[Closed] Bike No No's

Just you. Snob. 🙂

Moses - Member

Just you. Knob.

sorted your mistake

Riding cheap bikes called Dirty Jo

I don't ride with trolls 🙂

Everyone hates my bell on my xc and road bikes...

I get through traffic and walkers say Hi instead of "Oi get a bell"...

I need a bike stand for my commuter so I can kick out when I arrive at Tesco!

I'll be mostly riding on my own now...

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IGMC

Beat me to it.
Would you also refuse to ride with people if their bike or riding skills were inferior to yours too? 😯

Reflectors and bells are okay, but quick releases done up at stupid angles are the sign of a bike numpty in my book.

Reflectors are on my bike wheels but that is because it gets used on the road and i am actually allergic to being run over

New to the forum so didnt realise that you are open to abuse. My friday afternoon humour I guess.

any more No No's that I should be aware of whilst out on the trail??

Never ride with fat people.

29 inch wheels, singlespeed, flat bars, bar ends...

.... 😀 runs away

geoffj - Member

any more No No's that I should be aware of whilst out on the trail??

Never ride with fat people.

Fatist!

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...or balding people.

Useless-

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Reflectors are on my bike wheels but that is because it gets used on the road and i am actually allergic to being run over

Road rash?

Saddle too low.
Saddle too high.
Cross-chained.
(W)Hybrid.
8" and Full Face not on DH course.

geoffj - Member

...or balding people.

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You should watch Shallow Hal lol

Everyone is lil bit lacist...

Or ride with people who are slower than you :O)

Or ride with people who are slower than you :O)

Now that would be a challenge 😆

spoky dokeys ....

one guy from my club rides with a bulb type horn on his Trek, though this is more for comic value than any kind of safety..

honk honk

I have a kellogs cornflakes reflector on my front wheel, everyone compliments it!

how about riding someone with a bit of plastic clipped to their seat stay to make a sound like a motorbike? Oh sorry thats teh same sound as a hope hub - now I know why I like Hope hubs!

And if anyone thinks that lot's bad...

[url= http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/06/its-all-in-details.html ]road bike snobbery :)[/url]

Ok my bad: people with their saddle height too low as their knees are bow legged like a welcome to you.

Ok they could have an injury etc.

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zaskar - I didn't notice your bell the other night, I'd have sent you on your way otherwise! 😉

A mate of mine has a proper big ring ring type bell on his trail bike, he gives it a good ring before we start each section of trail - I kinda like it! 😀

I wouldn't ride with anyone who wasn't wearing a helmet.

That road one is completely fair. Made me laugh anyway.

Only wrong about the glasses over helmet straps though, for the reason explained by the prescription glasses wearer - if I didn't have my glasses on first I wouldn't be able to find my helmet.

I wouldn't ride with anyone who was so self righteous as to refuse to ride with someone who wasn't wearing a helmet.

I'm glad about that. It's not about being self-righteous, it's about not wanting to be responsible for someone else's stupidity.

Quite right Mikey. Imagine taking unnecessary risks like no helmet. Or mountain biking. Outrageous.

Indeed, becuase equating dissenting opinion with stupidity is in no way self righteous, because you [b]must[/b] be right therefore they [b]must[/b] be wrong. 🙄

I don't ride with bike/skills snobs

I wouldn't ride with anyone who was a helmet.

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people who don't match up the logos on tyres to the valve 😉

Just kidding...

I find it strange when I ride with people who don't wear helmets, still ride with them but its just strange.

That road bike snobbery article is spot on, I agree with every item in there!

blades I agree, it just doesn't look or feel 'right' to me, but that's just my opinion, it's up to them.

What about plastic cranks and plastic pedals?

I'm with Finbar and the QR's thing.

I refuse to ride with people who seriously take the piss out of me for wearing a helmet. 😉
Dont mind a little joke, and if they dont wear one then fair enough, but im in agreement over helmets, i cant see why people wouldnt want to wear one.

I'm glad about that. It's not about being self-righteous, it's about not wanting to be responsible for someone else's stupidity.

That's why I refuse to ride with anyone who rides fast or does jumps. They're just going to hurt themselves eventually.

It's full on DH armour and a full facer on nothing more gnarly than a canal towpath.

I wouldn't ride with anyone off a bike forum.

Just though of two more, schrader valves & flaties..... 🙂

These wouldn't stop me riding with anyone, but my personal no no's

Incorrect size of zip-tie usage, an 8mm wide zip-tie really isn't needed to hold a disc hose in place. While we are at it, all heads but be rotated out of view and if in a row all heads must start from the same side and must all be aligned to each other. And they must be black, coloured zip ties do not look good.

Gear/brake hoses must be cut to the appropriate length. Just enough spare but without flapping in the breeze.

Seat QR must always run in line with the collar.

Stem and seatpost should match.

Brake lever bite-point must always be after about 5mm of lever travel.

Presta valves only. Front and rear stems should be of same length and have the same valve cap.

Headset spacers should always be [i]under[/i] the stem and must all be of same type. Exceptions allowed for the 'just built' to check stem heights.

Accessory add ons should be kept to a minimum, preferably none at all. Mudgaurds never used on dry trails. Items left on from a previous ride which aren't needed on this particular ride should be removed.

Helmets. Selfishly I personally don't want to have [i]my[/i] ride ruined by someone else falling off and bumping their head and needing to wait for an ambulance.

Lycra shorts and baggy tops (baggy shorts fine with lycra tops).

Baggy clothing on a road bike. You don't look like a real MTB'er at heart, you look like a prat. Just as someone turning up to play cricket in football kit would do.

Grips must always finish at the end of the bar, not hanging over the edge or mounted inboard. Endcaps must always in.

Distance from end of grips to brakes and/or shifters must be equal on both left and right hands.

QR's must be Shimano.

OMG Anthony is a ****ing mentalist.Run away.