Arch said:
So I was right. What's your correction?
The fact that you didn't tell all sides of the story, but only the one that projected the image that you wanted to project.
Arch said:
Well done on learning that.
It wasn't a
learning, that would imply it is fact - it was a matter of changing my opinions/viewpoint, as opposed to learning.
Arch said:
plus the fact that he tried to ride one once, fell off several times and didn't like it.
I only said this to prevent the arguments 'but you haven't ever ridden one bonj so all your opinions are by definition invalid', and it worked. I then later admitted this to be a lie...
Arch said:
So we've learnt that he's not a natural cyclist, with little patience for learning a new skill.
...so therefore this inference is completely invalid and unfounded.
Arch said:
So, let's get this right. You are correcting me on an inference I made because you told a lie, and you think that's a victory of some sort?
It's not a victory OR a defeat. It just means your inference is incorrect. You should stop thinking about this in 'war' terms. Not everything has to be a 'victory' for somebody.
Arch said:
You don't think it just shows you up as dishonest?
No on the contrary, it shows me up as honest because on the rare occasion when I have to tell a lie I at least admit it, which is more than a lot of people do.
Arch said:
Whereas many people manage to ride with downtube shifters perfectly well.
People used to 'manage' with candles, instead of electricity - but I bet you've got it in your home. People used to 'manage' without pneumatic rubber tyres on their bike even, but I bet you've got them on your bike.
People used to 'manage' or still do 'manage' with a lot of things, but it doesn't mean that they're still a good idea or that the alternative doesn't make life a hell of a lot easier.
Arch said:
Also, with drop handlebars, which is your main gripe. Fair enough, if they don't suit you - they don't suit me all that well. But I don't go around pronouncing any bike with them crap, which is pretty much what you did, I seem to remember...
I didn't pronounce it crap because it had drop handlebars, I pronounced it crap because it was heavy as it was made of steel, its bottom bracket had gone, it had an uncomfy saddle, it had downtube shifters, was generally bad quality and was an absolute pile of shite.