get it, I'm sorry.

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...threadid=29349
figured I'd post instead of retyping

I guess you are talking about people in the forum now..

I must say, those people who you say are "offended" are offended not because they are the "techno weenies" you are talking about. They are just offended because you branded a certain class of people as techno weenies, which does not, I might add, necessarily mean they are in that class...
That is why we have to be careful in our generalizations...

you don't care? so what is this all about?

The "weenies" in particular apparently are called poseurs by most, I just used the word weenie because that's what they are to me.

I had a speeding Lance wannabe give me a MOVE! on a rail-trail. Seemed silly to be racing on pretty unstable limestone so I just gave him an Oprah " You go girl!"
He looked back but didnt know how to respond.

Mockpo, nice one. I'll have to remember that one, if I have a similiar situation.

I would go for "poseur" as opposed to "Techno Weenie" myself or simply "jerk". A Techno Weenie, as I understand it, is simply a person who is enthralled with technology. There's nothing wrong with that. Hell, Lance Armstrong is a self-described Techno Weenie. I don't think he's a poseur. I don't know if he's a jerk or not since I've never met the guy but all signs point to him as being a pretty classy friendly fellow. One can certainly be a Techno Weenie... a person who appreciates and enjoys the bleeding edge technology... without being a jerk.

P.S. I would venture to say that a good majority of the jerk poseurs know very little about the actual technology.

Well thanks everyone for giving different sides, I'm finished with my rant now, the irritation has worn off. If this thread warrants being closed, by all means go right ahead. Again thanks guys for humoring me.