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10-28-05, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Prozakk
Unless you've seen the frame/swingarm, I'd say you ARE NOT competely correct in your bike snobbery.
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10-29-05, 12:21 AM
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Hmmm, I don't know why x-mart bike owners even bother to say we are snobs. Thats like a hobo calling a lower/middle class family millionair bastard spoiled jerks. It just doesn't work. Saying a bargin basement bike is extremly strong as is a good ride is like comparing... Chocolate to sh*t. They are both brown, but one is about a trillion times better. And please stop the home theatre stuff, and just get a decent (at least) bike. 2000 dollar woofers are not comparale to the time you'll spend on something nicer than that blasphemy of a bike. I hate to insult, but it's like you have a fetish for fly infested boiling poo.
10-29-05, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Prozakk
Unless you've seen the frame/swingarm, I'd say you ARE NOT competely correct in your bike snobbery.
Originally Posted by Prozakk
But going this route makes things fine with the wifey.
Originally Posted by Prozakk
I am quite picky, but wasn't with my original purchase. Well sort of. Wifey was pointing out much lower quality bikes such as Mongoose & Next.
You were correct in your assessment that they were of even lower quality, however polishing a turd doesn't mean it's not still ****
Basically what Pacific did is snatch up companies that had a good reputation and used them to foist inferior products on a public that remembered the name from their youth, but didn't know the back story. Schwinn still makes some decent bikes, but they damn sure don't sell them at X-mart.
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/bicyc...ent_id=1117188
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/bicyc...ent_id=1114378
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10-29-05, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by KonaRider24
Besides who in their remote likelyness would need a hometheater, a couch potatoe?
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10-29-05, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by KonaRider24
Besides who in their remote likelyness would need a hometheater, a couch potatoe?
Before my HT hobby, I was into SQ competing in car audio contests.
10-29-05, 07:58 PM
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There's nothing wrong with having more than one hobby, no matter what some people here would say. Maybe those people can't grasp the concept that another just may not enjoy cycling as much as they do, and can't yet justify spending their entire paycheck on it.
I personally have less money in my bikes than in my computers, and I'm going to end up with twice as much in camera stuff than in bikes before long. Doesn't mean I don't like riding, in fact it's my favorite thing to be doing.. but there's a point where added expense won't increase the quality of my rides enough to justify it.
..Besides, that's a damn nice looking HT setup, bet it sounds awesome
I personally have less money in my bikes than in my computers, and I'm going to end up with twice as much in camera stuff than in bikes before long. Doesn't mean I don't like riding, in fact it's my favorite thing to be doing.. but there's a point where added expense won't increase the quality of my rides enough to justify it.
..Besides, that's a damn nice looking HT setup, bet it sounds awesome
10-29-05, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MadMan2k
There's nothing wrong with having more than one hobby, no matter what some people here would say. Maybe those people can't grasp the concept that another just may not enjoy cycling as much as they do, and can't yet justify spending their entire paycheck on it.
I personally have less money in my bikes than in my computers, and I'm going to end up with twice as much in camera stuff than in bikes before long. Doesn't mean I don't like riding, in fact it's my favorite thing to be doing.. but there's a point where added expense won't increase the quality of my rides enough to justify it.
..Besides, that's a damn nice looking HT setup, bet it sounds awesome
I personally have less money in my bikes than in my computers, and I'm going to end up with twice as much in camera stuff than in bikes before long. Doesn't mean I don't like riding, in fact it's my favorite thing to be doing.. but there's a point where added expense won't increase the quality of my rides enough to justify it.
..Besides, that's a damn nice looking HT setup, bet it sounds awesome
Yeah the HT sounds good. I like cranking Symptom of the Universe on a regular basis.
I mean why in the hell would I spend more than my long-term (6 years HT, 30 yrs. music) hobby on my new (ages 4-15 then renewed last month @ 35 years of age) hobby?
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10-30-05, 03:27 AM
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I just don't understand your "wifey". She is cool with $2000 speakers but not a $2000 bike? My wife would be equally against both.
10-30-05, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Feltup
I just don't understand your "wifey". She is cool with $2000 speakers but not a $2000 bike? My wife would be equally against both.
