spademan o---[) * wrote:
>>>>Gosh no. If one was referring to pedals it would have read: "Platform pedals are for people who
>>>>like to make life difficult for themselves, don't like having good efficiency transfer and are
>>>>scared of having their feet attached to the pedals. These people are also usually scared of
>>>>technology and the future, and as such, probably don't believe in electricity and think that
>>>>cars are magic".
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> My news server decided not to show the previous posts, so I guess I've missed the chance to argue
> that one.
Not that you would have been able to match my superior powers of logic!
>>>>By the way, I cleared that log. 360 nosepick worked oddly enough. Well, not exactly - 180
>>>>nosepick on the log to rear wheel 180 pivot out (rock walk stylee), and up the bank.
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> And people say that sh*t like that has no real application on the trails! You did throw in the
> barspin though right?
Of course. And a crank flip...
> Did you ever measure the gap?
Not properly. I'd guess at somewhere around 13-14 foot, but I'll try and remember to take a piece of
string with me next time.
>>Sounds that way, but after trying lots of other techniques it was simply the easiest.
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> Yeah well, probably a piece 'o p*ss with your feet stuck to the pedals, now if you'd have been
> riding flats I'd have been impressed
You know how I like to make things easy for myself. To make it really difficult I'm going to chuck
on flat pedals and lower the seat
Actually, that's probably a lie. I rode the trail tonight and someone had moved the log. It's kind
of difficult to call them barney's because it wasn't there originally - I'm sure a dog walker
probably put it there to hinder bikes. I'm thinking of putting it back