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Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
From: DirtRoadie <DirtRoa...@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:48:09 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sat, Sep 29 2012 11:48 pm
Subject: Re: Bike Friday Tikit warning
On Sep 29, 9:26 pm, Dan O <danover...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 29, 5:43 pm, Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...@FreeShell.org> wrote:
Think of it this way- how could an engineer even consider
> > On 09-29-2012 08:46, DirtRoadie wrote:
> > > Well, there you have it. There's no end to the problems that can pop
> > Worse problems occur when engineers AREN'T involved.
> > I wouldn't hire an engineer to remove a tree, and I wouldn't hire a tree
> I know people who have gone to school and obtained engineering
"engineering" a bike without some concept of what constitutes a "good" bike. And that understanding comes from feedback of those who know the difference. I think it's pretty clear that someone like Frank (since we are speaking in generalities) reaches "this is good enough" (for something engineered by someone else) and can neither envision nor grasp what might be "better." At that point it becomes his "faith" which he defends kicking and screaming about his "data" or raising straw arguments that do little more than prove his lack of understanding. Dylan's line "don't criticize what you can't understand" covers it. Frank's "understanding (our prime example) ended last century. Now he spends all his time using misquotes, partial or inapplicable facts and smarminess in order to claim some great vision or knowledge. Sad. DR You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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