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Those of you that don't get real ale:
The love of the picolax thread. It was funny at the time as it played out I’m sure but after that not so much
I didn't even crack a smile at it, and I usually love a good shitting story
And 27.5 isn’t 27.5. it’s 26.9
No it's not, it's a variable size, entirely dependant on how much rubber you have fitted, but generally is around 27.1 to 27.5.
I don't get tattoos, piercings, man-buns or rap music, but we're all different and, as long as it doesn't cause any trouble, then folks can just get on with it.
I'm pretty sure there are a load of people who don't "get" bikes in general, never mind the weird sub- niche stuff we get up to.
but we’re all different
I’m not.
Real Ale. Looks, smells and tastes like fermented pond water.
It's good of you to go the extra mile - drinking fermented pond water - so you can make the comparison.
People who bag up their dogs mess and then drop said bag on the ground and leave it! I'm talking about in the middle of no where. Lakes, south downs and so on. I don't believe that they are all coming back to take it home.
Thinner.
Cat owners who don't pick up their pets' poo -- oh, that's all of you! I feel just as annoyed about dog poo but dogs don't shit in my garden, cats DO.
PS It's nice to see that wherever two humans gather, even virtually , each will have a reason for thinking themselves better than the other.
Makeup ("Make-believe").
Fake tan ("Knacker lacquer").
High heeled shoes.
Non "medical supported" cosmetic surgery.
You're right and grand as you are. Anyone thinks otherwise can jog on.
Piercings ("Shrapnel"). Your business etc., but I don't think adding a human ear to a Myford Lathe improves its form or function, likewise I dont think a bit of metalwork improves the look or performance of an ear-ole.
Actually, just add all jewellery to the list - "Caveman like shiny metal pin! Caveman like pretty pebble! Cavemave stick one thru his todger and then put pretty pebbles on hand to impress Gods and ladies."
I mean, FFS. Is it dress-up time? Are you 12?
Makeup (“Make-believe”).
Fake tan (“Knacker lacquer”).
High heeled shoes.
Non “medical supported” cosmetic surgery.You’re right and grand as you are. Anyone thinks otherwise can jog on.
Piercings (“Shrapnel”). Your business etc., but I don’t think adding a human ear to a Myford Lathe improves its form or function, likewise I dont think a bit of metalwork improves the look or performance of an ear-ole.
Actually, just add all jewellery to the list – “Caveman like shiny metal pin! Caveman like pretty pebble! Cavemave stick one thru his todger and then put pretty pebbles on hand to impress Gods and ladies.”
I mean, FFS. Is it dress-up time? Are you 12?
Things like jewelry, cosmetics, and ornamental clothing seem to be universal to humans all over the world. They indicate that we can imagine how others see us (i.e. theory of mind) and are trying to shape that. My guess is that the ladies with garish make-up, cosmetic surgery, high-heels etc. probably decide in the blink of an eye that you're not worth wasting their time on anyway.
I don’t get why people don’t wear Lycra on an MTB
Clearly not seen my skinny shock white legs. And I have to be harsh and say I'm not alone there 😯
1x anything. Bikes have had perfectly functional 3x and 2x setups for decades now - they work well, they offer an incredibly useful range of gears and so on. So how is taking away a chainring and compensating with dinner plate sized sprockets progress of any sort, or desirable in any way?
Road tubeless, but I think this is less about "getting" it than just not buying into the BS from bikeradar and others that it offers any benefit whatsoever. Even Bikeradar is just owning itself now, with articles saying "road tubeless has finally come of age!", 2 years after it first started saying how amazing it was.
Makeup (“Make-believe”).
Fake tan (“Knacker lacquer”).
High heeled shoes.
Non “medical supported” cosmetic surgery.You’re right and grand as you are. Anyone thinks otherwise can jog on.
You know, it’s refreshing to hear this. I don’t ‘get’ make up, fake tan, high heels (or false nails) either - and I'm the gender most often associated with the wearing of these things - but sometimes I feel like a different breed, and have spent most of my adult life resisting the subtle pressure to conform.
Not what I usually weigh in on but...
You know, it’s refreshing to hear this. I don’t ‘get’ make up, fake tan, high heels (or false nails) either
I don’t see fake tan or false nails as important. But there’s ‘make-up’ and there’s MAKE-UP!!!!1!!
One is ok and looks great, one has eyebrows halfway up its forehead.
And heels can look great. Without needing to be six inches tall either.
Luckily we’re all different eh.
But false nails. Nope. 😉
You know, it’s refreshing to hear this. I don’t ‘get’ make up, fake tan, high heels (or false nails) either
Nor me. I find it a horrendous turn off quite frankly
Thinner
Oi - that's a corking book!
Retrobike fans going boggle eyed at bikes that are as crap now as they were BITD.
Kind of agree with nicko74, the ability to pedal at a decent speed towards a climb then drop into a granny ring at the last second, instant climbing gear without making your chain climb up several cogs at the back, also the angle of the chain line at each end of the cassette is far from ideal.
1x anything. Bikes have had perfectly functional 3x and 2x setups for decades now – they work well, they offer an incredibly useful range of gears and so on. So how is taking away a chainring and compensating with dinner plate sized sprockets progress of any sort, or desirable in any way?
Road tubeless, but I think this is less about “getting” it than just not buying into the BS from bikeradar and others that it offers any benefit whatsoever.
This sums up why difference and choice is great. I have the exact opposite opinion on both points. Two and three rings up front equals lots of gears that need skipping / are surplus. Less faffing with one ring too.
Tubeless in any form means fewer punctures. That’s just a good thing whichever way you cut it.
My sister in law, she's bought designer face masks for her 6, 9 and 11 year old children for their memory boxes.
Presta valves for MTB rather than Schraeder.
@tjagain Hobgoblin, now that is a tasty ale! But, I don't get the gold hoppy version or any other of the very hoppy ales that are ultra fashionable at the moment.
Paddle boarding. I can't see the point. Swimming, kayaking, sailing etc yes I get it, but not paddle boarding. I did try it once and it was okay for about 10 minutes, then I got bored.
I'm obviously missing something as lots of folk seem to love it, so I'd genuinely be curious as to what the attraction is.
Jazz music on the other hand I have not the slightest interest in what the attraction is.
Hobgoblin, now that is a tasty ale!
I don’t get it. Especially since Marstons took over and there’s about a handful of different versions. The bottled stuff is not real ale either, AFAIK? Never seen it on tap from a cask so can’t comment on the real stuff. The old boys bemoan it’s demise in cask form (again, since Marstons)
OTOH, not liking Batham’s Best Bitter (from the tap) is something I’ll never get.
Same goes for not liking a perfectly kept crisp (real) ale (Enville Ale, Hobson’s Town Crier, and the king of all - Oracle (Salopian).
Don't even get myself for not planning on risking the Covid bar-queue-gauntlet for a pint or three of of cool cask-conditioned Oracle. I don’t get it. 😢
smh 😔
the Love affair with the motor car.
Especially when people pay a huge chunk of their monthly income to borrow one and sit in traffic jams.
I’m quite mystified by looking at the national average wage and then the cost of a warmed up saloon with ‘sport pack’ ever so similar to your neighbours. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
The whole lip plumping thing or whatever it's called. Why, just why?
Threads that go to more than one page. It's ... i dunno... has someone already said this? I couldn't be bothered to check.
Luckily we’re all different eh.
sockpuppet - this, absolutely.
I suspect a common reason we do what we do - even if it seems absurd to others - is because it feels good at some level. If make up &c. works for a person, then … great. It’s just not something I can personally relate to as a means of feeling good.
tj - again, refreshing.
nicko74
Member1x anything. Bikes have had perfectly functional 3x and 2x setups for decades now – they work well, they offer an incredibly useful range of gears and so on. So how is taking away a chainring and compensating with dinner plate sized sprockets progress of any sort, or desirable in any way?
I recently had to use my old HT after the FS was in the shop for a bit. It reminded me about everything wrong with a triple on an MTB. Promptly got rid of the lot from that too, so all my bikes are 1x now & tubeless
The gear range these days is more than adequate & you're less likely to drop a chain or get chain suck.
Coleslaw. WTF is with eating raw ****ing cabbage because it has a fancy name?
On a par with the Koppaberg/Magners/Stella Cidre-drinker who claims the same of real cider.
Or the Kraft cheese-slices fan who turns his nose up at real cheese because it ‘Smells, and has scaley bits, and tastes like dead feet. Sometimes even has fungus on it!’**
Sounds yummy!
The whole lip plumping thing or whatever it’s called. Why, just why?
Good call!
I would extend this to all forms of botox. Most people that do it make themselves look like corpses prepared for an open-casket funeral.
Motorbikes. Mate of mine did 260 miles on saturday, I think I'd rather go to ****in ikea than spend all that time driving and end up back home. He seems pleased with himself though.
Mothers who stand waiting to cross the road with the buggy already on the road, WTAF?.
Folk who have massive, slobbery, smelly dugs.
Cars that make banging/popping/venting noises.
McDonalds, the blandest, dullest food ever. I'd rather eat my mothers overcooked pork chops, and they were ****in rank.
Those of you that don’t get real ale:
Hobgoblin is made by Marstons, who in May this year are merging with Carlsberg, suggesting that Hobgoblin is about as far away from real ale as Fosters is from lager.
I would extend this to all forms of botox. Most people that do it make themselves look like corpses prepared for an open-casket funeral
Wrinkle-free corpses I have to say 😀
Hobgoblin is made by Marstons, who in May this year are merging with Carlsberg, suggesting that Hobgoblin is about as far away from real ale as Fosters is from lager.
Maybe they tried some on draught years ago?
I get your point though. See also people who ‘don’t get real cider’ because they bought a bottle of Westons ‘Old Rosie‘ From Tesco - whilst a perfectly cool, clear Dabinett blend poured from straight the barrel still remains to be enjoyed/dismissed.
Definitely this. Why does anyone want to look like they can be stuck on a window using their lips or like they're a real life character from The Riddlers?
Jetskis. Celery. Those strips of decorative fabric that hotels lie across the duvet. Cruise holidays. Horse racing. Tattoos.
Caravans.
The fashion for messed up eyebrows that look like they've been badly drawn on with marker pens
Pretentious perfume ads on TV
Plus one for stand up paddle boards
Grown men who play Lego.
Grown men who play Lego.
Particularly the modern Lego, which requires less imagination or design skills, as they simply involve following the instructions, to build a specific vehicle/structure
#oldgit
Grown men who play Lego.
Or, as I like to spell it, “parents”.
Decorative cushions on beds