A trifecta, or a triple threat to our continued existence? We'll see..
we're working on a spider web frame.
On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 4:12 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch <
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> That will make folks do a double-take.
>
> On Monday, July 2, 2018 at 6:1
That will make folks do a double-take.
On Monday, July 2, 2018 at 6:15:30 PM UTC-4, Grant @ Rivendell wrote:
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> It'll be a first look at our three-top tube bike!
>
> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Bill Lindsay > wrote:
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>> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG
>> Bill hits the "Refresh"
Three tubes are divisive...in triplicate!
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It'll be a first look at our three-top tube bike!
On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLA
"The effect of disc-brake denial on national immigration policy."
"Why lugs encourage illegal aliens."
"Sanctuary cities and the grass-roots demand for long chain stays."
"Family border separation caused by too much carbon fiber!"
Patrick "I could do this all day long" Moore, who agrees with H.
Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG
Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
Will
"Hey, abducting children seems bad" didn't strike me as a particularly divisive
statement...
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The next BLAHG will be even more not-intentionally divisive, probably. It
will have more bike content in it.
On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 10:59:48 AM UTC-7, Richard wrote:
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> Viva De Niro!!??
>
> Apparently Grant is in full agreement with De Niro's vulgar, classless
> attack on the president. Th
I missed the other post, but surely nobody could be upset about vulgarity
towards a man who brags about how he grabs 'em in the, well, you know.
Cycling content: I wish the President's motorcade would drive by me when I
was riding my Rivendell so I could also flip him off like that lady in DC.
I
Well, I think we’re missing the larger point and that is that Richard was
upset that someone used course and vulgar language in reference to the
President when clearly the use of course and vulgar language is reserved
for the President hisself.
Imagine how upset Richard must have been about the wa
On 07/01/2018 11:21 PM, Justin, Oakland wrote:
I personally have no use to be united with someone who agrees with the policy
of committing human rights violations.
+1
There are two main areas of disagreement here: those who disagree with
overtly political content on a cycling mailing lis
Don’t go thanking me! That will really divide the group.
If this divides us then that is fine with me. I personally have no use to be
united with someone who agrees with the policy of committing human rights
violations.
But that’s just me. And most people I know.
-Justin, husband of a produ
Apparently Trump can be a name-calling, classless, vulgar autocratic lunatic
who abducts children, but I'm not allowed to be pissed off about it. I'm pissed
off about it and if you disagree with me and support him, you're wrong. Get on
the right side of history.
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Vulgar and classless?
Apparently that’s a one-way street for some people.
Philip
Santa Rosa, CA
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Christopher, I'm not going to have some weird, extended conversation with you
in a thread that was buried a week ago until some divisive asshole revived it.
It's Sunday. Go ride your bike.
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Then again, as humans, we evolved a facility for quick pattern matching. Not
neccessarily accurate, but quick...
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Joe,
Why are you at the center of every divisive, name calling thread? Have you
noticed the pattern? I have.
Chris
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My thoughts are "Richard" - whoever that is - revived this thread a week after
it died to be divisive. You don't have to ECHO MY THOUGHTS, but nothing in your
post contradicts them.
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This goes to show there's a Dick in every crowd ..
KJ
On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 10:59:48 AM UTC-7, Richard wrote:
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> Viva De Niro!!??
>
> Apparently Grant is in full agreement with De Niro's vulgar, classless
> attack on the president. That's fine, he's entitled to his opinion. Me, I'm
> fre
DEFINITELY NOT echoing Joe’s thoughts here. If you’ve been around long enough
then you know Grant well enough to know he isn’t trying to be divisive. Caring
about people and families is always a noble thing, right? In regards to this
issue, I suspect there are more varied opinions amongst this g
A friendly reminder: Don't feed the trolls.
On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 12:59:48 PM UTC-5, Richard wrote:
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> Viva De Niro!!??
>
> Apparently Grant is in full agreement with De Niro's vulgar, classless
> attack on the president. That's fine, he's entitled to his opinion. Me, I'm
> free to shop e
Toodles.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Alex Wirth
Rochester, NY
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Viva De Niro!!??
Apparently Grant is in full agreement with De Niro's vulgar, classless
attack on the president. That's fine, he's entitled to his opinion. Me, I'm
free to shop elsewhere.
My values and beliefs aren't welcome at Rivendell, so in the future, I'll
spend my money elsewhere. No big
Echoing Joe's thoughts here.
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You revived this thread just to be a divisive prick. Thanks, random anonymous
asshole.
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Same here!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 1, 2018, at 9:41 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> That remark is mean spirited and certainly not one that I associate myself
> with in any way.
>
> Patrick Moore
> iPhone
>
>> On Jul 1, 2018, at 5:55 AM, Richard wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Grant, good job at di
That remark is mean spirited and certainly not one that I associate myself with
in any way.
Patrick Moore
iPhone
> On Jul 1, 2018, at 5:55 AM, Richard wrote:
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> Thanks Grant, good job at dividing us.
>
>
>
>> On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 1:06:04 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>> I agree.
Having people in the same place with different viewpoints on topics
(greasing square tapers anyone?) doesn’t count as division unless we agree
to be excessively fragile in our collective worldview. I, for one, can take
it. It’s a bit of a shocker, but I’ve come to understand that good people
can vi
Thanks Grant, good job at dividing us.
On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 1:06:04 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> I agree. Even the "Other annoying threads" thread has become annoyingly
> earnest.
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> In general, we are all much more intelligent when talking about bikes.
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> On Thu, Jun 21, 2018
Bravo Grant!
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The thread is about children - including babies - being torn from their
parents, not unaccompanied minors.
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Patrick (and many others) make good points. To inject some facts and focus the
discussion on productive matters:
Blog post on Marginal Revolution
“by Tyler Cowen June 21, 2018 at 8:10 pm in Data Source Law
Number of unaccompanied minors, age 17 or lower, apprehended during or after
border c
Pot, meet kettle.
Philip
Edited
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it really makes me bummed out that anyone would be irritated, annoyed, miffed,
or whatever to see this topic here. I know we all want our little cubbies to
hide in and time out from the world. But really isn't this an EXCEPTIONAL
circumstance even among all the exceptional circumstances going on
Yes, straight up.
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“It’s just not that big of a deal to be discussing our current government not
only turning away refugees but splitting the families apart and prosecuting
them with a crime in kangaroo courts.”
This is an excellent example of needing to self edit. At least here. This is
biased, inflammatory lang
Generally what goes up on the blug or blagh gets talked about. It’s just not
that big of a deal to be discussing our current government not only turning
away refugees but splitting the families apart and prosecuting them with a
crime in kangaroo courts.
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I would further point out that many timpeople s the reason why folks talk, at
length, about why they don’t want bikes made in China and in general overseas
is due to the potential human rights abuses. Irony is delicious.
-J
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I've never read a paleo thread even though my bathroom scale says I should. I
probably should read my Eat Bacon, Don't Jog book, too...
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Good point. All those threads irritate me mightily, but I skip them.
Not always, but I should.
Philip
Santa Rosa, CA
On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 12:22:24 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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>
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> On 06/21/2018 11:37 AM, Christopher Murray wrote:
> > What I think is sad is that when people sp
So every word, sentence, or paragraph (two in this case) that Grant writes or
utters is on topic on this bike forum? That’s insane. The examples you chose
are things he wrote or talked about extensively.
Oh, you don’t get to close the case. But thank you.
Chris
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On 06/21/2018 11:37 AM, Christopher Murray wrote:
What I think is sad is that when people speak one side of this issue they are
shouted down or accused of baiting the conversation yet when people speak the
other side there is praise or silence. And then people try to claim this isn’t
a poli
On 06/21/2018 11:58 AM, Christopher Murray wrote:
“If this thread upsets you then stop reading it and move on to another thread.
It is easy to avoid reading this thread and engaging.“
That is an amazing response. Thank you. So I’m welcome to agree but not
disagree? Did I say I was upset? I s
Eh, I'm an idiot talking about bikes, too.
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I agree. Even the "Other annoying threads" thread has become annoyingly
earnest.
In general, we are all much more intelligent when talking about bikes.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10:59 AM, Deacon Patrick wrote:
> Sigh. This thread wasn’t political, until it was.
>
> As I read it, all people postin
Sigh. This thread wasn’t political, until it was.
As I read it, all people posting here are for basic human rights. Not all
people agree on who, what, where, when, or how. This disagreement in no way
negates their support of human rights. Please, stop with the abundant falsifies
of logic, judge
I find that whenever the truth gets the light shined on it; it's dismissed as
one sided or it's "fake news" (sort of an oxymoron) or blame is portioned off
on the Democrats, liberal snowflakes, etc. To promote vacuous things like
conservatism and "family values" as if family values are something
There is no "other side" of babies abducted from mothers and put in camps. This
is the folly of CNN, which Jay Rosen has dubbed "the view from nowhere": Every
topic gets a panel which treats it as 50/50, as if the most egregious atrocity
is just another POV. Screw that. The policy was a sin, and
“If this thread upsets you then stop reading it and move on to another thread.
It is easy to avoid reading this thread and engaging.“
That is an amazing response. Thank you. So I’m welcome to agree but not
disagree? Did I say I was upset? I should stop engaging?
I’m as against family separatio
I hate that political is seen as a bad thing. Most things in lthe public
sphere are political and that shouldn’t be seen as bad.
Our current process really wants to allow that all issues have two equally
valid views. That is not true. Taking children from parents seeking asylum is
one of thos
What I think is sad is that when people speak one side of this issue they are
shouted down or accused of baiting the conversation yet when people speak the
other side there is praise or silence. And then people try to claim this isn’t
a political issue. This issue has no place here. Yes, Grant m
This was my tweet about it yesterday (bleeped version):
Create crisis, defuse crisis he created, rinse, repeat. this guy.
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I would typically avoid discussions of this type (why I got off Facebook), but
my wife was asking for my input on it, because she was confused. I said "quite
frankly, I am too!"?
The administration acts like this is a new situation, exacerbated by existing
regulations, but how come this issue
What a world we live in, when standing up for basic human decency is
“political”.
Mattt’s opinions make it pretty clear to me that he baited the thread because
he doesn’t like the Grant’s opinion.
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Patrick, that’s good! Made me smile. Thanks for the link to the NYT article.
Love the inclusion of the value of a Wald basket.
Best,
Richard
(Happily commuting in non-Lycra fabric on my Wald basketed Atlantis)
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Not only is Grant influencing national immigration policy, he's
infiltrating branded content into the NYT. Well, who else?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/smarter-living/gear-for-biking-to-work.html?action=click&module=Smarter%20Living&pgtype=Homepage
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Thank you, Grant. Long may you wave.
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Yeah, one more time - thank you, Grant.
Eamon
Seattle
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Thanks Grant for speaking out. It would seem all Blahg topics are appropriste
for this list.
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Right on Grant! People first. Thank you for the post. Big respect for the
cajones.
Best,
Richard
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It's different. Tonight I watched Rachel Maddow get a Breaking News sheet on
her desk as her show was ending, and it was the announcement that this
psychotic government is holding babies in camps. Rachel is the toughest
host/anchor on cables news and when she got to the phrase "tender age
facil
A) Grant posted it. I’m glad for it.
B) It takes courage (or foolishness [or both {or neither}]) to voice opinions
as a business.
C) Grant has said and I agree that this forum can be cranky pants at time
without much praise. Here’s some praise.
D) Fucking seriously.
-J
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Grant wrote:
“It feels like frivolous sinning to write about bikes and poems, when Trump and
Sessions are breaking up families in Texas. Is this really one of those
political topics that we aren't supposed to voice an opinion on, because we're
supposed to be an oasis, or because we don't want t
Jesus. Grant posted it. Grant owns Rivendell. I think this safely falls within
the bounds.
Also it’s objectively (I thought) awful and worth thinking about.
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Mattt, feel free to ignore that simple thank you to Grant, which I second.
Nothing political mentioned - just thanks.
Eamon
Seattle
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Are basic decency and human dignity really a political position?
Hugh Flynn
Newburyport, MA
On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 11:52 PM Mattt wrote:
> Please do not introduce political non “bike” talk on the board.
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Glad to see you voice your opinion on the Blahg/Blug/whatever it was.
-Justin
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