[manhattanprjkt83]

I'm sure I'll get folks all fired up with this topic but whatever...For those of you who have been around for a while (early-mid 2000's) have you noticed the forum content is less interesting? I used to be on here 24/7 back in the day, it was always a great source of new info and entertainment...Might just be me but the topics just aren't the same. We don't have the jump on new products as much, the classifieds are completely shot...Any thoughts?

 

[TN]

not as many users in lounge as back in those days.
now it is just the same crowd of aging internet has-been's griping about bowel problems and chem trails.

 

[Westy]

We don't gripe about bowel movements, we celebrate them.

 

[TN]

BTW.....LAST PERSON TO POST IN THIS THREAD GETS A POOP-Y SMELLING CHEMTRAIL!!!!!!!!

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

yeah i can't tell exactly what it is but it just seems different...

 

[Westy]

In the 2000s forums were about the only popular social media. Now there are shit tons of options, so forums obviously have taken a popularity hit.

 

[jstuhlman]

i blame bikerumor...and MMike

 

[JohnE]

I blame Obama and teh Illuminati...

 

[jonKranked]

In the 2000s forums were about the only popular social media. Now there are shit tons of options, so forums obviously have taken a popularity hit.

yea, there's a lot of other sources out there that get the scoops before the forums. a lot fewer industry folk these days as well.

 

[TN]

We don't gripe about bowel movements, we celebrate them.

ok....griping about the lack of them.

 

[mantispf2000]

I blame having to take my dogs for walks, 4 at a time......

 

[Sandro]

The downhill forum is pretty dead these days. It's true that there are a lot of other sites and social media available, but I'd much rather discuss new products and so on on the monkey than on pinkbike, facebook or god forbid mtbr.

Apart from scoops which naturally lend themselves to other forms of media there is just less general and technical discussion going on. Maybe RM needs a new admin?

 

[StiHacka]

At RM, people get the forum they deserve.
And chemtrails.

 

[TN]

Its all the Twitter & IG for me these days.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Ever since that Manhattanprjklseityu032975273t0qweuto left it has been a sad place around here.

Fortunately we'll always have:

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

The sausage to bun ratio is way out of proportion on this site.

 

[Westy]

I believe more asshattery is required.

 

[CBJ]

Funny I was talking to another member about this this week. The DH forum has really gone to the shitter not much useful information but then again I don't ride DH anymore. As said I'm sure social media is to blame forums is not cool for the kids so not much fresh blood being pumped into the forums.

 

[SkaredShtles]

You said "member"... Huh huh.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Ridemonkey; I still you.

 

[JohnE]

Summing up teh RM...

Looks flexy, does it come in root beer?

Bacon

Loco Sucks

HBD Mmike

 

[4130biker]

This is thread is depressing- I love RM!
Maybe less industry presence than the heyday of the DW-million-page-long-juggernaut-of-underground-marketing thread, but we have some good company presence IMO (until we scare them off). GG, specialized, TLD, transition, Scott, come to mind...

 

[Westy]

Back in the day bikes weren't very good. Every other thread here was about how to get your top of the line POS fork/shock to perform reasonably well. Shit truly was flexy. I probably found RM for the "bike stuff". I always knew what the latest greatest stuff coming out was usually wanted it. Then bikes got good. I see no reason to replace anything until it breaks. I have no idea what kind of new shit there is out there nor do I care. I'll figure it out when I need it.

 

[jimmydean]

yeah i can't tell exactly what it is but it just seems different...

It's called age, now get off my lawn!

Nostalgia University, it was better when your dad went there.

 

[jdcamb]

I for one think it has been on a upswing.

 

[DaveW]

BTW.....LAST PERSON TO POST IN THIS THREAD GETS A POOP-Y SMELLING CHEMTRAIL!!!!!!!!

Woohoo!!!

Wait, does the chemtrail come in Mmmike flavour or 'squeeb flavour.
And do I need to try it now or can it wait until Mmikes birthday?

 

[Westy]

I for one think it has been on a upswing.

Mmike has not been here much lately. :thumbs:

 

[MMike]

I know right?

 

[jackalope]

Fuck...
^^
The main reason why RM > other bike related misinformation centers

 

[stevew]

dave weagle...you're either with him or against him.

 

[Westy]

dave weagle...you're either with him or against him.

Sounds man on man either way.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Sounds man on man either way.

Careful... he's likely to sue.

 

[JohnE]

I was referred to teh Monkey eons ago by a long departed member whom I used to pedal with. He said the Lounge fucks were complete bozos and he was right...haven't heard from him in years, but his advice still rings true.

A finer bunch of internet cranks I have never known. But I spend most of my time looking for free porn anyway, so what do I know anyway?

 

[MMike]

I blame hcor.net

 

[Westy]

I have just assumed that a bunch of people got Anal SARS from bitingback and died.

 

[CBJ]

Back in the day bikes weren't very good. Every other thread here was about how to get your top of the line POS fork/shock to perform reasonably well. Shit truly was flexy. I probably found RM for the "bike stuff". I always knew what the latest greatest stuff coming out was usually wanted it. Then bikes got good. I see no reason to replace anything until it breaks. I have no idea what kind of new shit there is out there nor do I care. I'll figure it out when I need it.

Great observation what a difference today. Just look at the Sunday thread in the DH forum. No thread like that anymore.

 

[StiHacka]

The DH forum died when Sandwich cracked his last frame.

 

[Westy]

I remember when the Virginia forum was fairly active. A bunch of complete psychopaths, the vast majority of regular posters ended up getting banned.

 

[CBJ]

I ...

 

[stevew]

Careful... he's likely to sue.

he owns all the spice....