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03-13-23, 12:19 PM
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03-13-23, 12:22 PM
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Especially including "nutritionists" after declaring that you don't need to count calories to lose weight, from the guy who says he's never been overweight.
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03-13-23, 12:33 PM
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I'm kicking myself for weighing in on this thread, but the correct answer is dogs. Several people have gotten bans for arguments on those threads.
It generally devolves into self-appointed dog experts blaming other posters for their injuries, and the injured poster getting understandably mad at this to the point of tos violations.
It generally devolves into self-appointed dog experts blaming other posters for their injuries, and the injured poster getting understandably mad at this to the point of tos violations.
03-13-23, 12:38 PM
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Then there is the DF seat. As I suggested some where else on the forum it should be put in the sticky area. It would clean up the general cycling discussion area, just like helmets, and anyone that wanted to talk about seats could go there.
03-13-23, 12:49 PM
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03-13-23, 12:59 PM
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OP, back again. To think I gave up on this thread after the first dozen or so responders didn't want to respond to a thread like this!
Just to muddy the waters, the "actual professionals" I've encountered seem to be the ones who know where their area of expertise ends. If the discussion overlaps their expertise, they'll contribute a few lines of knowledge. On the other hand, those who contribute a few dozen (argumentative) posts with 3/4 screen screeds and numbered color glossy photographs with arrows and labels? Most of them should pick up guitars instead.
Just to muddy the waters, the "actual professionals" I've encountered seem to be the ones who know where their area of expertise ends. If the discussion overlaps their expertise, they'll contribute a few lines of knowledge. On the other hand, those who contribute a few dozen (argumentative) posts with 3/4 screen screeds and numbered color glossy photographs with arrows and labels? Most of them should pick up guitars instead.
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03-13-23, 01:15 PM
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There's a current thread on slippery saddles, but I don't recall one on sticky ones.
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03-13-23, 02:31 PM
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OP, back again. To think I gave up on this thread after the first dozen or so responders didn't want to respond to a thread like this!
Just to muddy the waters, the "actual professionals" I've encountered seem to be the ones who know where their area of expertise ends. If the discussion overlaps their expertise, they'll contribute a few lines of knowledge. On the other hand, those who contribute a few dozen (argumentative) posts with 3/4 screen screeds and numbered color glossy photographs with arrows and labels? Most of them should pick up guitars instead.
Just to muddy the waters, the "actual professionals" I've encountered seem to be the ones who know where their area of expertise ends. If the discussion overlaps their expertise, they'll contribute a few lines of knowledge. On the other hand, those who contribute a few dozen (argumentative) posts with 3/4 screen screeds and numbered color glossy photographs with arrows and labels? Most of them should pick up guitars instead.
I'm ok with people illustrating where they were riding and what happened with arrows and labels, but where it gets really funny is when people try to reconstruct crashes they didn't see with arrows and labels they put in--they just confirm their own bias.
The hazard that professionals run into are when they think their expertise in one area makes them a quick study in another. We all have our Dunning Kruger moments.
03-13-23, 03:31 PM
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Rotating tires.
03-13-23, 03:42 PM
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Some stuff cannot be unread.
03-13-23, 03:44 PM
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03-13-23, 08:00 PM
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03-13-23, 08:03 PM
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Counter steering/leaning been mentioned yet?
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03-13-23, 08:54 PM
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03-16-23, 10:43 AM
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EDIT: Am I imagining it or did you mention it twice in just a few days?
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03-16-23, 05:06 PM
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03-17-23, 04:12 AM
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Differences between a cyclist vs serious cyclist vs bike rider,
03-17-23, 05:01 AM
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Shirt or no shirt?
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