Why do people do this?
03-06-10 | 02:09 PM
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03-06-10 | 02:32 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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I've never seen it either, but do they then proceed to pick the bike up to see how heavy it is?
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03-06-10 | 02:45 PM
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I've never thought about it that way. But thinking of it, when they put their hands on it, they don't put their hands on the bars, they take the front end of the saddle, and walk around it from there. Kind of groce...
03-06-10 | 02:53 PM
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I dunno, maybe 'cause fingerprints don't show up as easy on saddle material.
03-06-10 | 03:05 PM
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never thought of that as an issue, its kinda gross but thats it. Plenty of people hand they're bikes by the saddle nose for quick repairs or triathlon starts sometimes. In fact the bike shop I bought my bike at did this.
03-06-10 | 03:06 PM
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This makes sense. I'm pretty sure I'm guilty (though very unconsciously) of doing this before.
03-06-10 | 03:12 PM
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so where do you hold a bike?
holding stem and saddle i most convenient for me.
holding stem and saddle i most convenient for me.
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03-06-10 | 03:50 PM
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I think waaayyy too much thought is being put into this. If people stopped thinking about their crotch so much, we'd probably solve world hunger and find a cure for cancer in no time flat.
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03-06-10 | 04:33 PM
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Unless the bike in question is ridden by a naked rider, I don't think one need worry about handling the saddle.
03-06-10 | 04:56 PM
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03-06-10 | 05:59 PM
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I always thought they grabbed the top tube first and lifted it to see how much (or how little) it weighs.
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03-06-10 | 06:23 PM
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Are you still seated on it when they do this?
03-06-10 | 06:39 PM
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03-06-10 | 06:55 PM
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I don't mind if I do it personally.
But grabbing someone elses' bike like that is like grabbing months of accumulated taint sauce.
and then they wipe their nose afterwards.
But grabbing someone elses' bike like that is like grabbing months of accumulated taint sauce.
and then they wipe their nose afterwards.
Last edited by Atol; 03-06-10 at 07:00 PM.