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kabob983 · #31 Post by **kabob983** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:20 am

I lived in Burlington for 6 years, that still doesn't give you the right to be a jerk. And if you were TRUELY environmently serious you wouldn't ride a bike or drive a car, you'd walk and bike everywhere...

While that's a bit extreme, I think it's safe to say that everyone does their part to mess up the environment. So don't talk to Verm like him wanting a tear off helmet is going to single handedly destroy our ecosystem. How do you know he's planning on throwing them on the ground? What if his plan from day one was to ride for a while, then when he gets home to peel it off and throw it in the trash? You just assume that he's going to wait until he see's Smokey the Bear standing next to a No Littering sign before he chunks it...

Is this really all that big of a deal for people? Come on, be honest with yourself. Don't tell me some of you didn't see Loris Capriossi wearing his Sidi Vertigo's and say "hey, I could use me a pair of those" or see Nicky Hayden wearing his Arai RX-7 Corsair and say "hey, I'd like one of those!"

This is not a new phenomenon. It's how all of us guys end up with bigger/better/overkill stuff that we really don't need but we all secretly love to have!

dieziege · #32 Post by **dieziege** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:40 am

I have no problem with Verm wanting cool stuff... with cool being defined however he wants to define it... my only problem is that he does such odd research... he obviously does a lot of research in the sense that he is constantly posting new pictures, new products, new vids, etc... but he doesn't actually look up how anything works or what it really does. He's been riding longer than I have (he started in January, I started in May) and I know more about how some of the stuff he's interested in works than he does. And he asks dumb questions about cleaning chains, filling gas tanks, and so on...yet he's obviously a LOT more interested than I am. He loves his bike, loves all this stuff, has a bunch more money, time, and mindshare invested than I ever will...and he doesn't know simple stuff that most of us find out easily. Then he goes and says he didn't learn anything from the MSF class 'cause he'd already been riding on his learner's permit.... That all leaves me scratching my head a bit. Not in a bad way I guess but it is a puzzler.

Throwing away a scrap of plastic instead of just washing the shield is less green... soap down the drain has less impact than plastic in the bin.

Mintbread · #33 Post by **Mintbread** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:40 am

kabob983 wrote: Try this, just once. Instead of bashing him just don't post a reply or try even posting something constructive to the topic. Offer your own personal views without attacking him and see where it gets you. Who knows, you might even learn something about yourself.

Just my

I do that for 95% of his 16+ posts a day but the sheer volume of inane and often completely incorrect posts means he is going to attract negative comments.
As usual it is the majorities fault, as opposed to simply blaming the individual...

rapidblue · #34 Post by **rapidblue** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:22 am

that has got to be the laziest thing I have ever seen(seing as how you're not a racer), it takes me all of maybe two minutes to remove/clean/reattach my visor.

I wish I had half the money you spend on stupid dodo.

MattL · #35 Post by **MattL** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:10 am

Verm. you make threads bitching about you're gas usage on you're credit card then you make all these threads about things you want to get. Hell when you replaced you're bike you replaced all you're friggin gear. Wasteful.

VermilionX · #36 Post by **VermilionX** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:17 am

MattL wrote:Verm. you make threads bitching about you're gas usage on you're credit card then you make all these threads about things you want to get. Hell when you replaced you're bike you replaced all you're friggin gear. Wasteful.

im not bitching about my gas bills!

i was just surprised and asked how much others spend a month.

i only replaced my helmet and gloves since they were lost w/ the bike.

DieMonkeys · #37 Post by **DieMonkeys** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:30 am

Verm, get you a HJC CL-MAX flipup helmet.

icariz83 · #38 Post by **icariz83** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:43 pm

I'm glad you aren't annoying on GF's.

VermilionX · #39 Post by **VermilionX** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:48 pm

icariz83 wrote:I'm glad you aren't annoying on GF's.

on Gfaqs... i give tips. i rarely ask for them.

Relsek · #40 Post by **Relsek** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:03 pm

Dichotomous wrote:... I mean really, how hard is it to spit on your shield, wipe it around with a gloved finger and wipe off on your riding pants?

Are you for real, is there no water where you come from. I've never heard of spitting on your shield to clean it.

And what's up with your avatar?