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Dr S":vaijmayv said:I stick to my belief that classic painted Kleins and Yetis are awesome bikes, that the community on RetroBike is more fond of them than a lot of other bikes and therefore it is more likely that they win, compared to other bikes that may be entered. How is this a "wrong" statement, for chrissakes?
It's a 'wrong' statement because Kleins and Yetis don't often win. There are several kleins and Yetis entered each month, but it's not often they win. I would say the majority of RB members these days prefer the middle ground and that is often mirrored in the BoTM result. A skip find Raleigh Activator finished on the podium last month above a couple of nice Yetis.
I will look into older BotM polls with more attention, but like I said, I choose riding a bike and wrenching on it before making online statistics. And no, I don't have the power to "judge" except for myself, I was just expressing an opinion and it seems that some people have a problem with that.
You really like to take things out of their context, don't you? Pay attention to my quote from above and you will notice that I wrote "it's LIKELY". I always thought that online communities like that are based primarily on sharing honest opinions and opinions rarely are the same. Then it's about how you handle these opinions. For the more down-to-earth manner you can always look at the first page of this thread where Neil and Rob Atkin give a good example of that.
We all love bikes, obviously, but in the end there are just bikes. I see that people take great offense if you don't praise what they like of if you dare touch their idols. It's a Klein or a Yeti, an artfully shaped piece of metal, not Jesus freakin' Christ! Excuse me for believing that people deserve being treated better than artfully shaped pieces of metal, especially when they share your passion.
Over and out. I'll be back with statistics! Have a great evening!
Mx