Pet peeves?
04-26-04 | 02:48 PM
#4
Time for a change.
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From: 6 miles inland from the coast of Sussex, in the South East of England
Bikes: Dale MT2000. Bianchi FS920 Kona Explosif. Giant TCR C. Boreas Ignis. Pinarello Fp Uno.
Originally Posted by redfooj
my two:
1. squeaky bikes. arghh!!!! so annoying... lube yo shizz, and give'er a tuneup!
2. people commuting to school on new 500$ mountain bikes, seat rail almost touching the top tube, and knobby tires have never touched dirt... usually oblivious of gears (either spinning like crazy uphills, or standing and pushing toooo tall of a gear)
1. squeaky bikes. arghh!!!! so annoying... lube yo shizz, and give'er a tuneup!
2. people commuting to school on new 500$ mountain bikes, seat rail almost touching the top tube, and knobby tires have never touched dirt... usually oblivious of gears (either spinning like crazy uphills, or standing and pushing toooo tall of a gear)
04-26-04 | 05:15 PM
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From: Norfolk, England
Bikes: Orbea Enol roadie, Fly Micromachine BMX, Fort Track fixed
People that ride around on £60 full suss 'MTBs' with quill stems (not that there's anything wrong with quills) and rusty steel rims, and think it's a cool bike. Even worse when they're kids on 20 inch ful sussers or the kind of person that would never ever go off road (not that the bike could take it, but...)
And people that ride around in their big ring all the time. Learn to spin goddamit!
And people that ride around in their big ring all the time. Learn to spin goddamit!
04-26-04 | 06:55 PM
#14
Rich people.
Useless parents and their rotten brats!
I agree-cottage cheese, ewww!
The war!
Useless parents and their rotten brats!
I agree-cottage cheese, ewww!
The war!
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04-26-04 | 08:34 PM
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Work hard, Play hard
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From: San Diego, California
Bikes: Cannondale super V 500, Bianchi Piaggio(hopefully getting a new road bike when I get some money)
ok I got another one...
For everyone who knows what AIM is then you know the little chime it makes when a message is sent.
Well, today my sister sat in front of my computer since she came home(4:00pm) and is still chatting on AIM. The little chimes are driving me crazy.....hehe.....
For everyone who knows what AIM is then you know the little chime it makes when a message is sent.
Well, today my sister sat in front of my computer since she came home(4:00pm) and is still chatting on AIM. The little chimes are driving me crazy.....hehe.....
04-26-04 | 08:52 PM
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From: The Alta Loma area of Rancho Cucamonga. About 45 miles east of Los Angeles, California. Uphill, downhill and across hill riding; not too level!
Originally Posted by MERTON
rich people (that are not me. yes. i am envious.)
dogs (BURN THEM FOR FUEL!)
dogs (BURN THEM FOR FUEL!)
04-26-04 | 08:53 PM
#17
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From: The Alta Loma area of Rancho Cucamonga. About 45 miles east of Los Angeles, California. Uphill, downhill and across hill riding; not too level!
Originally Posted by akirafist
Low fat cottage cheese. Ewww.
If you think low-fat is bad, you better not EVER try non-fat cottage cheese. Barf-o-rama city.
04-26-04 | 09:04 PM
#18
Banned.
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From: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Bikes: 84 Trek 660 Suntour Superbe; 87 Giant Rincon Shimano XT; 07 Mercian Vincitore Campy Veloce
First they made cars more complicated so the backyard mechanic would have a very difficult time fixing them, then they made them so they would not last as long. NOW THEIR TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING WITH OUR BICYCLES! Why should anyone have to replace a $30+ chain everytime they replace tires seems obsurd to me! I can't wait till the electronic shifting systems come out...do I hear the sound of cash registers opening?
04-26-04 | 09:19 PM
#19
Originally Posted by froze
First they made cars more complicated so the backyard mechanic would have a very difficult time fixing them, then they made them so they would not last as long. NOW THEIR TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING WITH OUR BICYCLES! Why should anyone have to replace a $30+ chain everytime they replace tires seems obsurd to me! I can't wait till the electronic shifting systems come out...do I hear the sound of cash registers opening?
In my experience, cars last a lot longer than they used to with far less maintenance. Maybe if we went back the good old days of autombiles, more people would get frustrated with their cars and ride bikes. Ever maintain an aircooled VW?
04-26-04 | 09:35 PM
#20
Every lane is a bike lane
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From: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - passionfruit capital of the universe!
Originally Posted by Stubacca
Reality TV.
What about illiterate letter box deliverers? I mean, the words "No junk mail" are hardly toothpaste ingredients, are they really so difficult to read?
Summer generally.
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04-27-04 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by redfooj
my two:
1. squeaky bikes. arghh!!!! so annoying... lube yo shizz, and give'er a tuneup!
2. people commuting to school on new 500$ mountain bikes, seat rail almost touching the top tube, and knobby tires have never touched dirt... usually oblivious of gears (either spinning like crazy uphills, or standing and pushing toooo tall of a gear)
1. squeaky bikes. arghh!!!! so annoying... lube yo shizz, and give'er a tuneup!
2. people commuting to school on new 500$ mountain bikes, seat rail almost touching the top tube, and knobby tires have never touched dirt... usually oblivious of gears (either spinning like crazy uphills, or standing and pushing toooo tall of a gear)
Bar ends sticking straight up and drop bars rotated up with the brake levers on top though are mildly annoying to me.
04-27-04 | 02:13 AM
#24
Every lane is a bike lane
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From: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - passionfruit capital of the universe!
Originally Posted by redfooj
lets keep this bike-related 
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04-27-04 | 03:43 AM
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From: San Francisco, CA
What irritates me the most when I ride a bike is seeing so many bike riders blow through red lights and stop signs. I would say over 90% of all riders I've seen here in San Francisco do this -- from grandpa on a fred bike, husband and wives out for a Sunday ride, to Joe Racer-types decked out in full Euro team uniforms. Why do people feel when they're on a bike they're above obeying traffic law? I don't get it. 
-Kevin
-Kevin