Peyote wrote:
Jeez, sounds like everyone here knows their bikes. I think I'll just hop back on the 26" knobbly-tyred one and pootle back to the nearest bridleway. The darkside is calling...
we know our bikes just as well as our cars
Peyote wrote:
On a more serious note, RE: separate forum for cyclists. I think we could be going down the wrong route. If we're trying to help those who don't have much experience of cycling and using cycling equipment, then these people aren't necessarily going to gravitate towards a cycling specific section. On a running forum I've seen questions asked about triathlons which inevitably led to questions about cycling, pretty soon it became obvious that poster's were beginning to feel alienated by the whole cycling thing (technology, languge etc...). So in this respect a cycling section may only be visited by regular, experienced cyclists, rather than those who really need the help and experience offered.
True - this is the case on computer/photo techy sites where you ask a question and they launch into jargon which " I no speaky"
Maybe if we went down this route - one of us could make a post (to become a sticky) as a jargon buster myabe entitled "Parlez-vous bike" or something like that - and we try to keep the lingo simple and explain the techy bits and explain terms such as Allen key, bead, cassette (as applicable to bikes,) headset, derailluer gears/hub gears and mechs
in simple lingo. In any case - as with car mechanics - good idea to have some techy words and basic understanding as you can get shafted by dodgy repair shops just the same. Amazing how many bike accidents occur because of poor maintenance too.
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