On Jul 4, 3:26=A0pm, Jay Pique <JayPi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jul 4, 4:33=A0pm, alans...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > On Jul 4, 7:16=A0am, Jay Pique <JayPi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > On Jul 4, 2:18=A0am, Bret <bret.w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > > It's hard to buy a bad bike these days but I think you just might
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> > > > it off.
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> > > Why so snotty?
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> > > JP
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> > Hey JP, are you familiar with the concept of scoring coups?
> > Native Americans used to do it to fur trappers...ride up, smack them
> > with a big stick and ride away, heap big man.
> > Lots of heap big men in RBR.
> > Kind of makes you want to beat them in a bike race, doesn't it?
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> Yeah! =A0I'm used to aggressive usenet environments, having spent a long
> time over at rec.skiing.alpine. =A0I was just unclear as to what I had
> done to provoke that type of response. =A0In retrospect, I wouldn't have
> crossposted - I'd have posted the message individually to each of the
> three groups.
>
> JP
That was just my shorthand way of saying you were on the wrong track.
Definitely wasn't up to rec.skiing.alpine standards which is
unreadable. For your first road bike purchase you need to get some
expert advice, test rides and fitting help. Buying a used bike on the
internet based on the advice of the hacks around here is not going to
cut it.
Bret
Bret
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