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Have come to conclusion since starting riding again after 4 year break that 90% of bikers are total stuck up complete ass holes ( I rode street before started riding trails about 2 years ago). I actually can't deal with these total *s out on the trails. Most of them are shit, they talk the talk with all there TLD gear like there a * pro with there 5k carbon bike that looks like a * space ship from another galaxy then you see them riding and can't beleive how shit they are. The kind of people who would rather talk about bikes than ride them. The kinda people who sit at the top of the trail for an hour cause there shit and will never get any better. The kind of people who just stand in the middle of the trail when your coming down like eh move out the ** way of the track you *. Being older none of my friends ride any more. I basically always have to ride on my own cause every bikers a * stuck up **** Rant over
9.8
RM.
Your friends do ride. Just not with you. 😆
So where are you right now on the gammon chart?
Would you like a Troy Lee handbag to waive about?
I can’t think why you have to ride on your own.
Has a point, some heft, random expletives, is contextual and relevant. I like it. Points away for legibility (ie it is) and in the wrong forum.
solid B+.
Chaff? How very dare you!
I shall not be riding with you in the future.
Good day sir.
plus one point for the single paragraph, though given it's Thursday has the OP been sweating on this since the weekend or has he found some mid week riders?
I was going to write a pretty mocking post about the OPs ability, attitude and ego, but then... I find myself wondering aloud.
Has he been to Cannock recently 😉
... for an hour cause there shit
* they're
5 out of 10, needs more capitalization.
There = over there, their = indicative of ownership, they're = they are. Stuck-up? Maybe. Bike that looks like a spaceship? Sadly not.
Mad bike skills? Not really. I like my bike, I like to ride, I don't particularly like to talk, but judge away.
The kind of people who would rather talk about bikes than ride them.
And you posted that here?? LOL
What exactly is involved in riding street ?
t'hair - Found on top of a Yorkshiremans head
This rant should not be buried amongst the other chaff on here
Having carefully digested the rant, I'm afraid this is 'the other chaff on here'.
Besides, I don't really recognise the person you're ranting about. 90% of the riders I meet are lovely, humble friendly people. Maybe if I hung out at Stile Cop, or somewhere like that I might see more, but even then I'm not so sure.
Can I ride with you? Bet I could learn some skillz.
… for an hour cause there shit
* they’re
That was the only one you could come up with?
See also:
your - belonging to you
you're - a contraction of "you are"
Ure - surname of lead singer of Ultravox
I basically always have to ride on my own cause every bikers a * stuck up *
That might not be the reason.
tha'air - your own mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases
Ah, the most intolerant are often the most intolerable. There are a few idiots that hang around the trail head, the rest?, well, you're eating their dust demigod.
What bike do you have OP? How much travel are you rockin? Is it carbon or alu? Is it 12 speed? Do you run maxxis tyres? Is it standard or did you swap out stock bits? How long is your dropper post? Fox or Rockshox? Sram or Shimano? Have you ever ridden the WC track at Fort William? Do you like narural trails or trail centres?
Do you realize that the bulk of your posts on here make you sound pretty sad.
Sounds like mountain biking isn’t for you. Perhaps a nice road bike?
complete ass holes
Points deducted for using ‘merican spelling arsehole 😉
I'm never sure if the lack of paragraphs in a rant is a positive or negative.
Points deducted for using ‘merican spelling arsehole
Absolutely. No excuses there.
Apart from people standing in the middle of the trail, everything else can be easily ignored. Just do your own thing and enjoy yourself. It's what I've been doing for years!!
The kind of people who would rather talk about bikes than ride them
The irony is strong with this one.
it was spooky woods on sunday wasnt it ?
What exactly is involved in riding street ?
What exactly is involved in riding street ?
I rode street
Did no one ever teach you that children should be seen and not heard. Now be quiet and go and play quietly in your room until dinner - and don't expect any pudding.
Your friends do ride. Just not with you.
😂
Friends? as if .
Good rant, now go and put your £3.5k carbon bike atop your A6 Estate and head back to your weybridge bolt hole.
You think that's bad, Road riders blank fellow road riders if they aint wearing Rapha and arent a premium PACT coffee subscriber 🙂
You think that’s bad, Road riders blank fellow road riders if they aint wearing Rapha and arent a premium PACT coffee subscriber
I just assumed these were the 'bikers' the OP spoke of.
See also:
your – belonging to you
you’re – a contraction of “you are”
Ure – surname of lead singer of Ultravox
Yore - days of
Not everyone is OP!
Have come to conclusion since starting riding again after 4 year break that 90% of bikers are total stuck up complete ass holes ( I rode street before started riding trails about 2 years ago)
You haven’t ridden in 4 years but started riding trails 2 years ago?
Ride bikes
4 year break
Ride street(whatever that is)
Ride trails - starting around 2016
Actually OP ..you are completely correct ..this rant shouldn't be buried ..it should remain current until every single member lets you know what a complete prick you are ..
😁
U OK hun?
All the colours make a rainbow.
But he’s just started riding again?
I liked the rant it had all the hallmarks of wildly flapping thumbs, a huge frown, red cheeks, steam lightly emanating from the left ear, trousers near knee caps, laces undone on some scuffed 5-10’s, sweat patch between shoulder blades seeping through a pale grey t-shirt and his bike in a heap in the hedge.
8/10 and a 1/2 for the sweary bits...
Could do with moar racism and lady references then I’d offer another point.
So by my calculation you’d receive a 2.1
He doesn't say he's just started riding again. It's just taken him this long to formulate an opinion (i.e. he's a bit slow)
It wasn't that long ago our Phil was craving one of those 5k carbon bikes...
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/evans-now-selling-santa-cruz/#post-8181457
Pineapple or Egg anyone?
See also:
your – belonging to you
you’re – a contraction of “you are”
Ure – surname of lead singer of Ultravox
This means nothing to me.
He doesn’t say he’s just started riding again. It’s just taken him this long to formulate an opinion (i.e. he’s a bit slow)
Ohhhh!
What exactly is involved in riding street ?
No one likes you because you're a roadie.
Actually OP ..you are completely correct ..this rant shouldn’t be buried ..it should remain current until every single member lets you know what a complete prick you are ..
*Gentle applause*
Pineapple or Egg anyone?
On pizza?
Pineapple or Egg anyone?
On pizza
Gammon.
Thought it would make sense but relies ob the reading of another thread.
I'm presuming from ure username you may be the same age as me, 42. That's not old, peaty is older than that, I ride with people that age too some are even 50. The cannock comment did make me smile though. Quick old man is coming, we must head out on to the downhill bit before him, wait why is he chasing us, why is he using half a set of pads on lower cliff when behind us....
Perhaps you should just night ride...
Excellent!!
Would definitely read again
paulneenan76 Member
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">Good rant, now go and put your £3.5k carbon bike atop your A6 Estate and head back to your weybridge bolt hole.</span>
Well I'm pretty sure the bridge bit is correct.
You need a couple of fat bikes
If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.
Believe me sunshine, youve not seen shit riding until you’ve been out on a Monday Night Pub Ride.
Mind you.,.. it’s only ever really a convoluted journey to get a pint
as for ‘riding street’....
BOOM!!!!
Surely if you have the presence of mind to announce your own 'rant', it is premeditated, and thus can never match the intense ferocity of the best? This should be buried amongst the chaff.
Does it hurt being angry all the time? I imagine it's like a build up of pressure and headaches? Does it hurt a bit less now you've released some of that anger?
I ride bikes to help me relax and de-stress, you seen to do the opposite.
See also:
your – belonging to you
you’re – a contraction of “you are”
Ure – surname of lead singer of Ultravox
Yore – days of
Yaw - to rotate around an axis of yaw.
I completely agree with whatever the OP said.
Hi Phil.
I ride a £7k carbon superbike. I always wear pads. I am slow and fat. I don’t ride as well as I did and often now, I get to the top and have to stop* for a long while. I probably look like a right wannabe and deserve your scorn.
Heart disease, especially when you have a genetic predisposition, have always been active, haven’t had an unhealthy lifestyle and you are only 43, is a bitch. This is my 32nd year of riding mountain bikes and I had my last break or gap back in 1993/1994. I still love riding bikes most weeks and talking about bikes all the time.
Makes you think...
*Stopping in a considerate place.
“This means nothing to me”
is winning so far.
Have come to conclusion since starting riding again after 4 year break that 90% of bikers are total stuck up complete ass holes
Have you considered the possibility that the problem isn't everyone else?
This means nothing to me.
If I knew how, I’d post a picture of Rigsby and his cat. ‘Oh Vienna’!
9/10
Failure to blame Thatcher at he end ruined it for me.
If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you’re the asshole.
Wise words
I could be wrong, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this isn’t going the way that the OP hoped it would. Wish I knew where his favourite riding spots were. I’d position myself in the middle of or at the head of every descent. Then again I ride a steel hardtail so I’m not really the subject of his rant. Anyone want to lend me a nice full suss?
Do you realize that the bulk of your posts on here make you sound pretty sad.
You're not wrong there!
OP; I'd say, stop worrying, chill out, and just enjoy life!
79 responses and o lya few who are humourless **** wits. It's not my fault
Iz ure bik saracin?
79 responses and o lya few who are humourless **** wits. It’s not my fault
Perhaps, just perhaps - it wasn’t funny. You see, I’m used to that feeling. I often try to be funny and fall flat on my face. It’s best to move on and stop digging a hole. Trust me. I have a lot of experience in this.
So like me, take the walk of shame back to library. Return the Little & Large Penned ‘Be a Better Comic in only 30 Days’ book. Tear up the notes for your planned standup debut. Forget about your dreams of hob-bobbing with Hale & Pace and Cannon & Ball and return to normal life...
Thread title far too obvious and eager.
A good troll needs to start fairly innocuously before drawing people in. The thought "I'm not having that" or "I need to tell 'x' about this thread" has to come from within the trollee. On reading the OP I just felt let down.
A sheep in wolf's clothing.
1 out of ten for no paragraphs and an attempt to sound incoherent through anger - but ultimately unsuccessful.
Must try harder.
hob-bobbing
Hallowe'en round your house must be extreme.
Don't the apples get burnt?
I often try to be funny and fall flat on my face.
Wrong again,