Elitism

antfly

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 get those on every forum though - and they're usually just the hugely prolific posters who have become incredibly used to each other and maybe even met up offline. Such folk never realise it looks cliquey, they just respond to the people they know...

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?

Christophe3967

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?

Jay dubbleU

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?

passout

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?

Jay dubbleU

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)

onebravemonkey

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.

antfly

It must be a hybrid then.

il_principe

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.*

*and an elitist snob

rally200

onebravemonkey wrote:

Dear All,

, it appears that you are all terribly frightening snobs, .

that's not fair, some of us are inverted snobs.

gene_poole

Crappy hybrids? Crappy hybrids?

I have just gone and spent nearly £400 on a 'crappy hybrid'

400 quid! What was I thinking of?

itboffin

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....

always_tyred

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.

Jay dubbleU

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)