This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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HAHA I saw that, and was like, this if for sure the guy I need to tell me how to ride DH
There are a couple of local dudes that write content for bike sites. I've seen them on the Strava machine (they're kinda slow). Wouldn't you think your riding skills would be something to speak for when you write about biking?
But then, is Strava a measuring tool for riding skills? IDK. All it takes is a bunch of high school XC runners coming up your favorite down to ruin things. Or dog walkers (off leash, mind you). Or anyone really for that matter.
I'm just getting old and crabby.
It's always refreshing when germans start obsessing over body types and perceived inferior physical traits of other cultures.
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The word "loam". WTF.
It's just dirt.
It's just dirt.
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Mountainbikers using technical terms wrong is what's wrong with the industy.
Here, for a good 10-15 years, way too many people were talking about "irrigating" the trails instead of "draining" the trails in muddy spots. For years, it drove nuts and I often tried, as politely as possible, to tell them that "irrigating" a trail would be the exact opposite of what you are doing (you dumbfuck), but the term kept on being widely used wrongly for years.
incidentally the same region the incorrectly named "loamer" trail terminology came from right?
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So in exactly the same way the term "pavement" is widely misused in America? Yeah. dumbfucks.
You probably say 'tarmac' right?
Another thing that's wrong with this industry is compression damping.
Why have it? Those dials serve no purpose since 99% of the people out there run them at zero.
Why have it? Those dials serve no purpose since 99% of the people out there run them at zero.
B-b-b-but Fox said I need to control high and low speed separately!!! And also stick a gazillion tokens inside my fork/shock for it to be supple off the top!!!
EDIT: This might be relevant to the current discussion:
Jon Lindgren on Instagram: "Fox have recently filed a patent showing a port between the stanchion and crown. If my calculations are correct this will enable Fox to fit approximately 22cc:s of additional grease into the air chamber. This also opens up the possibility of a dynamic rattle prank that will surely make heads explode. Stay tuned! #angrybikemechanic #ridefox #greaseport #airfork #singlecrown #bikeshopshenanigans #rattleprank #brainaneurysm #foxshox #bikemechanic #forkservice #patentpending @wheel_based"
1,146 likes, 39 comments - angrybikemechanic on August 19, 2023: "Fox have recently filed a patent showing a port between the stanchion and crown. If my calculations are correct this will enable Fox to fit approximately 22cc:s of additional grease into the air chamber. This also opens up the...
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That is actually a pretty good idea. The flexibility in tuning an air spring is limited by the available volume, so creating more volume opens up more possibilities. Certainly a better solution than slapping on an extra can like the Vorsprung Secus.B-b-b-but Fox said I need to control high and low speed separately!!! And also stick a gazillion tokens inside my fork/shock for it to be supple off the top!!!
EDIT: This might be relevant to the current discussion:
Jon Lindgren on Instagram: "Fox have recently filed a patent showing a port between the stanchion and crown. If my calculations are correct this will enable Fox to fit approximately 22cc:s of additional grease into the air chamber. This also opens up the possibility of a dynamic rattle prank that will surely make heads explode. Stay tuned! #angrybikemechanic #ridefox #greaseport #airfork #singlecrown #bikeshopshenanigans #rattleprank #brainaneurysm #foxshox #bikemechanic #forkservice #patentpending @wheel_based"
1,146 likes, 39 comments - angrybikemechanic on August 19, 2023: "Fox have recently filed a patent showing a port between the stanchion and crown. If my calculations are correct this will enable Fox to fit approximately 22cc:s of additional grease into the air chamber. This also opens up the...
No. Dumbass
I thought it said "silly clay" and "Silly Clay Loam", and I was all like "IN"
I really like Steve's approach to suspension technology and how efficient he is in communicating his ideas, but boy that atrocity is hard to love, besides how well it might perform.
Only so much you can do as an aftermarket guy other than hope OEMs sell crap that bolt-ons can improve.
you call pavement dumbass?
Actually it is a French word. But that's OK, we will let you self-identity however you feel.
No. My dear boy. Latin. Like a lot of English and French words. I wasn't talking about the word though.
Your fuckery isnt getting any less dumb.
The very first pavement ever built was in Scotland. Some of the first pavements built here are still in use today just a few miles from here in Edinburgh.
Your fuckery isnt getting any less dumb.
The very first pavement ever built was in Scotland. Some of the first pavements built here are still in use today just a few miles from here in Edinburgh.
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LOL
pavementum is the latin, pavement is the french word.
Is that anywhere near Piltdown?
Either way, I am sure the Scottish inventor just used a latin/French word that meant pretty much the same thing because it was in fact a novel concept.
I have English relatives who were shocked to find out that Ford and Heinz weren't English.
typical brittish appropriation
Names something with a french word a few thousand years later and takes credit for it
World's Oldest Paved Road Found in Egypt (Published 1994)
But that is a road! Although Egyptians didn't even have the wheel back then, I am sure they walked along making rumbly engine noises because pavement hadn't been invented yet.typical brit
Names something with a french word a few thousand years later and takes credit for it
World's Oldest Paved Road Found in Egypt (Published 1994)
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Which the French and English words "pavement" were derived from. FFS
That's really no surprise. English dumbfucks are plentiful and not exclusive to those who are related to American dumbfucks.
I learned sidewalks were invented by the Romans to get people out of the road and speed up cargo transport. But I get how necessary they were in Scotland given the mud hell most of the country is year round.
Oh man you really need to come to Buenos Aires. It's a flat, mild weather city, pretty developed in terms of infrastructure, and you still can tell who is a US American tourist because most of them take off from the hotel in Columbia shirts, cargo pants and hiking boots as if they were heading for a rainforest...
Looks like Scotland is ready for regime change. Sounds pretty hostile over there.
The Romans clearly stole the idea from the Scots, although never actually being in the North. Further reinforcing the Latin source of the Scottish word.
Wow!
Before you continue any further with your dumbfuck American routine. Do yourself a favour Westy and at least take the time to find out what a "pavement" actually is over here.
You're clearly a lost cause regarding the history of language.
Before you continue any further with your dumbfuck American routine. Do yourself a favour Westy and at least take the time to find out what a "pavement" actually is over here.
You're clearly a lost cause regarding the history of language.