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Old 19th August 2008   #51
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Recommend me, some, Deep V wheels ?
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Old 19th August 2008   #52
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there are two types of new posters. i have a degree of latitude towards those who ask silly questions; everyone started somewhere. and then there are those who come on and within 2 minutes are the resident experts on everything under the sun. this i find much more annoying, although i'm not sure why. probably because they're often wrong, but also because it seems excessive. and a little bit uncouth.
what about these kind of posters?

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread8374.html

:D
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Old 19th August 2008   #53
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lets face it, all cyclists rather go downhill then uphill, so whos complaining
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Old 19th August 2008   #54
pj (pj)
er - i prefer uphill.



you'll find that most cyclists prefer riding uphill. unless they're feckless antipodean rouleurs.
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Old 19th August 2008   #55
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^^Not me, mate.
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Old 19th August 2008   #56
pj (pj)
^ aimed at me or max schreck?
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Old 19th August 2008   #57
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there are two types of new posters. i have a degree of latitude towards those who ask silly questions; everyone started somewhere. and then there are those who come on and within 2 minutes are the resident experts on everything under the sun. this i find much more annoying, although i'm not sure why. probably because they're often wrong, but also because it seems excessive. and a little bit uncouth.
agreed. Nothing more irritating than a jumped up twerp running his mouth off with unsubstantiated opinions and / or misinformation...
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Old 19th August 2008   #58
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^ aimed at me or max schreck?
It was aimed at Bella Lugosi.
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Old 19th August 2008   #59
pj (pj)
Bela Lugosi's dead.

Isn't he?
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Old 19th August 2008   #60
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bela lugosi's dead…
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Old 19th August 2008   #61
big daddy wayne
 
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too quick for me pj
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Old 19th August 2008   #62
pj (pj)
Maximilian "Max" Schreck (September 6, 1879February 19, 1936) was a German actor. He is most often remembered today for his lead role in the film Nosferatu.

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Old 19th August 2008   #63
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i used to spend hours here now i'm only here once a month...
yeah ed, where ya been? haven't heard or seen you around for aaages!
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Old 20th August 2008   #64
Jim
I seem to have been lurking for a while but I have to make 5 posts before I can start a thread. Which means a few pointless posts. Like this one.

Apologies!
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Old 20th August 2008   #65
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Now... we kill you.
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Old 20th August 2008   #66
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Can't wait for Jim's first thread - I bet it will be fucking AWESOME! (LOL, ROFLMAO etc ad nauseum...)
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Old 20th August 2008   #67
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come on Jim, only 2 posts to go before you have to start a thread...
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Old 20th August 2008   #68
dicki
don't forget dogsballs was born with an encylopedic knowledge of bikes, he has never had to ask a question in his life about shims / rims and ecentric bb's ! let alone stupid questions
as for me i was once a numpty newbie to this fixed gear malarkey and look at me now.....
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Old 20th August 2008   #69
Jim
Lol thanks.. 1 more to go!

I only want to post in the classifieds as I need a new rim sometime.
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Old 20th August 2008   #70
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Don't toy with us - we know it's going to be mega...
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Old 20th August 2008   #71
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Lol thanks.. 1 more to go!
I only want to post in the classifieds as I need a new rim sometime.
-gifting a post-

Did you try a bike shop?
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Old 20th August 2008   #72
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You, my friend, are a rep whore. I would neg you, only I seem to have broken the wretched thing.

I keep getting this message 'you must not spread around all this negative reputation. Try being nicer.'
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Old 20th August 2008   #73
pj (pj)
hahahaha. yeah bill, be nice.
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Old 20th August 2008   #74
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karma :)
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Old 20th August 2008   #75
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hey doggie dogg when did you start riding fixed again? ;-)
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Old 21st August 2008   #76
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I keep getting this message 'you must not spread around all this negative reputation. Try being nicer.'
Don't listen to it Bill, you should be heralded as a bastion of Putting People in The Place and Telling It Like It Is.
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Old 21st August 2008   #77
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You, my friend, are a rep whore. I would neg you, only I seem to have broken the wretched thing.

I keep getting this message 'you must not spread around all this negative reputation. Try being nicer.'
Yeah, but the reputation bot still won't let me neg hippy.
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Old 21st August 2008   #78
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Neg by proxy.
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Old 25th August 2008   #79
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Yeah, but the reputation bot still won't let me neg hippy.
That's coz it knows better than you Bill :P
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Old 7th September 2008   #80
cloth
agreed with PJ. there are some utter cocks on the forum now, posting any old bollocks like it's going out of fashion.
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Old 7th September 2008   #81
cloth
bedwetting knobs.
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Old 7th September 2008   #82
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How's it hangin' Cloth, haven't touched you for a while..
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Old 7th September 2008   #83
cloth
hey baby, see you same time on monday? ;-)
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Old 7th September 2008   #84
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you bet
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Old 7th September 2008   #85
ChrisNW