I was today years old when I learned that this person existed.
And the award for "The Most Incredibly Obscure but Devastatingly Accurate Reference" goes to...
This item has been relisted. The new listing can be found at https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/fs-ft-vintage-proflex-856-mtb-upgraded-shocks-and-brakes.3450289/.
Item Name: FS/FT Vintage Proflex 856 MTB (Upgraded Shocks and Brakes)
Location:
Item is for: Sale or Trade
Sale Price: 300
Trade Value or Items Looking For: E bike
Willing to Ship: No
Bill of Sale Required?: No
Item Description: I raced this rig when I was much younger. Upgraded suspension...
I tired to ride this thing as a neighborhood cruiser. RV park get around kind of thing. The geometry is way too aggressive and I've gotten too old and fat. But as a mountain bike, this thing was a billy goat.
I raced this rig when I was much younger. Upgraded suspension in the front with a rock shock and rear suspension was upgraded to girvin after the original elastomers dried out. Shimano Deore XT components. I can't remember who made the wheels. The tires are roughly 20 years old and will need to...
They call it the Poor Man's Brisket....which is actually inaccurate because, per pound, chuck roast is more expensive than brisket. But since you can't buy a two pound brisket, it's less expensive to buy a chuck roast than a brisket; hence the name. :nerd:
Either way, it's good. I've done it...
For the record, and then I'm really out, I never "call[ed] those that disagreed with me 'small-minded.'"
I made a statement that I stand behind...if you or anyone else found it accusatory, that says more about you than me. People that are out of shape have a hard time doing sit ups. Again, a...
I guess I don't operate in such a binary world view as do some. I still shop at Target. If I had to buy Bud Light, I would. I remember when the Southern Baptist Convention officially moved to boycott Disney back in the 90's. The Sunday after the announcement, my pastor wore a Mickey Mouse tie in...
Facts don't care about your feelings. To categorically paint with such broad strokes is intellectually dishonest and divisive.
As seems to be the case here, you are COMPLETELY missing the point. I'm not "appalled" by anyone's "opinion." I'm hurt that people I know and love are being hurt by...