Originally Posted by [165]

PS - I miss MERTON

Originally Posted by Schiek

So do I. Out of all the repeated questions around here--which are part of the game as far as I'm concerned--nobody since Merton has asked about where you can get a 75t chainring ... so you can go like 75mph on a fixie. Nobody.

Originally Posted by Ken Cox

I moderate two forums and have done so for several years.
The same questions come around again and again, and they only become stupid as one becomes more sophisticated.
In My Humble Opinion, the questions don't seem as stupid to the person who doesn't know anything as they do to the person who knows everything.

Generally, the more experienced folk leave the stupid questions alone, allowing those halfway between Newbie and Old Salt to answer them and thus gain more expertise.
Personally, I learn something new every time I answer a stupid question.
Every time.

I think I remember going through a phase where I made fun of people who asked stupid questions.
I mean, I've done every other rude, self-centered and inconsiderate thing imaginable, so why not make fun of newbies?
After all, it makes me feel bigger and stronger when other people look smaller.
Human nature, eh?

How ironic.
By the act of addressing behavior I have engaged in the same behavior.
Hm.
A pattern? :)

Originally Posted by Schiek

So do I. Out of all the repeated questions around here--which are part of the game as far as I'm concerned--nobody since Merton has asked about where you can get a 75t chainring ... so you can go like 75mph on a fixie. Nobody.

Originally Posted by phidauex

http://www.ihpva.org/Builders/Sprocket/

Patterns for making up to 92t chainrings in any of several BCDs. You can make them from sheet aluminum with a punch, a drill press, a hacksaw and a file. Have fun.

peace,
sam

Originally Posted by tbk

only 92? how about 110! ;)

http://www.highpath.co.uk/cycles/products/eggs/01.html

Originally Posted by stickerguy

165's answer to question #2 cracked me up yet again, and
sadly I still don't know if I can use bacon grease instead of phil's

Originally Posted by MKRG

[geek] Isn't that a violation of the prime directive [/geek]

Originally Posted by Yoshi

pista is Italian for "track."

Originally Posted by Terror_in_pink

As of late there have been so many stupid questions on here that i cannot resist anymore. I know that everyone starts somewhere, as did i, but some of the recent threads have been ridiculous. I hereby call for a stupid question contest. Let's see what you guys can come up with.

Here's mine:

I need to work on my spin, do you guys think 53x11 is a good gear? I live in a really hilly area and i have no brakes. Oh, and i don't know how to skid or skip either, you think this gearing will make it easier for me to stop?

Originally Posted by sanford_w/o_son

hey, does anyone remember that cool oregon trail game from back in the day?

Originally Posted by [165

]This just in:
I miss TrackFresh

Originally Posted by Terror_in_pink

Yes, it is a stupid question. The answer is clearly HELL NO!