On Wed, 2008-12-10 at 18:52 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote: > Some of the authors in BQ can come across a bit abrasive. I give them > slack as they are not really journalists so much as engineers and > technical wonks. Technical people tend to come across deadpan. Once > you get used to them, they are not nearly so bad as you think at > first. (If you want real abrasive techies - find the web sites > dedicated to do it yourself audiophiles. Scary if it was not so > amusing.)
If you /really/ want to see "abrasive" go check out rec.bicycles.tech. > > I had a racerboy co-worker tell me that I ruined a perfectly good > > vintage racer (a 531 t.i. team raleigh) by doing a 650b conversion, > > fitting 35mm tires, mounting fenders, etc. Idiocy. "Ruin" implies irreversible changes. There's nothing irreversible about either fenders or a 650B conversion. > I told him that I'll ride > > this bicycle more in the next year than it's probably been ridden in > > the last 30 some years combined. and that I'll still kick your a$$ on > > a club ride if you want me too. and that I'll go ride single-track > > after i'm done kicking your a$$. and that I'll throw a big dinner in > > my saddlebag on my way home because I'm going to be tired from kicking > > your a$$ and riding single track all afternoon. Bravo! > > > > point is, if one can't see the utility in a bicycle beyond racing, > > it's his/her problem. different strokes. takes all kinds. > > whatever. life's too short to fuss over such things. > > > > anyway, just to play devil's advocate, does anyone feel that BQ > > panders a bit, or is a tad biased, or is dismissive of certain > > bicycles and bicycle equipment? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
