Great forum, the land of vagely normal( whatever that is)
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Great forum, the land of vagely normal( whatever that is)
Postby pospete » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:09 pm
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Re: Great forum, the land of vagely normal( whatever that is
Postby heavymetal » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:40 pm
I'm not sure about that. But we do have a better sense of humour.pospete wrote:a much better class of people in here.
I don't visit there anymore because their system keeps logging me out and I forgot my password.
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Re: Great forum, the land of vagely normal( whatever that is
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:59 pm
Never looked at the Vic forum, everything I need is here except the approval from the powerball finance co.pospete wrote:...some people have given me cause for concern. May they rot in hell. I'm just gonna stick with this forum from now on. a much better class of people in here.
Better go over for a look, maybe stir a few pots?
No offence to anyone, I went off that mob when one of their mailouts had words to the like of "now it's spring, dust off your saddle and pump up your tyres." W?&%§"S
The only dust on my bikes are good honest trail and road grime, shed dust on a rideable scoot is a mark of shame to both scoot and owner.
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Re: Great forum, the land of vagely normal( whatever that is
Postby matagi » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:16 pm
Hey! It's an internet forum, they all have their resident w?&%§"s. Although I admit I'm curious as to who you found so irritating - don't s'pose you'd like to say?pospete wrote:I've just finnished posting on the Vic bike forum, and I am irritated beyond sanity at some peoples attitude. I won't bore you with the details but some people have given me cause for concern. May they rot in hell. I'm just gonna stick with this forum from now on. a much better class of people in here.
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Postby pospete » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:06 pm
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Postby pospete » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:24 pm
matagi wrote:Hey! It's an internet forum, they all have their resident !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !!. Although I admit I'm curious as to who you found so irritating - don't s'pose you'd like to say?pospete wrote:I've just finnished posting on the Vic bike forum, and I am irritated beyond sanity at some peoples attitude. I won't bore you with the details but some people have given me cause for concern. May they rot in hell. I'm just gonna stick with this forum from now on. a much better class of people in here.
It would be ungentlemanly to name names! LOL, but suffice to say I shall be avoiding Blackburn Vic.
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Postby Bnej » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:27 pm
Peak looks okay actually, I wouldn't buy their dual suspension designs, certainly wouldn't buy the Mamba road bike (I'd go Cell in that price range), but the Peak looks pretty safe and conventional in design.pospete wrote:I got an Atomik Peak...
Did yours come with that funky/odd thread lacing pattern?
As with any bike, you check that the brakes work, the wheels are on properly, and nothing's rattling loose, and you should be fine.
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Postby pospete » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:48 pm
Bnej wrote:Peak looks okay actually, I wouldn't buy their dual suspension designs, certainly wouldn't buy the Mamba road bike (I'd go Cell in that price range), but the Peak looks pretty safe and conventional in design.pospete wrote:I got an Atomik Peak...
Did yours come with that funky/odd thread lacing pattern?
As with any bike, you check that the brakes work, the wheels are on properly, and nothing's rattling loose, and you should be fine.
As it was before I bid I did go to their showroom and check it out, after paying on Ebay i went back and assembled a new one out of the box, , just the usual front wheel , seat and post, bars and pedals. I added pedal clips. It is certainly well designed and yeah I guess funky is an apt desription. Tho the wheels are non branded, they are triple walled, which considering i weigh 99.6KGs( Fat B-stard size)and I've cleared 3ft without a buckle. The 1st day I road about 40 K( home) so pretty much had it set up by the time i got in, including a swim in the bay.
I would'nt have chosen their dual suspension either but only because I don't think dual suspension of any make would improve my ability. I have also clocked almost 70Kph down one of Melbournes steeper hills, I bottled out of going any faster, tho I expect the weight helped!!!
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Postby Mulger bill » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:53 pm
Can't stand the snobs, the best bike on Earth won't see me onto the podium at Le Tour. DAMN
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Postby matagi » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:27 pm
Ok, gotcha!pospete wrote:It would be ungentlemanly to name names! LOL, but suffice to say I shall be avoiding Blackburn Vic.
I hadn't actually looked at that thread because I know nothing about Atomik bikes but having just read it, I am intrigued by the number of people who made comments without apparently ever having seen one or ridden one. As the original poster pointed out several times on the first few pages.
There was definitely some snobbery at work there regardless of protestations to the contrary.
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Postby pospete » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:23 pm
At the end of the day it's their loss not myne and as I'm a firm believer in Karma, ie what goes around.... etc ( not Karma karma karma chamelion!!!)
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Postby Mulger bill » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:08 pm
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Re: Great forum, the land of vagely normal( whatever that is
Postby sogood » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:17 pm
Why did you allow other posters to irritate you? Stay calm and remember it's all virtual!pospete wrote:I've just finnished posting on the Vic bike forum, and I am irritated beyond sanity at some peoples attitude. I won't bore you with the details but some people have given me cause for concern. May they rot in hell. I'm just gonna stick with this forum from now on. a much better class of people in here.
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Postby AUbicycles » Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:50 am
Sogood is really a robot. Clever... but a robot.sogood wrote:Stay calm and remember it's all virtual!
btw. I have edited a few bad words out of some posts on this thread. No hard feelings... just trying to keep the forum accesible for General Audience (ie think kids). I recommend self-consorship... a bunch of %$§/"€'s do the trick quite nicely. So if any of you &/%§$ have &*§/" the /("§/-"§ and '§#§€ baseball bat and =$&%$!
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Postby sogood » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:28 am
Well, it's what one has to learn in the online world and Usenet is a good place to start. Flame wars are common and happens on every single forum. If you don't stay detached, then you'll eventually leave every single forum in existence. One should constantly remember that flame wars are just games played by virtual members.AUbicycles wrote:Sogood is really a robot. Clever... but a robot.
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Great forum, the land of vagely normal( whatever that is
Postby matagi » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:32 am
Umm, yeah, ok, what the .....?AUbicycles wrote:btw. I have edited a few bad words out of some posts on this thread. No hard feelings... just trying to keep the forum accesible for General Audience (ie think kids). I recommend self-consorship... a bunch of %$§/"€'s do the trick quite nicely. So if any of you &/%§$ have &*§/" the /("§/-"§ and '§#§€ baseball bat and =$&%$!
Can I have a translation?
(BTW, the average 14-year-old has a vocabulary that would make your hair stand on end)
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Postby matagi » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:46 am
Yeah, the BV forum is starting to get a little cliquey - a lot of the people who post on there also ride together and the whole place is starting to develop into a private chat/message board with occasional input from those of us on the outside.pospete wrote:I guess i realised they were not the sort of people I'dd want to hang out with! Mind you i don't suppose i could afford to!
Some of them are clearly clueless when it comes to money. I remember last year someone who was (to me, at least) very obviously a teenager still at school who asked about bikes under $700 and got a couple of "you need to budget at least $1000" type replies. Which is of course utter rubbish.
BTW, I ride a bike that cost me $500 brand new and am currently building up a drop bar road bike, which will probably cost me around $400 by the time I finish. However, I'm a bit of a Luddite, I like steel frames and as long as you know what you are looking for, you can score some real bargains on the used bike market.
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