on 10/13/10 9:30 AM, Philip Williamson at philip.william...@gmail.com wrote:
> I love the tone of this group. Here are some reasons I think it's
> fairly civil.
>
> Historical traditions. The silverbacks are graduates of the iBOB list,
> which used to be relatively polite. Haven't read it in a wh
"I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member." ---
*Groucho* *Marx*
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:59 PM, doug peterson wrote:
> Along with all the positive reasons why we all enjoy this group, think
> about "Who else would have us?". "Oh, no, it's the steel / wool /
> fen
Along with all the positive reasons why we all enjoy this group, think
about "Who else would have us?". "Oh, no, it's the steel / wool /
fenders / twine bar wrap / etc. bunch! Pedal for your life!"
Seriously, this is a fun group with enough outside the box ideas to
keep me interested.
dougP
I love the tone of this group. Here are some reasons I think it's
fairly civil.
Historical traditions. The silverbacks are graduates of the iBOB list,
which used to be relatively polite. Haven't read it in a while, but
when I did, it was the calm end of the pool. The original Riv-backed
list was s
I think the stregnth of this group lies in everyone's tacit agreement to be
positive and focused on a shared belief that each person's opinion is valid.
It certainly isn't that we all agree on everything, but rather we can differ
in opinion while remembering that there's another person out there,
I don't go to the iBob forum anymore. I know there's some crossover
with this forum but that group is just a little "off" and not very
welcoming. I like the Randon group well enough although there are some
folks there that bring out the troll in me.
--mike
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You received this message because yo
I'm an engineer and I love bicycles and riding...so some time ago I
joined a bicycle technical forum.
It was one of the most negative groups/discussion I have ever come
across. I left the group within a few days...I didn't enjoy it at
all, not the type of behavior I want to be associated with.
I
Yah, just to toss in an Upper Left Coast voice, Sunday's Seattle ride with
RBW-listers in person was just superb. Kind of amazing to come across a bunch
of people all of whom you sincerely want to get to know better, whose interests
outside of cycling are varied, broad and intriguing as well. Fo
you read the diatribe on "planing" on IBOB forum... downright nasty.
~Mike~
On Oct 12, 2:40 pm, Mike wrote:
> > HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
>
> > I've seen Riv-oriented people get fighting mad over the phrase "carbon
> > fiber". We all have our prejudices.
>
> Yeah, but this group never gets to the
> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
>
> I've seen Riv-oriented people get fighting mad over the phrase "carbon
> fiber". We all have our prejudices.
>
Yeah, but this group never gets to the level of the Road Bike Review
Forums. Folks over there can be down right mean. I feel it's never
that way here.
--mike
"Just wanted to thank everyone here for their non-judgmental and open
minded views."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
I've seen Riv-oriented people get fighting mad over the phrase "carbon
fiber". We all have our prejudices.
On Oct 12, 1:39 pm, Michael_S wrote:
> I was looking at a few other online foru
I was looking at a few other online forums this weekend and noticed
(again) what a civilized, positive atmosphere exist on this site.
Just wanted to thank everyone here for their non-judgmental and open
minded views.
~Mike~
On Oct 11, 5:43 pm, EricP wrote:
> Nice story. Totally dislike that dro
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