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Trend Whores !?
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Width of bars should be proportional to your size, as well as what makes you comfortable. Anyone who does or tells you differently is a douche.
Trends CAN be beneficial, such as the bending of framing tubes/hydro-forming which; is done for a reason... But this could be seen as an emerging technology gaining its footing more then a trend.
Trends CAN be beneficial, such as the bending of framing tubes/hydro-forming which; is done for a reason... But this could be seen as an emerging technology gaining its footing more then a trend.
Dan.
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Seems like the guys in this thread obviously have nothing better to do than sit around and criticise the setups that others run. Some people run set ups in a trend and realise that they are much more beneficial than what they previously ran. I run no front brake as I don't need it. My seat is slammed as its out the way and I hardly sit down anyway. I run rigids as I prefer the BMXey feel of my bike. Most people run them because thats how they like it.
However there are always exceptions.
However there are always exceptions.
for those about to rock
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I did say "or use them for their intended purpose." What I meant was people who do something because they want to be like the pro's when they have no actual need for it. Again with the tyres, they might hate the feel of them but decide to use them because Sam Hill does. I know Sam doesn't but that is just an analogy.
FoxRidersCo
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This thread is a waste of time but I'll chuck in my 2 cents...
We are all trend whore's to an extent because we ride bikes full stop and I take that as a compliment as it is an extremely enjoyable and fun pastime that has brought me many hours of both pleasure and pain at times.
If someone else doesn't like YOUR bike setup then that's good for them, there's a good chance you don't like their setup either but does it really affect you if you aren't the owner/rider of that bike. ??
Now I know for a fact that most people dislike my choices in bike parts/frames because they aren't "scene" but I'm sure they'll get over it if not I can assist in building a bridge to help them get over it.
Also stop making pointless threads like this one which just turn into bitch fights and people making fun of other people's choices, and actually attempt to contribute to the Farkin (whoops my bad...) i mean Rotorbun community as a whole and lets just get on with doing what brought us to this forum in the first place..
There is no winner in a thread like this because rider A will always dislike the exact thing that rider B loves and then rider C will usually make a comment to back up rider A when in actual fact there's a good chance that both rider C and A have never actually run the part/bike/frame that the comments to rider B were initially made about.
We are all trend whore's to an extent because we ride bikes full stop and I take that as a compliment as it is an extremely enjoyable and fun pastime that has brought me many hours of both pleasure and pain at times.
If someone else doesn't like YOUR bike setup then that's good for them, there's a good chance you don't like their setup either but does it really affect you if you aren't the owner/rider of that bike. ??
Now I know for a fact that most people dislike my choices in bike parts/frames because they aren't "scene" but I'm sure they'll get over it if not I can assist in building a bridge to help them get over it.
Also stop making pointless threads like this one which just turn into bitch fights and people making fun of other people's choices, and actually attempt to contribute to the Farkin (whoops my bad...) i mean Rotorbun community as a whole and lets just get on with doing what brought us to this forum in the first place..
There is no winner in a thread like this because rider A will always dislike the exact thing that rider B loves and then rider C will usually make a comment to back up rider A when in actual fact there's a good chance that both rider C and A have never actually run the part/bike/frame that the comments to rider B were initially made about.
Regan of Gong
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Yeah well, I was riding fixies before they were cool. I've also created a custom made 900mm bar, in white no less.
Bretty.
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If BansheeTwoTwelve > User Lists > Ignore List > Confirm User List Modification > Yes is a trend then consider me a little scene kid on a bike with no seatpost and bars wider than I am tall.
You obviously know jack shit about bikes and the reasons for why some people ride the way they do.
You obviously know jack shit about bikes and the reasons for why some people ride the way they do.
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chillywilly
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BMX = Bike tricks come from hear
Moto = Fast shit and every one want 'moto' style.
old school (i guess you could call it cycle cross now, hard core tracks , hard bikes) = Original Mountain biking, road riding, fixie.
If you are complaining about trend whore, i think you are silly, because you are probably angry because some guy on a brakeless fixie pulled you at the lights on the way to school, the 'scene' kid at the skate park probably could beat you at anything and the kid with the low seat, wide bars and heaps of TLD gear, triple claps on the hardtail just destroyed you at the local race. Look buddy just coz they are followers doesn't mean they aren't doing it for a reason. Like the fixie rider might be training and is just better fitter and stronger, the kid a skate park has no brakes but if he did, he wouldn't use them, he will still do tailwhips and 3 foot airs with a large kickout, the guy on the hardtail is probly 12 years old and can't get on a bike 16'' seat tube.
Moto = Fast shit and every one want 'moto' style.
old school (i guess you could call it cycle cross now, hard core tracks , hard bikes) = Original Mountain biking, road riding, fixie.
If you are complaining about trend whore, i think you are silly, because you are probably angry because some guy on a brakeless fixie pulled you at the lights on the way to school, the 'scene' kid at the skate park probably could beat you at anything and the kid with the low seat, wide bars and heaps of TLD gear, triple claps on the hardtail just destroyed you at the local race. Look buddy just coz they are followers doesn't mean they aren't doing it for a reason. Like the fixie rider might be training and is just better fitter and stronger, the kid a skate park has no brakes but if he did, he wouldn't use them, he will still do tailwhips and 3 foot airs with a large kickout, the guy on the hardtail is probly 12 years old and can't get on a bike 16'' seat tube.
Just ride bike, I'm always angry when i see thread like this.... now where the death metal.
This thread is full of "LoOoLZzz"
Bretty. is such a trend setter!
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I've got a old cromo roadie, with 1 gear, and on one hail mary bars. Its super comfy and gets me to work. Am I part of the cheap functional bike that gets me to work trend, or the single speed fixie fags trend?
Yes people who adopt some trend fail miserably, other times trends exist because its an improvement on something previously considered mainstream. If wide bars work for your riding, cool, if not, stick to what works. If single speed or one brake has benefits for your application then whooo harrr, if not then don't adopt the "trend". Why put labels on people?
Bretty. is such a trend setter!
(New signature...zing!)I've got a old cromo roadie, with 1 gear, and on one hail mary bars. Its super comfy and gets me to work. Am I part of the cheap functional bike that gets me to work trend, or the single speed fixie fags trend?
Yes people who adopt some trend fail miserably, other times trends exist because its an improvement on something previously considered mainstream. If wide bars work for your riding, cool, if not, stick to what works. If single speed or one brake has benefits for your application then whooo harrr, if not then don't adopt the "trend". Why put labels on people?
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One thing i hate is when you get some little kid that comes out riding with a brand new demo 9 or some other really new bake and were all the pads and gear but cant ride and dont even try to do anything like just stand there and look cool. but yer some people dont really get that you run what ever set up you like as long as in feels right to you it dosnt matter what people say.
God dam posser newbs
God dam posser newbs
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Boostpig
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The scooter rat trend that has taken over skateparks yea it was ages ago but still going strong, They even get in your way at the lbs now eg lil jimmy wants a scooter but he just dosn't want the stock everyday razor, what can he do to trick it up well you got couloured wheels that make you roll cool you got your 2 piece of pipe welded together coat of paint (1 piece bars for an extra $100) to make you look hip the list goes on..... so jimmys mum just spending all this money on his new wheels, only to find a week later jimmy has gone over the handlebars or a skateboard has "accidently" been misplaced in front of his front wheel whilst scooting along and now needs a full jaw reconstruction jimmy asks if he can get a gold tooth to match his little gold bar clamp but mum says no.
Jazz
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Just a couple of quick questions.
Who wears lycra for DH and why???
Who wears lycra for DH and why???
Also not sure if it was intentional or not but what has a "posser" (old school stick used in clothes washing) got to do with mountain biking?
Dan.
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If you just started downhill and your parents offered to buy you a brand new Demo 8 with full TLD kit, Helmet and Pads I doubt you would turn them down.
SouthYarraSage
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I don't think it's even a trend. I can count on the fingers of one... finger how many people I have seen doing DH in lycra, outside DVDs of the Worlds.
Now bitching about lycra in DH - there's a trend that's past its use-by date...
No Skid Marks
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Next time you have a thought, let it go
Flat bars by design are stiffer.Suspension stiffness has nothing to do with how much travel you have. It's all about the internals.
Neither do bars with a rise.
Sugar and poison, yep drinking that shit aint good for you, or cool.
I also can't justify putting a new rear tyre on, so I put the new tyre on the front, and the used front on the rear
Riding whack bikes, even if not better, can be fun as a challenge. A hardtail is definatly slower for DH, but sure is a lot of fun, and arguably more concentration and skill involved.
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