why?

Kevan has got to be one of the biggest trolls ever in the
rec.bicycles heirarchy - why does everyone bother to
reply to him?

Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a bike
or even verfied his identity?

I get the feeling he was tired of the serious political
debaters on the political newsgroups and decided to set up
house here where he thought he left-leaning political
assertions would be more readily accepted and the resident
political debating skills would be less finely honed.

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In article <7yy2c.51223$LD5.38483@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
Top Sirloin <scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com> writes:

I have no doubt Kevan's a sincere, true, avid cyclist.

And Kevan does make good cycling-specific contributions.

That's as far as I can go on this topic. I ain't comfortable
talking around folks.

If you have an issue to discuss personally with Kevan, I
believe his email address is readily available in any of
his postings.

cheers, Tom

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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 23:38:43 -0600, Top Sirloin
<scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com> wrote:

>Kevan has got to be one of the biggest trolls ever in the
>rec.bicycles heirarchy - why does everyone bother to
>reply to him?
>
>Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a bike
>or even verfied his identity?
>
>I get the feeling he was tired of the serious political
>debaters on the political newsgroups and decided to set up
>house here where he thought he left-leaning political
>assertions would be more readily accepted and the resident
>political debating skills would be less finely honed.

Politics is not the business of RBM, except insofar as it
helps our cause as cyclists. Some of us have very strong
opinions regarding political issues of the day which we
choose to air in other fora.

If you and K would not provoke each other, and would agree
to disagree--as we're supposed to be able to do in a liberal
society--then RBM will go on just fine, thanks.

K has made some useful contributions regarding cycling in
the past, so don't knock him on that front.

You haven't seen a photograph of *me* on the bike yet, have
you? What's your threshold for credibility? If you wanted
to see faces and bicycles, hang out at the bike club. This
is usenet.

-Luigi

In article <7yy2c.51223$LD5.38483@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com says...
> Kevan has got to be one of the biggest trolls ever in the
> rec.bicycles heirarchy - why does everyone bother to
> reply to him?

Because when you get him *off of politics*, he seems like a
pretty decent guy. He's also reasonably articulate when
expounding his political views, even if he seems stuck in a
rut about them.

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Sat, 06 Mar 2004 23:38:43 -0600, Cut from a downer cow,
Top Sirloin <scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com> queried:

>Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a bike
>or even verfied his identity?

I've crapped on his lawn.
--
zk

"Top Sirloin" <scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:7yy2c.51223$LD5.38483@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> Kevan has got to be one of the biggest trolls ever in the
> rec.bicycles heirarchy - why does everyone bother to
> reply to him?
>
> Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a
> bike or even verfied his identity?
>
I think this is a web page devoted to his fixed gear bike:
http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/fixie/ These photos display
a certain affection for the beauty of Bianchi metal that
seems unlikely to occur in someone who's just faking
interest in bicycling to troll newsgroups.

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 23:38:43 -0600, Top Sirloin
<scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com> from wrote:

>Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a bike
>or even verfied his identity?

Yes.

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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 23:38:43 -0600, Top Sirloin
<scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com> from wrote:

>I get the feeling he was tired of the serious political
>debaters on the political newsgroups and decided to set up
>house here where he thought he left-leaning political
>assertions would be more readily accepted and the resident
>political debating skills would be less finely honed.

I bet if I were a right winger, you'd be cheering me on.
Don't be a pussy. Either killfile me or leave me alone.

--
xrinafzvgu23@lnubb.pbz
Lowest common denominator.
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 16:25:37 -0800, Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> from
Balsa Pacific Aero Ltd. Engineering & Bicycle Mongery wrote:

>Sat, 06 Mar 2004 23:38:43 -0600, Cut from a downer cow, Top
>Sirloin <scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com> queried:
>
>>Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a
>>bike or even verfied his identity?
>
>I've crapped on his lawn.

Join the club!

Your sticker's in the mail. Oh, sorry, I emanbt to say
"post," eh. Canadians are so quaint!

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Ask people to work against their better judgement.
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 23:09:24 -0600, Kevan Smith
<Kevan@mouse-potato.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 16:25:37 -0800, Zoot Katz
><zootkatz@operamail.com> from Balsa Pacific Aero Ltd.
>Engineering & Bicycle Mongery wrote:
>
>>Sat, 06 Mar 2004 23:38:43 -0600, Cut from a downer cow,
>>Top Sirloin <scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com>
>>queried:
>>
>>>Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a
>>>bike or even verfied his identity?
>>
>>I've crapped on his lawn.
>
>Join the club!
>
>Your sticker's in the mail. Oh, sorry, I emanbt to say
>"post," eh. Canadians are so quaint!

As I recall, the Globe & Mail is a big paper up there.
Toronto, yes? So you don't want ZK to be buying copies of
the G&M from his neighbourhood newsagent (and probably at a
price, having to be imported to distant BC...) waiting to
clip & save the Kevan FanKlub sticker.

<very big grin>

-Luigi

"Mike Kruger" <MikeKr@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
news:08bcd4899321cbfe457e970cbab2bac9@news.teranews.com...
> "Top Sirloin" <scottjohnson@tornadosaregood.kc.rr.com>
> wrote in message news:7yy2c.51223$LD5.38483@twister.rdc-
> kc.rr.com...
> > Kevan has got to be one of the biggest trolls ever in
> > the rec.bicycles heirarchy - why does everyone bother to
> > reply to him?
> >
> > Seriousy, has anyone ever seen a picture of him with a
> > bike or even verfied his identity?
> >
> I think this is a web page devoted to his fixed gear bike:
> http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/fixie/ These photos
> display a certain affection for the beauty of Bianchi
> metal that seems unlikely to occur in someone who's just
> faking interest in bicycling to troll newsgroups.

Yeah but it ain't Celeste....so points must be deducted. :-)

On 2004-03-08, Gooserider <ikjimiyi2@com.com> wrote:
> "Mike Kruger" <MikeKr@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
>> >
>> I think this is a web page devoted to his fixed gear
>> bike: http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/fixie/ These
>> photos display a certain affection for the beauty of
>> Bianchi metal that seems unlikely to occur in someone
>> who's just faking interest in bicycling to troll
>> newsgroups.

> Yeah but it ain't Celeste....so points must be
> deducted. :-)

It's not even a track frame... but it does look nice...

--

-John (JohnThompson@new.rr.com)

Very nice. Looks like you might need to adjust your chain tension though KS.

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 20:31:32 GMT, DiabloScott <NOSPAMdiabloscott@terra.es> from
cyclingforums.com wrote:

>Very nice. Looks like you might need to adjust your chain
>tension though KS.

Did that. Those pics were taken just after it was assembled,
so there has been a lot of shakedown since then.

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Imagine the piece as a set of disconnected events.
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On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 20:00:12 GMT, John Thompson <john@starfleet.os2.dhs.org>
from RoadRunner wrote:

>On 2004-03-08, Gooserider <ikjimiyi2@com.com> wrote:
>> "Mike Kruger" <MikeKr@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
>>> >
>>> I think this is a web page devoted to his fixed gear
>>> bike: http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/fixie/ These
>>> photos display a certain affection for the beauty of
>>> Bianchi metal that seems unlikely to occur in someone
>>> who's just faking interest in bicycling to troll
>>> newsgroups.
>
>> Yeah but it ain't Celeste....so points must be
>> deducted. :-)
>
>It's not even a track frame... but it does look nice...

It's my main squeeze. It's an awesome ride on those fat
tires -- smooth, agile and responsive. I love riding it in
the city, floating intersections, hopping curbs, track
standing to show off even though it's only for people who
have no clue how cool what I'm doing is. My mechanic
really outdid himself. His name is Kevin Rivet, and, if
you are in Shreveport/Bossier and need some bike help, he
is the man to see.

There is one problem. It has a Surly Fixer, which fits onto
a normal hub to make it a fixed gear. Well, it comes loose
over time when you brake with your feet, so you have to
tighten it periodically. If you don't, then you have to
rebuild the hub. No biggie, really, if you stay on top of
maintenance.

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