i need some advice, im not sure where to go from here, do i remain friends with him and try ignore the fact that he bought a 29er or do i cut ties with the riffraff and move on....
please help
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Started by geecee, Feb 02 2012 07:52
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 07:52
a friend of mine has purchased..... dare i say it.... a..... 29er
i need some advice, im not sure where to go from here, do i remain friends with him and try ignore the fact that he bought a 29er or do i cut ties with the riffraff and move on....
please help
i need some advice, im not sure where to go from here, do i remain friends with him and try ignore the fact that he bought a 29er or do i cut ties with the riffraff and move on....
please help
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:00
You will have to break ties with said friend geecee, since you won't be riding together anymore. He will always be ahead of you and this will lead to questions in your head
Dr Ruth...no need to thank
- Am I really that slow?
- Why is he so much faster all of a sudden?
- Should I fake an injury so that he will wait for me?
- Should I vandilize his bike while he isn't looking
Dr Ruth...no need to thank
Edited by rouxtjie, 02 February 2012 - 08:09 .
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:04
Meet him halfway and get a bike with 650b wheels
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:05
Join the 29er crowd 
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:05
This requires tough love.
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:06
Dear Abby..............
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:11
Write him off after a good tar and feathering!
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:20
hahaha i must admit, at first i blatantly dissed his choice.
telling him he had listened to all the salesman drivel that he would have been force fed at the shop.
after he replied telling me he was told to test the 26 and 29 inch and decided the 29er felt smoother, i had to leave him be.
ah it is a sad day.
its fine just to be a good friend ill take him on some tight technical decents and see how he handles the big wheels
the 650b sounds good tho, and will fit (just) my forks. altho not sure on the back, maybe ill run a hybrid haha
telling him he had listened to all the salesman drivel that he would have been force fed at the shop.
after he replied telling me he was told to test the 26 and 29 inch and decided the 29er felt smoother, i had to leave him be.
ah it is a sad day.
its fine just to be a good friend ill take him on some tight technical decents and see how he handles the big wheels
the 650b sounds good tho, and will fit (just) my forks. altho not sure on the back, maybe ill run a hybrid haha
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:25
Kick his ass on your 26er and it will be settled.
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:26
geecee, on 02 February 2012 - 07:52 , said:
a friend of mine has purchased..... dare i say it.... a..... 29er
i need some advice, im not sure where to go from here, do i remain friends with him and try ignore the fact that he bought a 29er or do i cut ties with the riffraff and move on....
please help
i need some advice, im not sure where to go from here, do i remain friends with him and try ignore the fact that he bought a 29er or do i cut ties with the riffraff and move on....
please help
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rouxtjie, on 02 February 2012 - 08:00 , said:
You will have to break ties with said friend geecee, since you won't be riding together anymore. He will always be ahead of you and this will lead to questions in your head
Dr Ruth...no need to thank
- Am I really that slow?
- Why is he so much faster all of a sudden?
- Should I fake an injury so that he will wait for me?
- Should I vandilize his bike while he isn't looking
Dr Ruth...no need to thank
Take him on a nice tight technical ride with lots of tight switchbacks and drop offs. Watch him squirm as the superioir handlind of your rig outshine the lack of technical ability of his twentynaaaaainer. Sit back and enjoy watching him wonder as to why he dropped so much cash on a cumbersome straight line missile when he could have been having WAY more fun on a 26er in the fun stuff!
Don't surrender your life to the momentum of mediocrity. Keep following your dreams and one day you will tick them off.
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:26
Cut him loose !
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:26
Having a close friend or family member buying a 29-er is like having a brother thats in jail....you still may love him but you dont necessarily
talk to him or about him. So when u go riding with him either be waayyyyy in front or behind, but NEVER NEXT TO HIM
talk to him or about him. So when u go riding with him either be waayyyyy in front or behind, but NEVER NEXT TO HIM
Edited by RudoJ, 02 February 2012 - 08:27 .
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:27
Your friend has finally grown up and moved on from those little training wheels. You should be happy for him and the new opportunities that this change will bring.
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:28
RudoJ, on 02 February 2012 - 08:26 , said:
Having a close friend or family member buying a 29-er is like having a brother thats in jail....you still may love him but you dont necessarily
talk to him or about him. So when u go riding with him either be waayyyyy in front or behind, but NEVER NEXT TO HIM
talk to him or about him. So when u go riding with him either be waayyyyy in front or behind, but NEVER NEXT TO HIM
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:34
I say get a 36r and whip his ass right there
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:34
gummibear, on 02 February 2012 - 08:25 , said:
Kick his ass on your 26er and it will be settled.
But Geecee can't even ride up to the top of Gravity........
You must get to the top before you can come down......
Don't knock it till you've tried it.
