What grinds your gears?

Supergoose
Supergoose Posts: 1,089
edited December 2011 in The bottom bracket
It may be there is a similar thread, a short search never turned anything up.

Today, the thing which is grinding my gears is my club-mates constant referral to SSSSSSSS-RAM .
Is it not pronounced SRAM? with no accent on the 'S'?
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  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Personally I'm too bugged about the pronunciation of SRAM (its sort of down there in my list or priorities with the old Campy vs Campag debate), but child abuse, war, poverty, starvation and getting attacked by a mental bloke with gloves made out of razor blades really grinds my gears.

    People who drink cappucino after meals and after 8:30 in the morning are also fit for lining up against a wall and beating with wet towels as well.

    As an aside, wouldn't they be pronouncing it "Essram" rather than "SsssssRam" or have they all got lissssps? If so, does everyone have to ride with mudguards all year round to prevent the person behind them getting covered in ssssspit form the lakes of sssspit that must beleft on every ride?

    Is the club called "Club Racing Sssssnakessss"?

    Just wondering like …..
  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    The '£50 MTB from Tesco' jean wearing brigade running red lights and riding @ 8pm in all black clothing giving all cyclists a bad name. They have no clue how to ride a bike.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    •Narrow-mindedness.
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  • greenphotos
    greenphotos Posts: 81
    DavidJB wrote:
    The '£50 MTB from Tesco' jean wearing brigade running red lights and riding @ 8pm in all black clothing giving all cyclists a bad name. They have no clue how to ride a bike.

    Yup hate them too
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    DavidJB wrote:
    The '£50 MTB from Tesco' jean wearing brigade running red lights and riding @ 8pm in all black clothing giving all cyclists a bad name. They have no clue how to ride a bike.

    Don't get me started... :x
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  • greenphotos
    greenphotos Posts: 81
    LeicesterLad wrote:
    Don't get me started... :x

    Oh really? How come? :wink:
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Cling-ons.
    _
  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    LeicesterLad wrote:
    DavidJB wrote:
    The '£50 MTB from Tesco' jean wearing brigade running red lights and riding @ 8pm in all black clothing giving all cyclists a bad name. They have no clue how to ride a bike.

    Don't get me started... :x

    Get started! I would like to read a good rant about those tosspots! :twisted:
  • Akirasho
    Akirasho Posts: 1,892
    ... well, there is this one gurl... and every once in a while she brings her sister... I know, I know... kinda sick, but once she starts, I kinda get over the creep factor... Oh, wait, you're talkin' bout bikes ain't ya?
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    Americans. Oh, and the bloody French. And Italians.

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  • king_jeffers
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    GiantMike wrote:

    Rioting; they should make it illegal.

    Err, I've got some good news for you...
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  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    People who pick up their dog's turd in a bag, and leave the bag somewhere else, but not in a bin.
  • Mike67
    Mike67 Posts: 585
    Generalisation.....all BMW drivers and hippocrites :wink:
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  • 2Phat4Rapha
    2Phat4Rapha Posts: 238
    • People who consider everyone else to be narrow minded
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  • ihazon303
    ihazon303 Posts: 55
    Americanization.

    Mindlessly chatty people.

    Taxi drivers.
  • Ginjafro
    Ginjafro Posts: 572
    Supergoose wrote:
    It may be there is a similar thread, a short search never turned anything up.

    Today, the thing which is grinding my gears is my club-mates constant referral to SSSSSSSS-RAM .
    Is it not pronounced SRAM? with no accent on the 'S'?

    I find the correct way to pronounce SRAM is like an American advertising voiceover, very deep and very cool....
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    People who when asked on a Monday how their weekend was reply without hesitation ‘Too short!’…and then go on to have a long discussion with a colleague about hours of shi1te tv they’ve watched. I really want to interject and say ‘Actually, I think your weekend is probably much too long’.
  • Aerozine50
    Aerozine50 Posts: 73
    White Van men
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  • Supergoose
    Supergoose Posts: 1,089
    Ginjafro wrote:
    Supergoose wrote:
    It may be there is a similar thread, a short search never turned anything up.

    Today, the thing which is grinding my gears is my club-mates constant referral to SSSSSSSS-RAM .
    Is it not pronounced SRAM? with no accent on the 'S'?

    I find the correct way to pronounce SRAM is like an American advertising voiceover, very deep and very cool....

    So we are all agreed, Im right. Its not ESRAM. Where is the E even coming from?

    Its SRAM just SRAM, no accent on the S or the E before it just SRAM. There is no E, NONE.
    Rock 'n' Roule
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Supergoose wrote:
    Ginjafro wrote:
    Supergoose wrote:
    It may be there is a similar thread, a short search never turned anything up.

    Today, the thing which is grinding my gears is my club-mates constant referral to SSSSSSSS-RAM .
    Is it not pronounced SRAM? with no accent on the 'S'?

    I find the correct way to pronounce SRAM is like an American advertising voiceover, very deep and very cool....

    So we are all agreed, Im right. Its not ESRAM. Where is the E even coming from?

    Its SRAM just SRAM, no accent on the S or the E before it just SRAM. There is no E, NONE.

    Surely, since it's an acronym,, everyone should say each letter individually?
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  • Supergoose
    Supergoose Posts: 1,089
    Its an acronym? Of what?
    Rock 'n' Roule
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Supergoose wrote:
    Its an acronym? Of what?

    No idea, but it's capitalised right?

    S'not like it's "sram" but it's definitely "SRAM".
    _
  • Supergoose
    Supergoose Posts: 1,089
    Sourced via Yahoo Ask (so it must be true) :wink:

    A.SRAM is the conglomeration of our founder's names, Scott, Ray and sAM. The initials provided a simple way to come up with a corporate name that could be trademarked and directly translated into languages other than English. It is not pronounced S-RAM, SchRAM, or SkRAM. Just SRAM

    In off the reds, yaldy!
    Rock 'n' Roule
  • Ginjafro
    Ginjafro Posts: 572
    Supergoose wrote:
    Sourced via Yahoo Ask (so it must be true) :wink:

    A.SRAM is the conglomeration of our founder's names, Scott, Ray and sAM. The initials provided a simple way to come up with a corporate name that could be trademarked and directly translated into languages other than English. It is not pronounced S-RAM, SchRAM, or SkRAM. Just SRAM

    In off the reds, yaldy!

    Mmmmm? SRAM is also MARS in reverse or whilst in Liverpool & Manchester M'ARS or My Ars e.
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    GiantMike wrote:
    People who pick up their dog's turd in a bag, and leave the bag somewhere else, but not in a bin.

    :lol: Sorry about that
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Andy Shleck.
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  • rajMAN
    rajMAN Posts: 429
    American Wealth Gurus! or to put it more plainly.....BULLSH*****S :shock:
  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    That fn nob Mullen who gave evidence at the Levenson enquiry, saying that it was all in the public interests and Rebekah brooks and James Coulson should be heros! Hacking Milly Dowlers phone was justified as he was looking for the girl too!
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  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    and another one..

    staff who complain about a lack of communication then don't bother to turn up for presentations and also my boss who walks into the office when I am ranting on a bike forum - sorry thats two...
    @surroundedbh

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