Why?

I mean pictures of pimped-but-dull/average/gopping bikes leant against brick walls, "creatively" hung upside down from log-piles, propped up by fences with the sunset in the background etc

WHY? IT'S JUST BIKE FFS If you want stuff that looks good why not try out an ART GALLERY ❓

`mmmmmmmm, methinks you are angling for a fight?? lol

Art, but dirtier:

I also wonder why people always put there bike in the photo of a nice view, I understand one or two but all of them.

Because they enjoy it – so what?

Ask yourself what's worse, taking pics of your bike, or sitting at home on a Sunday evening getting riled up about other people doing it and writing pissy posts on a mountain bike forum?

grumm – Member

Because they enjoy it – so what?

Ask yourself what's worse, taking pics of your bike, or sitting at home on a Sunday evening getting riled up about other people doing it and writing pissy posts on a mountain bike forum?

Excellent!

Because some people are proud

Because other people may want to look

New thread: Why do people post threads asking questions purely to criticise other people? If it really does stress you then I think you're funny 🙂

Because everyone agrees what good art is in an art gallery don't they 🙄

some of us find bikes aesthetic, some don't. Shock horror, people have different preferences.

😉

Good weekend then Al?

some of us find bikes aesthetic

aesthetic? It's not even in focus 🙁

That doesn't change whether the bike's aesthetic or not only the level of my camera skills 😉

tails – Member

I also wonder why people always put there bike in the photo of a nice view, I understand one or two but all of them.

Because if you're riding solo it's difficult to take a photo of yourself, so it's good to have something that links you to a place. Like

I sort of see whare al is coming from – I like pictures of me riding my bike but endless pictures of " this is my bike at" are terribly dull.

I usually only take a pic after a significant change has been made, just for my own purposes. That pic will get used repeatedly whenever a pic thread pops up. Until the next change. Wassamatter? Grumpy about going to work tomorrow?

worst candidate: Knottie

I tend to take lots of pics of my bikes mainly so that i have a record of them incase i ever need to claim on my insurance and they querry whats on them. Also like others i tend to ride solo and take scenery pics that my or my not have my bike in as i will depend on where i got off it.

Pictures of nice bikes are nice. Most bikes aren't all that. Seen one hope/thomson/shimano steel hardtail? Seen them all…

I'm fine with pictures of nice bikes, it's those stupid clown Jones contraptions that offend my senses.

So they have something to post when tw*ts start threads like this:

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/show-me-your-retroold-skool-road-bikes

oh wait..

😆

Most nice bikes arent all that either. 'funky' hydroformed tubing/white bars and stem/gold finishing kit/carbon effect drivetrain. All very bland and a bit sickly. I hate the look of all the treks/lapierres/whatever else, even though Im sure they ride very well.

A pic of a merlin hardtail covered in mud is more interesting

So they have something to post when tw*ts start threads like this:

😆

'pwned' – as I believe the kids these days would say. 🙂

A pic of a merlin hardtail covered in mud is more interesting

unfortunately, the point of my post was that a bike isn't intrinsically interesting, it's what you use it for :o)

AlasdairMc – Member

tails – Member

I also wonder why people always put there bike in the photo of a nice view, I understand one or two but all of them.

Because if you're riding solo it's difficult to take a photo of yourself, so it's good to have something that links you to a place. Like

Posted 25 minutes ago # Report-Post

Pretty countryside, pig ugly bike, imo, I can see the point of the thread 🙄

cynic-al – Member

Why?

Because we'd get banned if we posted up the pictures we have of your mum

PikeBN14 – Member

Pretty countryside, pig ugly bike, imo, I can see the point of the thread

1 out of 2 ain't bad though 😀

BoardinBob – Member

> cynic-al – Member
>
> Why?

Because we'd get banned if we posted up the pictures we have of your mum

Poor taste man. Als mum died a couple of weeks ago.

It would be poor taste if bb had known, sounds more like an unfortunate comment. Deepest sympathy to al, I've been there and it's really bad, but seems a bit harsh to pile the guilt on bb.

My mum's still about but getting ever shakier – I do find mum jokes pretty offensive though, generally the last resort of the low IQ types. Have a go at my dad if you must – he carked it when I was 2, and I've yet to laugh at that.

As for the OP, I'm not bothered at all about what people post, but 2 of the 3 pics posted prove my point perfectly. I will fight for my right to tell them it's dull/ugly with my life!

LOL @ Grumm & BoardinBob, brilliant retorts 😀

I can sort of understand the thought process behind taking a pic of your bike.
The one I don't get is the whole thing of filming yourself and mates out riding. WHY,WHY,WHY?????? You'll never look like The Collective, get a grip – its like home made porn, idea seems good but its avarage unremarkable people grunting and sweating (and no I haven't)!

OK so to warn the grumpy, threads including pics of own bike should be entitled: AMATEUR BIKE PRON

Buzz I actually like the pics of bikes in scenic locations.

But home movies, really?

I think the helmet vids are probably the funniest. I imagine most people get one and then realise they're crap and then sell them on.

Plenty of people don't like photos/videos at all, I suspect this is just a continuation of this trend. I like having photos and vid of me and my mates so that 12 months down the line I can remember a fun day while flicking through the files. Very few people are actually hoping to make a professional looking video, or take heart-stopping photos, but people like to keep a record of what they've done and who with, and memories of fun times.

I think the helmet vids are probably the funniest. I imagine most people get one and then realise they're crap and then sell them on.

I quite like my helmet cam vids (when properly mounted!) there's nothing crap about them, they provide entertainment without the pretence of being a pro level video. Though I do struggle to find the time to edit together a few gigs of video, it's something to do on a quiet night with a beer and the TV.

By god, this thread really does show who the miserable gits are, doesn't it?!

Plenty of people don't like photos/videos at all

I think you mean blind people…

actually I find the concept of a sighted person not liking photographs as outlandish as a non-deaf person not liking music! Are there really such people ?

You have a point there Simon. 🙂

Buzz I actually like the pics of bikes in scenic locations

I don't mind them. And I'll keep posting them.

But I genuinely pity the sensitive types to have to suffer threads about my bland bike and riding.

Perhaps a "BLAND:" prefix would save their suffering?

🙂

Are there really such people ?

Odd isnt it, but I know a few people who just can't be bothered with them, they hate you stopping to take photos and then are not interested in seeing them at the end. I can only assume they have really good memories or just too much going on in life to spare the time.

I get a bit bored of all the "bike in the back yard" photos, unless they're proving/showing something like "this is what X looks like with Y", but photo's of bikes in nice places or novel places are great.

WARNING: BLAND