Just who's doing the insulting here? And you haven't answered the question.

Or on reflection, maybe you will see my last reference was actually to ME! (presuming of course, that last bit was what so offended you).

Implications that I am condescending, *****exual, that I am a sad excuse for a human being... phew... please, get it out of your system.

It's funny, Thylacine, I might have been a prospective customer for one of your bikes, as I have inferred in a long-past post, but really, I don't think so now.

[quote]If I lived my life over, I would prefer to be a free-wheeling former footballer and now TV star with lots of moula than a wizened up old cycling guy trying to persuade people he has the solution to their cycling needs.[quote]

seems rather insulting to me.......

Read my post above the one you've just put up.

I, me, Rowan, is the wizened up *old* cycling guy that quote refers to. I am engaged in cycling education, and post to BF in various discussion areas.

Sheesh... all because someone had a conversation about football.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA.....

Die thread, die! Mewhawhawhaw.

Go on lads, rip each others eyeballs out, shag each others sisters, but whatever you do make sure you keep the spite up ad infinitum/nauseum. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha. Twits

Shag each other's sisters? Thankfully you didn't make any references to Taswegians shagging their own sisters, that would have caused an uproar for sure. Good thing you didn't go there, hey?

Yeah, you shoulda seen the response I composed, but thought better of posting.

Let's get it clear boys and GIRLS. Thylacine intervened on an innocent conversation, by putting up some virulent stuff. I call him, he gets upset about something that didn't apply to him, and you want to buy in with more insulting crap about sisters and stuff.

Go for it. The sooner this embarrassing thread dies, the better.

......on the mainland it isn't compulsory to contribute to this thread...If you're so embarrassed, perhaps you should think twice about posting here!....but that would make sense ...eh?.... Rowan, forget it. Some of the stuff you say actually makes some sense, i reckon you 'know your onions', but then you go & spoil it by going 'on & on & on' about cr@p that no-one cares about, ( & i strongly suspect you don't either!) Actually, I don't think it's the thread thats embarrassing, its some of the contributors who have had to much to drink & are just spoiling for a 'blew' with the next sucker who comes along...lighten up....you guys are beginning to sound like the seppo's

Hitchy

Yep, from the guy who greeted me on the previous Aussie thread with something about two heads and sisters.

I guess if I do the "Un-ignore" thing I can get the whole story, but why bother? Hitchy, how come you didn't didn't go off when I posted that photo of you and the sheep that the National Enquirer photog took at your cousin's wedding? Oh, that's right. You have a sense of humor (humour, whatever!) and don't come on here just to stir things up. Should I be offended by the seppo remark? Nope, don't care.

....Ah so nice to make your acquantance Mr. Pot.....as in 'the pot calling the kettle black'......Chill dude, jokes about taswegians & their sisters & two heads are about as offensive as those about kiwi's shagging sheep....are they not?.....& a little search in here on some long dead thread called 'The kiwi thread', reveals some interesting "sheep shagging' gags....maybe someone stole your 'log on' Rowan?.....don't destroy your arguements or opinions by bleating about stuff that is irrelevant....Ok...poll time, hands up the Aussie that hasn't made a taswegian joke....why rowan, your hand is up too!...Go to bed....the weather is supposed to be good tomorrow, you can't count on that much longer.....you should be out riding...which is what brought the good citizens of this thread together in the first place!

Hitchy

OK. I'm letting it go.

See ya.

I copped my fair share. But as I recall, I dished out quite a bit too. On a lighter note, went for a ride with bucky and some of his mates today. They were very tolerant of the fact that I got them lost in the bush not once, but twice. And they kept most of the laughing to themselves when I stuck my front wheel and flew over the bars. He's a decent guy, so are his mates. For roadies on MTB's that is... :D

Anyone know why the 2005 Specialized Roubaix's dont come with Ultegra 10 speed spec?

I'm assuming its because they have plenty of last years left with 9 speed. Since my LBS keeps trying to convince me I should get one at $3900.

I keep telling you....we don't count you as a seppo anymore!........You'll be in the same 'boat' as a mate of mine, who's actually a Canadian, but I call him a seppo whenever I'm trying to stir him up....& he always bites!.He went back there recently for a holiday, only to be told that he has an Oztralian accent....not from where i'm sitting....still sounds like a seppo to me!. I told him he's now a man without a country....

Hitchy

Aw crap! Does that mean I'm going back to China?

...now that would be interesting....speaking Chinese with an Ozmerican accent.......perahps stay away from them for awhile...you might end up starting world war 3, while just trying to order some noodles!

Hitchy

who you ignoring...& how does that work?....maybe you're ignoring me & won't get to read this! :D

Hitchy

Did you say something? You can choose to ignore those users that don't add anything of value to the threads, or those that post only negative comments, or comments intended to start arguments, etc. Get the idea?

[edit] To answer your next question, it's on your control panel - Buddy/Ignore list

....ahhh....does it have a 'select all' feature? :D....so does that mean that the posts by your 'ignored' people, simply don't show up in the thread that you are looking at?

Hitchy

It lets you know that someone on your list has posted, and gives you the option of viewing it, or un-ignoring them.

my apologies Rowan I obviously wasn't keeping up :(

Berny, thanks for responding about the headset adaptors. I ordered a set today.

Whoa! Does that mean you don't need my friend to bring you one then? Drop me a PM and let me know because I was going to see him tomorrow.

Koffee

What a day. Slept thru two alarms and missed racing :( Four hours of undulations instead. You would have loved it Expat, loop of Lake Macquarie, lots of little hills to get those climbing legs in order. I hate undulations, they're too short to be of any use to anyone, but they still tax the legs. Shame our local road races are held on an undualting course...

I got killed on a fairly easy climb yesterday. Stupid bitumen. I had no problems climbing hills in the bush. Did you go through the previous posts? An interesting day for me yesterday. BMX cut short by the crazy winds too.