Elitism
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sarajoy wrote:antfly wrote:What gets me are the cliques on here who only ever chat to each other.You know who you are.
You`re very gracious.
Perhaps they could have their own forum and when one has over 2000 posts one could automatically go into it with the rest of the clique,or would that be elitist?Smarter than the average bear.0 -
cjcp wrote:Btw, are we agreed that fixers are left-wing activists, apart from those from SW London, who are just Champagne Socialists, that crossers and hybriders are Guardian-reading Cappuccino Liberals and that roadies are right-wing Daily Torygraph riders? :P
Yes. So this would make Jash a schizophrenic. Or are we just being paranoid?Bike1
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passout wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:passout wrote:Yes but it's hard to love a hybrid in the same way that you might love a 'racer' or an MTB - bikes with a certain 'purity'.
No it isn't - you obviously don't own one 8)
No, but there is one in my shed. It's the wifes' (obviously) and I sometimes ride it because it has a Kiddie seat on the back & my daughter likes the odd trip out on a sunny day. It's awful - cheap & far too upright. Why do you do it?
You are obviously confusing a fast hybrid with a shopper - this is a hybrid
http://www.reveloutdoors.co.uk/08-Giant ... etail/1131
this is a shopper
http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/22-310001
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Jay dubbleU wrote:passout wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:passout wrote:Yes but it's hard to love a hybrid in the same way that you might love a 'racer' or an MTB - bikes with a certain 'purity'.
No it isn't - you obviously don't own one 8)
No, but there is one in my shed. It's the wifes' (obviously) and I sometimes ride it because it has a Kiddie seat on the back & my daughter likes the odd trip out on a sunny day. It's awful - cheap & far too upright. Why do you do it?
You are obviously confusing a fast hybrid with a shopper - this is a hybrid
http://www.reveloutdoors.co.uk/08-Giant ... etail/1131
this is a shopper
Thanks for that :? Bit it's a hybrid, it's a Trek and it's bland.
http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/22-310001
See?'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.0 -
passout wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:passout wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:passout wrote:Yes but it's hard to love a hybrid in the same way that you might love a 'racer' or an MTB - bikes with a certain 'purity'.
No it isn't - you obviously don't own one 8)
No, but there is one in my shed. It's the wifes' (obviously) and I sometimes ride it because it has a Kiddie seat on the back & my daughter likes the odd trip out on a sunny day. It's awful - cheap & far too upright. Why do you do it?
You are obviously confusing a fast hybrid with a shopper - this is a hybrid
http://www.reveloutdoors.co.uk/08-Giant ... etail/1131
this is a shopper
http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/22-310001
See?
Thanks for that :?
But it's a hybrid, it's a Trek and it's grand.
Fixed that for you 8)0 -
Dear All,
As my new bike finally arrived on tuesday (and as I spent all yesterday evening tweaking bits of it and generally trying not to break it too soon) I thought I'd choose today to post on this wonderful shiny forum of yours.
However, it appears that you are all terribly frightening snobs, so I'm not going to.
Yours,
O. B. Monkey
ps top marks for the mention of Jenny Agutter in American Werewolf in London.0 -
It must be a hybrid then.Smarter than the average bear.0
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Christophe3967 wrote:cjcp wrote:Btw, are we agreed that fixers are left-wing activists, apart from those from SW London, who are just Champagne Socialists, that crossers and hybriders are Guardian-reading Cappuccino Liberals and that roadies are right-wing Daily Torygraph riders? :P
Yes. So this would make Jash a schizophrenic. Or are we just being paranoid?
I'm just a terribly confused middle of the road roadie with a mild SS fixation and tendency to tart.*
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onebravemonkey wrote:Dear All,
, it appears that you are all terribly frightening snobs, .
that's not fair, some of us are inverted snobs.0 -
Crappy hybrids? Crappy hybrids?
I have just gone and spent nearly £400 on a 'crappy hybrid'
400 quid! What was I thinking of?0 -
Gene Poole wrote:Crappy hybrids? Crappy hybrids?
I have just gone and spent nearly £400 on a 'crappy hybrid'
400 quid! What was I thinking of?
Hybrids aren't crap, see....
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itboffin wrote:Gene Poole wrote:Crappy hybrids? Crappy hybrids?
I have just gone and spent nearly £400 on a 'crappy hybrid'
400 quid! What was I thinking of?
Hybrids aren't crap, see....
How is that not a mtb with slicks and a rigid fork?
Its a crap mtb, obviously, and I wouldn't suggest posting a picture on the mtb forum, because they are such snobs over there.0 -
Gene Poole wrote:Crappy hybrids? Crappy hybrids?
I have just gone and spent nearly £400 on a 'crappy hybrid'
400 quid! What was I thinking of?
No such thing - what you have done is invested in a useful and versatile bike in spite of what SOME people on here say 8)0