I have registered just to salute the OP, I like your style.
Unfortunately I can never live up to it, I like all bikes; mountain, road, whatever.
I like most bike, non MTB’s I own are a TT bike and two road bikes that I race on, not at the same time and when im not racing the MTB
cynic-al – Member
What a dick.
Ya Mam.
Why do I get the feeling you read the Daily Mail and vote BNP?
Your feelings are wrong.
I sort see what you mean but people should just do what they enjoy. If thats not the same as you then does it matter. Also, following you’re criteria how is Kulhavy a purist? He rides a carbon full sus 29er!
People are getting their chammy in a twist about 29’ers, I never mention that a 29 er is or is not Purist bike as with carbon or alloys. 29’ers are being ridden by PRO’s because the sponsor wants to sell a load and get R+D feedback. 29’ers arnt sorted yet, to many variations in angles by all makes still, wait a year at least before buying when all the R+D settles down.
“Yo, imma gonna let you finish but PURIST MTBing is the best thing of all time. OF ALL TIME!”
The irony of screaming that all is lost and we need to return to roots, promptly following by getting out the ruler, setting strict definitions for said roots (not forgetting mandatory brand names) is not lost.
I cycled on a Soviet road bike made of fricking gas tubes, with tubular tires on icy roads with temperatures reaching -15C wearing a winter jacket which would be rejected by most charity shops. Where do I get my purist medal?
Top trolling though.
Not about returning to your roots, its about riding bkes and wearing/using/carring stuff that you dont need and ending up looking like a Joey.Purist medal, not sure where to get one, try writing to Jim’ll fix it
Does anyone else get the feeling the OP dictated this post to a servant whilst sat on a queen anne chair in a wood panelled study, its like a 1900’s etiquette pamphlet for MTB debutantes FFS
Like this post but not true, a chaise longue is my bag baby.
Kulhavy, Sauser, Overend, Tomac, Baker, Absalon and Juarez to name but a few purists, massive respect.
you’re almost there but if you were really a purist and not just a desperate wannabe.. then you wouldn’t have a fricken clue what any of the names above mean..
why..?
cos you’d be too busy riding bikes to be bumming up to these toned adonis in your room at night via the pages of some corporate mens appreciation magazine..
you are unchaste.. contaminated.. get a life dude.. you sold out before you even started
Yo Dude, no sell out… flick over your palmares for inspection, and stop associating me with your homo erotic night time magazine fantasy’s.
Sounds like an OP from a guy whose wife irons a crease down the front of his stonewash M&S jeans.
PURE MAN!
Dont have a wife, although I am getting married this Sunday (true) as for M+S, jeans and creases, the mind boggles, thats sick.
:facepalm:
The list of STWers with a sense of humour that I’d like to meet and ride with is getting shorter.
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GlitterGary – Member
Devs- you’ve hit the nail on the head.
EXACTLY
teamhurtmore – Member
Yea, well done kingkongsfinger – a fun OP. Pertinent in many ways and brilliant at provoking responses. The vehemence of some seems to be closely correlated with the points you made. Quite a giggle to lurk and read!!
Next stop – can you try triathlon? Perhaps a bit too middle class/Tory for STW though!!!!
maybe i will do a triathalope one, but my wife to be is a triathalope and I have enough material to go on for decades on the subject, although she can go round corners unlike 99% of “them” who treat corners like 50 pence pieces.