Why don’t pro’s use stabilisers.

[Racing roadkill]

I don’t get it, stabilisers would add functional weight, why don’t pro’s use them?

 

[PeteXXX]

Because they couldn’t control the bike on fast cornering?

 

[raleighnut]

I don’t get it, stabilisers would add functional weight, why don’t pro’s use them?

They'd stop the panniers hanging correctly so it'd be bad for aerodynamics.

 

[Salty seadog]

Can you even get Dura Ace stabalisers?

 

[FishFright]

Panniers ? Don't be daft old man ! It's all about the pro's not using bike packing nowadays granddad *

*Everyone older than is OLD and everyone younger is a wastrel with no respect

 

[MikeG]

Because they couldn’t control the bike on fast cornering?

You may have fallen into the trap of taking this thread seriously.

 

[Pale Rider]

I don’t get it, stabilisers would add functional weight, why don’t pro’s use them?

Because they are too busy incorrectly using apostrophes.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I don’t get it, stabilisers would add functional weight, why don’t pro’s use them?

The spare bikes would take up too much room on the team car roof racks.

 

[Milkfloat]

The way some of them ride then could certainly do with them.

 

[Salty seadog]

You may have fallen into the trap of taking this thread seriously.

I don't think he has.

 

[Alan O]

Because they are too busy incorrectly using apostrophes.

Actually, an apostrophe in "pro's" could be argued to be correct. While an apostrophe is not used to denote a plural, it can be used to indicate missing letters (eg "don't", "can't"). So in this case, the apostrophe could be seen as indicating the omission of "fessional".

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Actually, an apostrophe in "pro's" could be argued to be correct. While an apostrophe is not used to denote a plural, it can be used to indicate missing letters (eg "don't", "can't"). So in this case, the apostrophe could be seen as indicating the omission of "fessional".

You could also argue that the apostrophe indicates that the /o/ is a long vowel and therefore not pronounced prozz. However, correctness is laid down by custom not logic, and English spelling and punctuation are hellholes that few people emerge from unharmed.

 

[Pale Rider]

Actually, an apostrophe in "pro's" could be argued to be correct. While an apostrophe is not used to denote a plural, it can be used to indicate missing letters (eg "don't", "can't"). So in this case, the apostrophe could be seen as indicating the omission of "fessional".

An apostrophe could indicate a missing letter, but it's a stretch to ask the reader to guess and fill in nine letters.

Pro is a short form of professional, and pros is the short form of professionals, there cannot be an apostrophe.

I know why people do it - aside from general ignorance - because it reads badly, pros sounds like 'pross'.

The plural of many nouns which end in a vowel do look clumsy with an s plonked on the end.

Photo and photos is a good example.

In that case I often use photographs or pics because it reads more smoothly.

 

[Alan O]

However, correctness is laid down by custom not logic, and English spelling and punctuation are hellholes that few people emerge from unharmed.

As a writer, that's what I think makes it fun.

 

[Alan O]

An apostrophe could indicate a missing letter, but it's a stretch to ask the reader to guess and fill in nine letters.

Nine would be stretching it a bit, I admit. The longest common contraction I can think of is "o'clock" were only the letters "f the" are omitted.