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03-15-23, 06:09 PM
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Posted By big john

I agree with this. Plus, when rydabent starts a...

I agree with this. Plus, when rydabent starts a thread, he doesn't participate in it. Or if he does it's just an occasional post which confirms he was trolling, as in this thread where he pretends to...
03-14-23, 03:47 PM
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Posted By big john

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crack spackle - YouTube
03-14-23, 02:39 PM
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Posted By big john

Many of those "similar" posts are much more harsh...

Many of those "similar" posts are much more harsh than the one here.
03-14-23, 02:24 PM
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Posted By big john

I suppose if that's the plan, then, good job him.

I suppose if that's the plan, then, good job him.
03-14-23, 02:14 PM
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Posted By big john

I don't understand why someone would come to an...

I don't understand why someone would come to an enthusiast's forum and be so bitter, so angry, so impudent, and vile.
03-14-23, 02:02 PM
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Posted By big john

Something is really wrong with you.

Something is really wrong with you.
03-01-23, 02:49 PM
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Posted By big john

100 miles on a fat bike? Dayum.

100 miles on a fat bike? Dayum.
03-01-23, 10:44 AM
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Posted By big john

Actually, I hate everyone and all things. Now get...

Actually, I hate everyone and all things. Now get off my lawn!
03-01-23, 09:42 AM
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Posted By big john

I've never raced. I've been a club rider for 33...

I've never raced. I've been a club rider for 33 years and have ridden with racers, young racers, old racers, even a few pro racers. I'm quite fredly, don't look like a racer and can't climb like one....
02-28-23, 05:06 PM
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Posted By big john

I didn't really think it was a good try. I...

I didn't really think it was a good try. I thought it was ill informed, childish, and a poor attempt at humor.
02-28-23, 04:53 PM
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Posted By big john

"could of"? ...

"could of"?
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02-28-23, 04:26 PM
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Posted By big john

Unbound Gravel, formally Dirty Kanza, was won a...

Unbound Gravel, formally Dirty Kanza, was won a few years back by Peter Stetina on a Madone, I think, but he rides for Canyon now. 2021 was Boswell on a Diverge and last year McBride won on a...
02-28-23, 03:15 PM
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Posted By big john

But they haven't, not in their current form. It's...

But they haven't, not in their current form. It's as if I said enduro bikes have been here all along because some can ride an enduro course on a mountain bike from 1992. Sure, there is some overlap...
02-28-23, 09:40 AM
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Posted By big john

In mountain biking there are several sub-sets,...

In mountain biking there are several sub-sets, different names for different types of riding and the (sometimes slightly) different bikes used for different rides.

We have cross country, trail,...
02-28-23, 09:29 AM
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Posted By big john

No real distinction? Read post 92 where I offered...

No real distinction? Read post 92 where I offered some of the differences between a Cannondale "endurance road" bike and their "gravel bike". I get that you hate the term "gravel". I don't know why...
02-27-23, 10:58 AM
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Posted By big john

I had a fully rigid steel Nishiki in the early...

I had a fully rigid steel Nishiki in the early 90s. Great bike for dirt roads and mild trails and if I had it now I would go with friends on their gravel bike rides. When the chainstay snapped I...
02-27-23, 10:44 AM
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Posted By big john

I see you added this. It wasn't a rough trail by...

I see you added this. It wasn't a rough trail by mtb standards. It was in the low altitude hills near the city. Lots of slippery hardpack with some ruts. A modern gravel bike would be ok there. No...
02-27-23, 10:07 AM
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Posted By big john

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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02-27-23, 10:04 AM
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Posted By big john

No, I understood that. I was just saying we all...

No, I understood that. I was just saying we all don't have such bikes. I actually don't know what size tires my bikes before 1992 could take because I always rode 23s and never tried anything bigger...
02-27-23, 09:34 AM
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Posted By big john

Exactly what I was trying to say.

Exactly what I was trying to say.
02-27-23, 09:31 AM
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Posted By big john

Like all types of bikes, it depends on who is...

Like all types of bikes, it depends on who is riding them and what their intentions are. If you just want to cruise around, maybe go to the store, even a longer ride once in a while, virtually any...
02-27-23, 09:17 AM
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Posted By big john

This is BS, pure and simple. And where is this...

This is BS, pure and simple. And where is this "marketing" some are complaining about? What are the useless features?

As for putting big tires on older bikes, some can fit them but many can not....
02-27-23, 08:58 AM
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Posted By big john

I don't know how lucrative it is. His own numbers...

I don't know how lucrative it is. His own numbers indicate annual sales of $2.8 million. Who knows how much he ends up with but as recently as 5 or 6 years ago he was rumored to be in financial...
02-26-23, 02:50 PM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

I think all the Rivendells are made in Taiwan...

I think all the Rivendells are made in Taiwan these days, nttawwt. My friend's Atlantis was about 28 pounds without fenders or racks. Probably could have been made lighter but he didn't care. He sold...
02-25-23, 09:46 PM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

I know a couple guys who ride e-trikes on dirt....

I know a couple guys who ride e-trikes on dirt. ...
02-25-23, 07:21 PM
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Posted By big john

Do you really want to know the differences...

Do you really want to know the differences between a gravel bike and a road bike? If you look at Cannondale, for example, and compare their endurance road bike with their gravel offering you will see...
02-25-23, 07:00 PM
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Posted By big john

That part I agree with. A few people in my club...

That part I agree with. A few people in my club have had the bikes. One of my friends had 2 of them at the same time, an Atlantis and a Rambouilet.
He put some big tires on the Atlantis and did a...
02-25-23, 05:21 PM
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Posted By big john

I don't know a lot about Grant but I tend to...

I don't know a lot about Grant but I tend to disagree with some of the things I've heard he says. Haven't thought about him in a long time and I'm not sure what I said that you say he says.
02-25-23, 12:03 PM
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Posted By big john

What's wrong with "I want it"? Are we all so...

What's wrong with "I want it"? Are we all so stupid and gullible that we will buy anything the industry tells us to?

Bikes are fun, not a snow shovel or a wheelbarrow or tools for yardwork....
02-25-23, 11:47 AM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

2022 women's winner. ...

2022 women's winner.
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02-25-23, 11:42 AM
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Posted By big john

Boswell's race winner. ...

Boswell's race winner.
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02-25-23, 11:37 AM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

I wouldn't either. I don't have a dedicated...

I wouldn't either. I don't have a dedicated gravel bike but I thought, for me, a lightweight hardtail with a short travel fork would probably be what I would want. Ideally, maybe a short travel full...
02-25-23, 11:30 AM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

Unbound Gravel, the 200 mile, mostly dirt race,...

Unbound Gravel, the 200 mile, mostly dirt race, has been won on bikes sold as road bikes but the last 2 were won on "gravel" bikes. These are top pros and they finish the 200 miles in 10-12 hours,...
02-25-23, 11:06 AM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

Yes, obviously the terrain is a big factor. One...

Yes, obviously the terrain is a big factor. One ride I did with that group starts on pavement with some climbing and then does a lot of dirt road climbing. Not a lot of technical riding but some...
02-25-23, 10:55 AM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

https://i.etsystatic.com/19272169/r/il/8e9876/1804...

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02-25-23, 09:49 AM
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Views: 15,156
Posted By big john

It's weird to get hung up on the name or say a...

It's weird to get hung up on the name or say a category should be called something else. Or say a category doesn't really exist. Or say some bike from decades ago is better than what is currently...
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