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03-26-13, 07:42 AM
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I wish all of you do gooders would stop being so nice and helpful to everyone that stops in here. You keep dragging more and more people into the cult and I will never find my $50 Masi.
03-26-13, 07:42 AM
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i've never been a trash talker and i'm not gonna start now. but, i do give praise when its due. i've spent the last week hanging out on another forum. but after seeing the large egos and my bike is better than yours attitude i left and came back to c&v. all the members on this forum should be proud. i never see anyone putting another persons bike down, maybe constructive cristism but thats it. mostly people on here are to help one another. i have had several people just give me parts when i need them. we couldnt ask for a better group of guys on a forum. thats all i have to say about this. thanks
IMO, best people, best bikes, best talk, best every dam thing!!!
03-26-13, 08:27 AM
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C&V is a great subforum, but Commuting, Touring and 50+ are also nice, well-mannered places.
03-26-13, 08:30 AM
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I'm here and at the mechanics forum mostly. I spent about a month frequenting one other sub but after I asked a "dumb question" I got berated rather than helped. And many of the attempted answers were snobby.
I'll just stay here where you give an answer to be helpful and don't just write something "funny" to boost your forum cred.
I'll just stay here where you give an answer to be helpful and don't just write something "funny" to boost your forum cred.
03-26-13, 08:31 AM
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'72 Cilo Pacer • '72 Peugeot PX10 • '73 Speedwell Ti • '74 Nishiki Competition • '74 Peugeot UE-8 • '86 Look Equipe 753 • '86 Look KG86 • '89 Parkpre Team Road • '90 Parkpre Team MTB • '90 Merlin Ti
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'72 Cilo Pacer • '72 Peugeot PX10 • '73 Speedwell Ti • '74 Nishiki Competition • '74 Peugeot UE-8 • '86 Look Equipe 753 • '86 Look KG86 • '89 Parkpre Team Road • '90 Parkpre Team MTB • '90 Merlin Ti
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03-26-13, 09:35 AM
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I have to echo.
If it wasn't for these guys, I wouldn't have refreshed that old garage sale bike I found and started riding. Instead of saying, "meh... that's just a regular old bike, go find a Bianchi..." they said, "yeah, I love my Raleigh Grand Prix! It's nothing special, but it's great to ride! Go forth and cycle your heart out."
It's the positive attitude and laid back atmosphere that keeps me coming back, if even just to lurk.
If it wasn't for these guys, I wouldn't have refreshed that old garage sale bike I found and started riding. Instead of saying, "meh... that's just a regular old bike, go find a Bianchi..." they said, "yeah, I love my Raleigh Grand Prix! It's nothing special, but it's great to ride! Go forth and cycle your heart out."
It's the positive attitude and laid back atmosphere that keeps me coming back, if even just to lurk.
03-26-13, 09:39 AM
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The folks in the 37 are definitely laid back, too.
I hadn't thought about that! You're absolutely correct on that count.
03-26-13, 10:02 AM
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I have your $50 Masi on the stand right now. I would sell and send it to you,
but then you will be all, "My bike is waay better than yours." Too bad, it's very pretty.
03-26-13, 10:16 AM
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Most of the bike areas on here are pretty chill.. I agree C&V is one of, if not THE best sub forum, and it's where I spend most of my time. There's a good mix of historical and mechanical knowledge mixed in with bike enthusiasm, and there's very little snobbery, even if some of us like to think of ourselves as bike snobs. I also enjoy the bike mechanics forum, though sometimes I prefer to ask my mechanic-type questions here, since yall have an old school sensibility and sometimes more familiarity with the parts and systems in question.
Quite a few of the forums have low traffic, or the content is specific to an area of biking that I'm not interested in. There's only two forums where I don't dig the vibe too much.. i own one road bike and two single speeds but don't hang in either of those forums. A&S is great for kicks though I only stop by once in a while
Quite a few of the forums have low traffic, or the content is specific to an area of biking that I'm not interested in. There's only two forums where I don't dig the vibe too much.. i own one road bike and two single speeds but don't hang in either of those forums. A&S is great for kicks though I only stop by once in a while
03-26-13, 01:25 PM
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Trollheim needs a sign: "Abandon hope all ye who enter here."
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03-26-13, 02:29 PM
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Just wait till enough of the oldtimers here start taking those Testosterone pills they are pushing on late night cable TV and it would get pretty messy here very quickly!
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03-26-13, 02:40 PM
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03-26-13, 03:00 PM
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oh we are not that nice sometimes
touchy subjects
powdercoat vs paint- I stopped trying
the mention of the "how a bike is made" vid- gets the gong every time.
I am sure there are others
touchy subjects
powdercoat vs paint- I stopped trying
the mention of the "how a bike is made" vid- gets the gong every time.
I am sure there are others
03-26-13, 03:16 PM
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Your bike sucks next to mine 
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03-26-13, 03:44 PM
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Could be something you ate.
Testosterone pills.
Last thing I need is another reason to be awake.
Last thing I need is another reason to be awake.
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03-26-13, 04:37 PM
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03-26-13, 04:43 PM
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More reasons to like C&V:
- A&S - Should airbags on bikes be mandatory?
- Bike Mechanics - What's the best chain-lube?
- BMX - What would ET do?
- Electric bikes - Bzzzzzt!
- 50+ - The trouble with 'rrhoids.
- Living car free - I wish I had never gone to that party.
- Hybrid Bicycles - My bike bit me!
- Road Forum - my favorite depilatory
- Fixed gear - i gota nu ta2 from my chainring
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03-26-13, 06:45 PM
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03-26-13, 11:18 PM
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This forum is a class act. It re-kindled a passion that sticks to ones life style in a good way. Noted there are some real artisans here that readily seem to help others in a bind and informative and mellow it definitely is.