Gaining 4mph Without Fitness
07-30-19, 02:46 PM
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Well they’re not going to disappear by themselves.
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07-30-19, 03:56 PM
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Any chance the OP could put his post in video form with illustrations? Probably go viral in a few hours. Maybe he could start a podcast. GCN had better watch out. There's a new guru out there.
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See post #105
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07-30-19, 04:35 PM
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I've been watching this. I don't think readers here are getting it: the OP was not about cycling, not really. Of course he's a cyclist and probably a decent rider, which is beside the point. His point is philosophical. When my wife and I got together we made a list of what was important to us, in order. Our lists matched very well, a good sign, eh? Money was # 11 on our list. Hence I'm not buying a new bike but we've had a lot of fun for the past 46 years. The OP is pushing the persuasion that we can buy happiness, in this case by buying new gear that's supposed to be faster. He's playing The Pusher, either for fun or for real, no way to tell. There's a lot of this going on right now, lot's of people reaping monetary rewards from making the money thing the #1 thing. We can judge from our own lives how much truth there is in that. Polls tell us that actually people with more money are happier - but for sure not always, eh?
Anyway hence the rather odd message couched within a BF post. The cycling part doesn't ring true, does it? But how about the rest of it? Yeah, the drug gets you high, but then there's all the rest of it, later.
Anyway hence the rather odd message couched within a BF post. The cycling part doesn't ring true, does it? But how about the rest of it? Yeah, the drug gets you high, but then there's all the rest of it, later.
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07-30-19, 04:54 PM
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How to Troll in the BF 41:
1) Design a Sock Puppet to be as disagreeable as possible. A Bloated Narcissistic Wind Bag or a Clueless Mean Old Coot are always good choices.
B) Find a topic to post in the 41 that has been endlessly hashed to death and choose the most extreme position possible on it. Steel is Real or CF Ass-plodes are classics.
III) Defend your absurd position with ferocious fervor, made-up "facts", and fanaticism while fostering ill-will, anger and disdain.
4) Disappear from "the conversation" and let the credulous on the 41 implode into a fur-ball-pile-on for your enjoyment before the inevitable "Closed".
Congratulations, you are a BF Troll
1) Design a Sock Puppet to be as disagreeable as possible. A Bloated Narcissistic Wind Bag or a Clueless Mean Old Coot are always good choices.
B) Find a topic to post in the 41 that has been endlessly hashed to death and choose the most extreme position possible on it. Steel is Real or CF Ass-plodes are classics.
III) Defend your absurd position with ferocious fervor, made-up "facts", and fanaticism while fostering ill-will, anger and disdain.
4) Disappear from "the conversation" and let the credulous on the 41 implode into a fur-ball-pile-on for your enjoyment before the inevitable "Closed".
Congratulations, you are a BF Troll
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If you don't like what the OP posted, you always have the option of not posting in that thread.
07-30-19, 05:16 PM
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It's been a fun, entertaining thread. No reason for panty wadding.
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I figure the OP was joking, the post was so outrageous. However, pushing too many BF buttons on a first post to not be a sock. Catch 'em, IB! Otherwise, I don't get the whines about BF being nasty. If people post arrogant stupid stuff they tend to get called on it. The attitude is reflected in the response. Arrogance begets snark. 
The clueless who want to learn are treated well, IMO.
The clueless who want to learn are treated well, IMO.
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How to Troll in the BF 41:
1) Design a Sock Puppet to be as disagreeable as possible. A Bloated Narcissistic Wind Bag or a Clueless Mean Old Coot are always good choices.
B) Find a topic to post in the 41 that has been endlessly hashed to death and choose the most extreme position possible on it. Steel is Real or CF Ass-plodes are classics.
III) Defend your absurd position with ferocious fervor, made-up "facts", and fanaticism while fostering ill-will, anger and disdain.
4) Disappear from "the conversation" and let the credulous on the 41 implode into a fur-ball-pile-on for your enjoyment before the inevitable "Closed".
Congratulations, you are a BF Troll
1) Design a Sock Puppet to be as disagreeable as possible. A Bloated Narcissistic Wind Bag or a Clueless Mean Old Coot are always good choices.
B) Find a topic to post in the 41 that has been endlessly hashed to death and choose the most extreme position possible on it. Steel is Real or CF Ass-plodes are classics.
III) Defend your absurd position with ferocious fervor, made-up "facts", and fanaticism while fostering ill-will, anger and disdain.
4) Disappear from "the conversation" and let the credulous on the 41 implode into a fur-ball-pile-on for your enjoyment before the inevitable "Closed".
Congratulations, you are a BF Troll
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It's all a simulation. Why else do you reckon physicists can't reconcile quantum mechanics and gravity? It's a level of detail hack.
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Hey, do folks reckon the longer cage is necessary for an efficiency gain? I squeezed 12t and 14t into the standard cage on my Red RD... Thinking maybe it's not worth squat due to the extra wrap.
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