rely less on your brakes

nash said:

Try to rely less on your brakes. Don't ride around
in group rides or races with your hands on the brakes. Learn to deal
with trouble by getting past it, not by just slowing down.

OK, NO one is that dumb. You're officially demoted to "troll". But
do try to keep it entertaining at least... someone might actually
think you have a clue and get hurt.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Try to rely less on your brakes. Don't ride around
> in group rides or races with your hands on the brakes. Learn to deal
> with trouble by getting past it, not by just slowing down.
OK, NO one is that dumb. You're officially demoted to "troll". But
do try to keep it entertaining at least... someone might actually
think you have a clue and get hurt.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

---- OFF [censored]

LOL. this gets better and better

I'm thinking we may already know this guy, posting under another identity.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Try to rely less on your brakes. Don't ride around
in group rides or races with your hands on the brakes. Learn to deal
with trouble by getting past it, not by just slowing down.

OK, NO one is that dumb. You're officially demoted to "troll". But
do try to keep it entertaining at least... someone might actually
think you have a clue and get hurt.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Mark, you just don't get it. This is Usenet. Nobody would post something
here without knowing what they're talking about.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Paul Myron Hobson said:

LOL. this gets better and better

Hey, give it credit for spelling it right this time.

And '[censored]' could be misspelled and pass a speel checker, too.

Wait - maybe it wanted to call Mark a bustard afterall. OK, we may
have to withhold credit until we have an official finding.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

Quoted message said:

OK, NO one is that dumb. You're officially demoted to "troll". But
do try to keep it entertaining at least... someone might actually
think you have a clue and get hurt.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Mark, you just don't get it. This is Usenet. Nobody would post something
here without knowing what they're talking about.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

If you do it long enough, you can post without even knowing the
subject. At that point, you transcend off-topic posting altogether.

Nash - the transcendentalist poster...

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

"nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:L%2Jh.12409$DN.958@pd7urf2no...

Quoted message said:

[crude words deleted]

Dear Nash,

One of the great Buddhist qualities to cultivate is equinimity. You don't
want to water the seeds of anger within you. I've noticed that quite a few
times you've responded with anger when someone replies in a way that hurts
your feelings.

If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice. Here is a
way for you to go forward with your practice. When someone posts something
that makes you feel bad, don't immediately fire off a zinger in reply. Sit
there. Breathe. With gentle curiosity, maybe with a little bit of humor,
notice how you are feeling. Notice how it feels in your body. And breathe
some more. You'll probably find that the initial anger is really rooted in
your ego being bruised a bit. And the more you breathe, the feelings will
not longer be so sharp.

Now that you are no longer blinded by your ego and your emotions, you can
make some decisions. You can decide: yes, this poster upset me this time,
but generally s/he has something valuable to say in this newsgroup.
Therefore, I will forgive him/her this time. Or, you can decide, this poster
generally does not make valuable contributions to the newsgroup; I will gain
little or nothing from reading this person's posts. Then quietly killfile
the person. You might have to make refined decisions: I enjoy reading this
person's posts, but I will never read a contribution from him on, let's say,
off-topic political posts, or helmet threads, or something, because they
drive me up the wall. That might work for you too.

If you can't even get to the first step, then get up from the computer and
go for a ride. Even if it's wet or dark out. I bet it'll help.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky

Claire Petersky said:

One of the great Buddhist qualities to cultivate is equinimity. You don't
want to water the seeds of anger within you. I've noticed that quite a few
times you've responded with anger when someone replies in a way that hurts
your feelings.

If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice. Here is a
way for you to go forward with your practice. When someone posts something
that makes you feel bad, don't immediately fire off a zinger in reply. Sit
there. Breathe. With gentle curiosity, maybe with a little bit of humor,
notice how you are feeling. Notice how it feels in your body. And breathe
some more. You'll probably find that the initial anger is really rooted in
your ego being bruised a bit. And the more you breathe, the feelings will
not longer be so sharp.

Now that you are no longer blinded by your ego and your emotions, you can
make some decisions. You can decide: yes, this poster upset me this time,
but generally s/he has something valuable to say in this newsgroup.
Therefore, I will forgive him/her this time. Or, you can decide, this poster
generally does not make valuable contributions to the newsgroup; I will gain
little or nothing from reading this person's posts. Then quietly killfile
the person. You might have to make refined decisions: I enjoy reading this
person's posts, but I will never read a contribution from him on, let's say,
off-topic political posts, or helmet threads, or something, because they
drive me up the wall. That might work for you too.

If you can't even get to the first step, then get up from the computer and
go for a ride. Even if it's wet or dark out. I bet it'll help.

Can somebody write a question this answers, so we can get it into the FAQ?

Pat

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Try to rely less on your brakes. Don't ride around
in group rides or races with your hands on the brakes. Learn to deal
with trouble by getting past it, not by just slowing down.

OK, NO one is that dumb. You're officially demoted to "troll". But
do try to keep it entertaining at least... someone might actually
think you have a clue and get hurt.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Mark, you just don't get it. This is Usenet. Nobody would post something
here without knowing what they're talking about.

Of course, this is also usenet. Knowing how to spell rec.bicycles.misc
qualifies one to post here.

Pat

Pat Lamb wrote:
:: Claire Petersky wrote:
::: One of the great Buddhist qualities to cultivate is equinimity. You
::: don't want to water the seeds of anger within you. I've noticed
::: that quite a few times you've responded with anger when someone
::: replies in a way that hurts your feelings.
:::
::: If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice.
::: Here is a way for you to go forward with your practice. When
::: someone posts something that makes you feel bad, don't immediately
::: fire off a zinger in reply. Sit there. Breathe. With gentle
::: curiosity, maybe with a little bit of humor, notice how you are
::: feeling. Notice how it feels in your body. And breathe some more.
::: You'll probably find that the initial anger is really rooted in
::: your ego being bruised a bit. And the more you breathe, the
::: feelings will not longer be so sharp.
:::
::: Now that you are no longer blinded by your ego and your emotions,
::: you can make some decisions. You can decide: yes, this poster upset
::: me this time, but generally s/he has something valuable to say in
::: this newsgroup. Therefore, I will forgive him/her this time. Or,
::: you can decide, this poster generally does not make valuable
::: contributions to the newsgroup; I will gain little or nothing from
::: reading this person's posts. Then quietly killfile the person. You
::: might have to make refined decisions: I enjoy reading this person's
::: posts, but I will never read a contribution from him on, let's say,
::: off-topic political posts, or helmet threads, or something, because
::: they drive me up the wall. That might work for you too.
:::
::: If you can't even get to the first step, then get up from the
::: computer and go for a ride. Even if it's wet or dark out. I bet
::: it'll help.
::
:: Can somebody write a question this answers, so we can get it into
:: the FAQ?
::
:: Pat

How to avoid flame wars?

How to engage in stressful usage of Usenet?

How to not waste your time on Usenet?

On Mar 12, 9:33 am, "Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Dear Nash,

One of the great Buddhist qualities to cultivate is equinimity. You don't
want to water the seeds of anger within you. I've noticed that quite a few
times you've responded with anger when someone replies in a way that hurts
your feelings.

If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice. Here is a
way for you to go forward with your practice. [followed by a series of mind clearing tips...]

These always worked for Kane in that old TV series. Well, for the
first half of the show anyway. After that he just kicked
butt. :-) Still, learning restraint is a useful exercise.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

Bob said:

On Mar 12, 9:33 am, "Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Dear Nash,

One of the great Buddhist qualities to cultivate is equinimity. You
don't
want to water the seeds of anger within you. I've noticed that
quite a few
times you've responded with anger when someone replies in a way that
hurts
your feelings.

If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice.
Here is a
way for you to go forward with your practice. [followed by a series
of mind clearing tips...]

These always worked for Kane in that old TV series. Well, for the
first half of the show anyway. After that he just kicked
butt. :-) Still, learning restraint is a useful exercise.

Lots of people in here have restrained their learning.

Bill "still jus' sayin'" S.

Claire Petersky said:

"nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:L%2Jh.12409$DN.958@pd7urf2no...

Quoted message said:

[crude words deleted]

Dear Nash,

If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice.

The Eight-fold path:

Right View
Right Thought
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Contemplation

Nothing in there about the Right Brake.

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> Try to rely less on your brakes. Don't ride around
>> in group rides or races with your hands on the brakes. Learn to deal
>> with trouble by getting past it, not by just slowing down.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> OK, NO one is that dumb. You're officially demoted to "troll". But
> do try to keep it entertaining at least... someone might actually
> think you have a clue and get hurt.

---- OFF [censored]

LOL. this gets better and better

I'm thinking we may already know this guy, posting under another identity.

That's what I'm thinking too. I'm just playing the net nanny and
trying to make sure that no naive soul would actually take "nash"
advice seriously.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Mike Kruger said:

Claire Petersky said:

"nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:L%2Jh.12409$DN.958@pd7urf2no...

Quoted message said:

[crude words deleted]

Dear Nash,

If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice.

The Eight-fold path:

Right View
Right Thought
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Contemplation

Nothing in there about the Right Brake.

Yeah, but we're talking about the front brake, and on this side of the
pond, it's the LEFT brake.

Hmmmm.... there's gotta be a political overtone in there somewhere...

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

"Mike Kruger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Claire Petersky said:

"nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:L%2Jh.12409$DN.958@pd7urf2no...

Quoted message said:

[crude words deleted]

Dear Nash,

If you like to sign your posts with "Zen", it's time to practice.

The Eight-fold path:

Right View
Right Thought
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Contemplation

Nothing in there about the Right Brake.

That just tops it all. gotta laugh My left side is aching whoe
Doesn't say Left either

"nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:bUXIh.9704$zU1.4209@pd7urf1no...

Quoted message said:

Try to rely less on your brakes. Don't ride around
in group rides or races with your hands on the brakes. Learn to deal
with trouble by getting past it, not by just slowing down.

Thank you , Zen master. I know I'm a decent, good person and I'm worthy of
the road.

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 said:

Thank you , Zen master. I know I'm a decent, good person and I'm worthy of
the road.

Follow that advice in a typical bike club crowd and you will be one
with the road.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

Curtis L. Russell said:

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 said:

Thank you , Zen master. I know I'm a decent, good person and I'm worthy of
the road.

Follow that advice in a typical bike club crowd and you will be one
with the road.

as opposed to one with the bike?

Aeek said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Thank you , Zen master. I know I'm a decent, good person and I'm worthy of
the road.

Follow that advice in a typical bike club crowd and you will be one
with the road.

as opposed to one with the bike?

Exactly. One becomes one with the road as one sets the bike free to
follow its own path.

The trick is to get into a good meditation position with all that road
rash.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...