Berzin
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| 03/02/2014 07:37 AM |
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Is it true this forum is going under?
If so, where are the Velonews expats going to next?
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Ride On
Posts:537
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| 03/02/2014 08:29 AM |
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| The main page hasn't been updated in a few days, was wondering what was up. |
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Keith Richards
Posts:781
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| 03/02/2014 10:43 AM |
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| I am going to check with Steve.... |
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It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong. |
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79pmooney
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| 03/02/2014 01:39 PM |
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Berzin beat me to it. It the main page hadn't changed, I was going to ping Keith as it's been a week for that Darach McQuaid headline.
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The Short White Guy™
Posts:56
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| 03/03/2014 08:18 AM |
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Get CK to lobby ST for our very own special forum!
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The Short White Guy™
Posts:56
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| 03/03/2014 08:19 AM |
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Then again...do I really want tri guy/girl giving me bike handling advice?
PS - If this forum group implodes today, I end up with the coveted #51 (post)!
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6ix
Posts:485
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| 03/03/2014 09:32 AM |
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| I was wondering that myself. I kept refreshing the page to see if Chrome just wasn't updating the site. I so, so miss the VN forum. I thought that this was going to be a good landing for the old forumites but it never really got going. Been looking at Slowtwitch and Cyclingnews but there are a LOT of a-holes in those forums. Not that VN didn't have jerks (or rather, one big jerk with 6 usernames), but the posters in Cyclingnews are vicious. |
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Keith Richards
Posts:781
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| 03/03/2014 10:33 AM |
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He is going to keep the forum up for us.
He said to me cryptically, "long story on the rest..."
So...it ain't good. |
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It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong. |
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winterale
Posts:48
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| 03/03/2014 12:19 PM |
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| Shite, still miss Goatroper. |
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jrt1045
Posts:363
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| 03/03/2014 01:07 PM |
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I'll never forget the Sole of the Dark Night! Dude was nuts. A few other wild personalities over the years
Thank Steve for us KR
If this goes down it'll probably be it for me with forums and what not. Long live VN from back in the day. The other options all have a niche group I just don't want to deal with. Cyclingnews is a total wreck (one could write a book or a TV series with all its disfunction) , Slowtwitch is hard for me to even describe, Paceline - argumentative 50 year old hoarders, Velocipede Salon - a clever, clever club. The rest are kinda full of the unwashed. Hope this stays up |
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huckleberry
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| 03/03/2014 01:13 PM |
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..."argumentative 50 year old hoarders".
No $hit.
Thank gohd I'm still 49. |
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79pmooney
Posts:3189
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| 03/03/2014 02:25 PM |
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huck, and I am 60! So I guess I've moved on.
I do have 6 bikes, but the ones I don't ride much (hoarding) are a ~1980 LeTour set up as a commuter (and weighs a full 30 pounds before WBs, lights and bags) and Team Dumpster, a bike I have crashed with real injuries to myself twice. (Neither the fault of the bike but I am having association challenges. Besides its replacement is way too much fun.)
To get back to topic, didn't one of the LA fans who bravely stayed on at VN to save the fort predict we would destroy this place like we did Velonews?
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huckleberry
Posts:824
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| 03/03/2014 02:42 PM |
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| Destruction by neglect... |
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Orange Crush
Posts:4499
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| 03/03/2014 03:21 PM |
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Posted By Keith Jackson on 03/03/2014 10:33 AM
He said to me cryptically, "long story on the rest..."
My guess is the UCI is shutting this place down due to illegal discussions on jersey numbers. |
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longslowdistance
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| 03/03/2014 03:42 PM |
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| Or some Specialized perceived copyright impingement. Those guys are mean! |
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