Anyone just ride a bike today? I have the flu and would rather hear about fun stuff and not drivel like trail. On May 10, 2013 11:31 PM, "Alex Zeibot" <veloban...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Low trail fork will not transform Rivendell into a complete randonneur > bicycle. It takes more than just a fork. > > > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 2013-05-10 at 19:28 -0700, VeloZen wrote: >> > Uh oh ... here we go again. :) >> > >> > What isn't a "good" idea for some ... perhaps many ... maybe even the >> > overwhelming majority of active cyclists in this world ... may just be >> > the only way one single individual is capable of getting out and >> > enjoying a ride without pain. I know people with nice bikes who love >> > riding, but due to injury, cannot ride while leaning forward even a >> > little. A very upright riding posture may not be the best way to go >> > fast ... and it may not be the best way to achieve an efficient and >> > powerful position ... but it may be the only way to enjoy riding ... >> > for some. >> >> Granted; but for many, probably most, others it can be quite wrong for >> comfort as well as speed and efficiency. >> >> > >> > Perhaps before we start judging whether something is a good or bad >> > idea, we might simply and politely answer the question asked by the >> > person posting ... >> >> which had been done >> >> > and THEN if there's a question that might be important in return, >> > politely ask them why they might want to do something that's outside >> > the normal use. THEN ... if you have advice to offer that may be >> > helpful within THEIR context, politely do so. BUT ... also accept >> > that what YOU think is right or wrong ... good or bad ... may not >> > apply to everyone (or anyone) else. >> >> I think you're reading an awful lot into the simple question "Has anyone >> asked whether it's a good idea to do so?" When it come to technology >> we're very quick to ask how to do something, often don't even bother to >> ask whether we should do it. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
