Originally Posted by 64Paramount .
Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Ross .
There ya go. Every time I see some armchair critic on an internet forum blathering on about how "saving 20 grams won't make you any faster" yadda-yadda-yadda I want to *****-slap the douchebag and say "Hey wingnut, no one said anything about speed, we're talking about weight!" And saving 20 grams will make your bike weigh 20 grams less. End of story.
The problem is that some folks aren't imaginative enough to see weight saving as an end; they think it must be a means to some other end, and then they don't see its value because in those terms its value is indeed suspect. But a light bike is a light bike.
(btw, I'm not a weight-weeinie, my lightest bike is probably over 17.5lbs. But I wouldn't mind a lighter bike so I could more easily lift it over my head to hang it from the ceiling hook where I store it!)
Well, you are entitled to your opinion.
Too bad you can't state your opinion without calling others who stated their opinions "blathering idiots", "wingnuts", or "douchebags".
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Yea, he was kind of blunt, but I considered it more of banter than internet tough guy sort of stuff.
But he has a point. When someone explicitly states he/she is doing it for the fun of making a light weight bike and that's the only reason, that riding a light bike is fun in and of itself, that he/she does not believe it will make the rider significantly faster, in fact does not do it to get faster, and really doesn't mind getting passed by others, making the simple statement that the purpose of a high quality and/or lightweight bike for many or most of us is not to go faster, but simply to enjoy the ride..... to then reply by repeating the same old tired cliches about "you better be a fast rider" or "I'll pass you on my MTB" or "it's not the bike it's the rider" again, and again and again as if there are some new insights being conveyed.... Well, that's just dumb and really does indicate at least some level of idiot-ness, wingnut-dom or douchbag-icity. You're not saying anything remotely new and informed. We've answered this! You don't need to say it again, and again, and again ... we get that you don't get it!
(I'm using the general "you", not directed at anyone in particular).
Just my opinion and I'm saying it just in the spirit of banter, not claiming to be an internet tough guy. I'm a middle aged guy pushing 60 who just likes to ride a nice bike at my own pace. You may be surprised, but I'm not on the road to race your sorry a$$. I'll never be faster than I am right now and can't for the life of me understand why I shouldn't ride as nice and light weight bike as I can afford without these idiot, douchbag uninspired comments. Go ahead and pass me in your cut-offs and Huffy, and sneer at me because you're faster on a cheaper bike. Be proud of racing a middle aged guy who isn't racing. I don't really give a rat's patoot.