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Doug Taylor
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:26:19 -0000, Marz <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>I love this BS you get from people who claim riding a fully rigid
>single speed mtb and 'actually picking a line' somehow makes you a
>better rider over all.
Are you responding to ME? HELLO!
Find where I used the word "better." Do you suck so bad that you
perceive slights and threats in everything you read? Talk to your
shrink, but leave me out of it.
I was contrasting riding my rigid SS to my Dualie, and I commented
that the SS has the benefit of being 6 or 7 lbs. lighter than the
lightest dualie (and at least 10 lbs lighter than the average trail
bike), and requires that you pick a line and stand while you climb.
"Better?" Maybe, or arguably. Different? Absolutely. And obviously.
In that respect, your comment about niche is correct. SS is a niche.
As is x-c / racing. And trail riding. And free riding. And
downhill. And trials. And stunts. And cyclocross. Etc. Whatever
floats your boat.
Allow me to correct the Dylan quote:
"... don't criticize what you can't understand."
"Don't" implies the ability to overcome your deficiency. "Can't"
means you're hopeless.
wrote:
>
>I love this BS you get from people who claim riding a fully rigid
>single speed mtb and 'actually picking a line' somehow makes you a
>better rider over all.
Are you responding to ME? HELLO!
Find where I used the word "better." Do you suck so bad that you
perceive slights and threats in everything you read? Talk to your
shrink, but leave me out of it.
I was contrasting riding my rigid SS to my Dualie, and I commented
that the SS has the benefit of being 6 or 7 lbs. lighter than the
lightest dualie (and at least 10 lbs lighter than the average trail
bike), and requires that you pick a line and stand while you climb.
"Better?" Maybe, or arguably. Different? Absolutely. And obviously.
In that respect, your comment about niche is correct. SS is a niche.
As is x-c / racing. And trail riding. And free riding. And
downhill. And trials. And stunts. And cyclocross. Etc. Whatever
floats your boat.
Allow me to correct the Dylan quote:
"... don't criticize what you can't understand."
"Don't" implies the ability to overcome your deficiency. "Can't"
means you're hopeless.