2nd hand bib shorts

Mr.Mouse

kinda think that's the point. who's going to go rummaging through those for your key ( or anything else for that matter )

bernithebiker

bianchimoon wrote:

this is getting like schoolyard bullying, have a laugh, have a joke by all means, but aiming comments at forum members for no reason is childish!

A voice of reason.

Personally, I'm getting a bit fed up with my name coming up repeatedly, being associated with something unpleasant that never even happened.

Now I'm not about to ring my lawyer, but this excerpt kind of points out that unfounded, unjustified personal, named attacks are simply not on;

English law allows actions for libel to be brought in the High Court for any published statements alleged to defame a named or identifiable individual or individuals (under English law companies are legal persons, and allowed to bring suit for defamation[93][94][95]) in a manner that causes them loss in their trade or profession, or causes a reasonable person to think worse of them.

Fine if you want to have a laugh about sh**ty shorts, just keep my name out of it.

bobmcstuff

You know that quoting libel law isn't going to help...

webboo

I'd be more worried as being seen as someone who'd had their sense of humour surgically removed, rather than being the owner of shitty shorts.

robbo2011

Red rag to a bull there, Bernie.

Would have been far better to laugh it off rather than get all in a huff and make a thinly veiled threat about lawyers.

Makes you look a bit silly, to be honest.

bernithebiker

Tried the laughing it off thing 4 pages OK, but now it seems that having skiddy shorts is being called doing a 'bernithebiker'. which is something I'd rather not be associated with if that's OK with you.

The only reason for mentioning libel is to point out the difference between having a laugh and having a laugh at a named person's expense.

BIzarrely, and by someone I do not even know, I was accused of trying to sell sh**ty shorts, which was patently incorrect.

Given that I'm also selling a £1000 frameset and £1000 wheels, it doesn't really inspire buyers' confidence to think that I'm concealing something I shouldn't. I've sold many different things on here over many years, and pride myself that everyone has been 100% happy and treated fairly. For some idiot to come along and blow all that away, is annoying to say the least.

So yeah, I've kind of lost my sense of humour on this one, and if you think that's unreasonable, put your name forward as a substitute for s***y shorts, you can happily take my place.

robbo2011

Dear Forum,

To save Bernie from further embarrassment, from now on please substitute my name for the shitty shorts jokes.

I literally couldn't give a cr*p about it.

thepeopleschamp

Well stepped up robbo2011. I don't think any of us would like to have our dirty laundry aired in public either so no more cheap shots, ok?

Anonymous

Are we taking literally or figuratively?

bianchimoon

bernithebiker wrote:

Tried the laughing it off thing 4 pages OK, but now it seems that having skiddy shorts is being called doing a 'bernithebiker'. which is something I'd rather not be associated with if that's OK with you.

The only reason for mentioning libel is to point out the difference between having a laugh and having a laugh at a named person's expense.

BIzarrely, and by someone I do not even know, I was accused of trying to sell sh**ty shorts, which was patently incorrect.

Given that I'm also selling a £1000 frameset and £1000 wheels, it doesn't really inspire buyers' confidence to think that I'm concealing something I shouldn't. I've sold many different things on here over many years, and pride myself that everyone has been 100% happy and treated fairly. For some idiot to come along and blow all that away, is annoying to say the least.

So yeah, I've kind of lost my sense of humour on this one, and if you think that's unreasonable, put your name forward as a substitute for s***y shorts, you can happily take my place.

Totally see your point, when it comes to marketing/ selling anything image is key, what may seem harmless banter to some, should stay as harmless banter KEEP peoples names out of it, you can still have fun no matter how distasteful as may seem. But as Berni says, he uses the forum and particularly the sales area and has given a lot of good advice over the years, you guys who mention names are doing him no favours, just to have your brief moment of internet 'fame'. Classic cyber bullying, but for those of you who 'name names' and justify it by calling it banter, reflect on it, just for a moment.

navrig2

Do we want this closed?

If so I will ask Admin to close.

bianchimoon

Navrig2 wrote:

Do we want this closed?

If so I will ask Admin to close.

Deleted IMHO, or moved to BB with name removed by mods

dinyull

bernithebiker wrote:

Tried the laughing it off thing 4 pages OK, but now it seems that having skiddy shorts is being called doing a 'bernithebiker'. which is something I'd rather not be associated with if that's OK with you.

'Doing a bernithebiker' could get confused with 'having a bernithebiker' (or sense of humour failure).

Understandable that peeps might not want to holiday with someone associated with a sh*tty arse, but I'd bet there's as many who like a good laugh on holiday too.

bernithebiker

Dinyull wrote:

bernithebiker wrote:

Tried the laughing it off thing 4 pages OK, but now it seems that having skiddy shorts is being called doing a 'bernithebiker'. which is something I'd rather not be associated with if that's OK with you.

'Doing a bernithebiker' could get confused with 'having a bernithebiker' (or sense of humour failure).

Understandable that peeps might not want to holiday with someone associated with a sh*tty ars*, but I'd bet there's as many who like a good laugh on holiday too.

Nothing to do with Cyclespeed*, everything to do with buying and selling bike stuff on the BR forum.

Look back through old threads; I think you'll find my sense of humour is alive and well and I enjoy having a laugh as much as the next bloke. But what I tend not to do is single out some random person and falsely drag his name through the mud just to try and get some kind of internet 'kudos'.

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*yeah, the punters hate it, so much so they're all coming back next year.

dinyull

bernithebiker wrote:

Dinyull wrote:

bernithebiker wrote:

Tried the laughing it off thing 4 pages OK, but now it seems that having skiddy shorts is being called doing a 'bernithebiker'. which is something I'd rather not be associated with if that's OK with you.

'Doing a bernithebiker' could get confused with 'having a bernithebiker' (or sense of humour failure).

Understandable that peeps might not want to holiday with someone associated with a sh*tty ars*, but I'd bet there's as many who like a good laugh on holiday too.

Nothing to do with Cyclespeed*, everything to do with buying and selling bike stuff on the BR forum.

Look back through old threads; I think you'll find my sense of humour is alive and well and I enjoy having a laugh as much as the next bloke. But what I tend not to do is single out some random person and falsely drag his name through the mud just to try and get some kind of internet 'kudos'.

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*yeah, the punters hate it, so much so they're all coming back next year.

But in this one you've admitted to losing it. Just take it on the chin mate, you've done a berni.

bernithebiker

Take what on the chin exactly?

pinno

ThePeoplesChamp wrote:

Well stepped up robbo2011. I don't think any of us would like to have our dirty laundry aired in public either so no more cheap shots, ok?

You've changed your tune.

ThePeoplesChamp wrote:

But all this talk of people doing a berniethebiker...

In the immortal words of Bruce Willis: The thread's dead babe, the thread's dead.

drummer_boy

ilovegrace wrote:

A lot of you have never lived "Up north" and brought up in the 60s.
It was second hand or bollock naked. trousers shirts undies the lot , hygiene , dont make me laugh.
regards
ILG

Yep, but everything got the 'hot' wash as there was no other!

sloppyschleckonds

At least its moved on to useful advise about concealing skidmarks in bibshorts.

Is Vanish any good?

pinno

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

At least its moved on to useful advise about concealing skidmarks in bibshorts.

Is Vanish any good?

I've tried it on some threads but you just cannot remove them from the archives.

robbo2011

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

At least its moved on to useful advise about concealing skidmarks in bibshorts.

Is Vanish any good?

I believe that Vanish Oxy action is acidic. The acid may well mess up the lycra. I wouldn't risk it, it certainly turned the white parts of my Assos Falkenzahn a rather dull grey shade of white.

PS, is that before selling, or after buying

webboo

This is when it's handy to be a triathlete. On discover a skidder a dip in the sea( as part of your training of course) will usually remove it without the need for a hot wash.
You however get a bit of salt induced chaffing though.

sloppyschleckonds

How do you even ask your missus to clean them though?

webboo

Although my missus probably has bought most of my Assos shorts as presents for me. I generally don't trust her to wash them as I have found them on occasion in the tumble drier.
I dread to think what temperature she washed them at. No trace of skidders though.

sloppyschleckonds

Wash these for me love and pay particular attention to the crotch area please

webboo

I'm always on at the missus to pay particular attention to my crotch area.

kiteloopy

Webboo wrote:

I'm always on at the missus to pay particular attention to my crotch area.

Ohhh Matron.

Stevo_666

What a sh1t thread. The wife was wondering why I was laughing so much

sloppyschleckonds

I keep scanning the classifieds, nothing!

pinno

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

I keep scanning the classifieds, nothing!

You do realise that that action is rather perverse?

As an aside, would anyone now want to list a pair?