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I was replyig to your mischaracterization of why racers don't like triples. We don't like them because we have no need for them, period. There are plenty of disadvantages and no advantages. Is that so hard to understand?
Of course for casual rec riders a triple can make sense... I have no problem with someone wanting a triple if they so desire, but I do object when people try to pass them off as necessarily better than a double, standard or cmpact.
Of course for casual rec riders a triple can make sense... I have no problem with someone wanting a triple if they so desire, but I do object when people try to pass them off as necessarily better than a double, standard or cmpact.
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Also, in case anyone is wondering, it's sexual orientation and not sexual preference, as the latter implies that they had a choice in the matter. Isn't being PC fun?
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Before I am labeled as an unfeeling cur . I was not tring to say it was ok before. Just that we grew as a people to understand that these kind of things are hurtful. And that these types of sterio types are no longer acceptable. But, I got busy with a brake job and had to rush the answer earlier.
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So what do you say? *****exual? You could be spot on, as I have yet to find someone offended by that word... unless they were not one.
Also, in case anyone is wondering, it's sexual orientation and not sexual preference, as the latter implies that they had a choice in the matter. Isn't being PC fun?
Also, in case anyone is wondering, it's sexual orientation and not sexual preference, as the latter implies that they had a choice in the matter. Isn't being PC fun?
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Jeebus, this has gone right off the rails. Anyway, would it be ageist to infer that triple users are most often grey?
Personally -- as a proud grey person -- I find a triple (30-40-50) most useful for my pursuit -- marathon cycling in mountainous territory -- and agree with the poster above who pointed out it's the best way to keep spacing close over the widest range, e.g. 10 tooth jump, rather than 16 I explain my reasoning here.
And you may note on that page that the father of road racing himself was quite intolerant of the "fairer sex" and other lesser mortals:
“The [single] gear ratio was something we did not choose lightly, but once chosen, we did not change it .... Soon they will show us gearing that corresponds to every slope and to every state of mind. There will be gears for young girls, for brides, for family men, for skinny and fat people, for sluggish people and for drug addicts.” ~Henri Desgrange, L'Auto-Vélo, 1902
Personally -- as a proud grey person -- I find a triple (30-40-50) most useful for my pursuit -- marathon cycling in mountainous territory -- and agree with the poster above who pointed out it's the best way to keep spacing close over the widest range, e.g. 10 tooth jump, rather than 16 I explain my reasoning here.
And you may note on that page that the father of road racing himself was quite intolerant of the "fairer sex" and other lesser mortals:
“The [single] gear ratio was something we did not choose lightly, but once chosen, we did not change it .... Soon they will show us gearing that corresponds to every slope and to every state of mind. There will be gears for young girls, for brides, for family men, for skinny and fat people, for sluggish people and for drug addicts.” ~Henri Desgrange, L'Auto-Vélo, 1902
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Please get with the program. We are all African-Americans, at least those of us from the US.
The rest of you don't count, or something.
The rest of you don't count, or something.
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...isky-sex-czar/
And for those you that hate me for bringing this up you can join N*A*M*B*L*A* here: https://www.******.org/ You have to fill in the word without the *'s since this was all edited by the forum.
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I got tired of reading this thread around the post of the 28% SF hills.........
Lets dump the original topic and post some photos of steep hills with a bike on it (double or triple, who cares). I wish I had a 28% hill near me.
Lets dump the original topic and post some photos of steep hills with a bike on it (double or triple, who cares). I wish I had a 28% hill near me.
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Actually, I was just joking about that.
As for the rest of your post, that's exactly what I say when I play devil's advocate for discussions and debates. Personally, I don't mind any "alternative" as long as it doesn't include a victim. In other words, if you want to participate in beastiality, go right ahead. Just make darn sure the animal is consenting. Of course, I agree that a child can not give consent since s/he probably does not know the full extent of his/her actions, and the same might apply for some animals. Other than that, live and let live. My life has yet to be damaged by a person being gay. If it's immoral (just like shaving and eating shrimp if you go by Leviticus), God will sort it all out in the afterlife.
As for the rest of your post, that's exactly what I say when I play devil's advocate for discussions and debates. Personally, I don't mind any "alternative" as long as it doesn't include a victim. In other words, if you want to participate in beastiality, go right ahead. Just make darn sure the animal is consenting. Of course, I agree that a child can not give consent since s/he probably does not know the full extent of his/her actions, and the same might apply for some animals. Other than that, live and let live. My life has yet to be damaged by a person being gay. If it's immoral (just like shaving and eating shrimp if you go by Leviticus), God will sort it all out in the afterlife.
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^^^^oh good lord!! ah ha ha!!!
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With Double Century season beginning shortly I'm thinking of putting the triple back on the Jamis Eclipse. The 42t ring is so handy for rollers and other changing grades where one would be constantly shifting between the 50 and 34.
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