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Forum: Road Cycling
12-06-21, 01:44 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

But not lucky enough .... because i have near...

But not lucky enough .... because i have near zero learning ability. :D

Mr. Moisture:

Nobody is criticizing you as a person (mostly) when we point out obvious issues with what you say.

You...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-06-21, 01:21 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

Snot. I typed a way too long but very eloquent...

Snot. I typed a way too long but very eloquent post to Mr. Moisture .... and lost it.

Man, that guy is lucky.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-21, 06:09 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

See, Mr. Moisture? Now you have made Mr. Hazetguy...

See, Mr. Moisture? Now you have made Mr. Hazetguy sad and disappointed.

I hope you are satisfied now.

:D :D :D
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-21, 04:16 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

(BTW .... we all appreciate the comedy.)

(BTW .... we all appreciate the comedy.)
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-21, 04:15 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

Say, Moisture .... does the country you come from...

Say, Moisture .... does the country you come from have the concept of "irony"?

How about "ignorance"?

I say your bike might fit with a shorter stem, you tell me I am full of nonsense .... then...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-21, 01:43 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

Dude .... you would be perfectly safe as a target...

Dude .... you would be perfectly safe as a target in a lawn-darts game ... the point never comes near you.

What is "stock" means NOTHING. The bike is too big for you to begin with. The fact that...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-21, 03:35 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

You are complaining the bike is too long, and you...

You are complaining the bike is too long, and you plan to install a longer stem? Bravo!

A shorter stem would be compensating for a too-long top tube .... and News Flash---That is why you would use...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-21, 02:35 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

It seems we have dried up all the moisture .......

It seems we have dried up all the moisture .......
Forum: Road Cycling
12-02-21, 01:48 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

The previous owner didn't ride much, or well,...

The previous owner didn't ride much, or well, with that set-up ...... but you go ride how you like. Enjoy the easily avoidable pain, set up the bike to suit how imaginary people think it should look...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-02-21, 08:01 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

I have a very similar build ... if anything,...

I have a very similar build ... if anything, more extreme. What you might want to try (If you really have the build you claim) is an unusually short top tube and stem, with less seat-bar drop.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-01-21, 11:21 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

What you are saying here is that seat-bar drop is...

What you are saying here is that seat-bar drop is excessive for your build or capacities ...... Whatever. If you have to make one part wrong to make another part more right, neither is right. Or...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-23-21, 08:03 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

Holy freaking slab of granite, Batman .... thick...

Holy freaking slab of granite, Batman .... thick as a brick?

:D

Dude .... "really well set up" means you can ride for hours with NO pain. If I couldn't ride for 20 minutes without needing a...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-21-21, 10:57 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

Ride a while, and probably any adjustments you...

Ride a while, and probably any adjustments you might need will suggest themselves. No clue what might be right for you ..... so put some miles on it and come back and tell us if it was fun.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-21-21, 07:12 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

Everyone is different. If it seems to work for...

Everyone is different. If it seems to work for you, it seems to work for you.

Of course, a small change and it might all work much better. (Please pardon the bad photoshop---I am go0ing to be late...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-18-21, 06:32 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

I don't know about you, your proportions, all of...

I don't know about you, your proportions, all of that .... but it looks to me like you are putting way too little of your hands on way too little of the bar. Fine if you are always pushing hard, but...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-18-21, 09:34 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

See. I did that in reverse. I went from a...

See. I did that in reverse. I went from a collection of cobbled-together frankenbikes and 175 lbs to a bunch of decent-to-nice bike and 250.

No reason you couldn't have that KHS for decades ... I...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-21, 03:05 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

​​​​​​​You ought to hash that out with moisture,...

​​​​​​​You ought to hash that out with moisture, who told us all: I guess that Moisture dude doesn't know his stuff that well. :D

By the way .... might I point out hat it is useless to ask...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-13-21, 07:51 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 12,815
Posted By Maelochs

if the bike basically fits and you know enough...

if the bike basically fits and you know enough about bikes to know if it basically fits then you can tell what you want to do to modify the fit.

if not, none of us, thousands of miles away, can...
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