The whole point of the rules is being undermined by them being online.

They are about roadie cliquishness being passed on by word of mouth or observation, only to those who have earned the right.

This has been destroyed by online dissemination of “the rules”. FFS, perviously they didn’t even have a name. Now everyone knows, discusses them etc, it just makes you all look like dorks.

(cynic-al, sometime wearer of a camlebak on chain gangs, it wound them right up)

Is there a rule about posting bike stuff in the chat forum that I’ve not seen written down?

i agree that this very thread is pulling the rug from under the feet of cyclists the world over.

1. Road cycling is always ‘The Dark Side’.

2. TJ is always right, no matter how wrong he is.

3. There will always be at least 5 arguements running concurrently on STW.

4. The list of regular protagonists will change less than their user names.

5. ?

What rules?

What rules?

The fact that you have to ask has just marked you out as one not in The Clique.

😉

The first rule of STW?

There is no STW.
😕

Who cares?

The list of regular protagonists will change less than their user names

Amusing, insightful and true

aka. STW Will Eat Itself

Rule 82) cynic-al will troll just about anything

The rules are made to be broken / ignored just like any other rules really, therefore they are meaningless and have no worth.
Who TF has a right to tell me what to wear / how to look / how to behave FFS.
I though the whole point of mountainbiking was that it wasnt constrained by doctrine and dogma, but its just turning into the dark side with mud.

The alternative STW rules

You mean “The Rules”?

http://www.therulesbook.com/topten.html

I though the whole point of mountainbiking was that it wasnt constrained by doctrine and dogma, but its just turning into the dark side with mud.
Amen

bigyinn – Member
The rules are made to be broken / ignored just like any other rules really, therefore they are meaningless and have no worth.
Who TF has a right to tell me what to wear / how to look / how to behave FFS.
I though the whole point of mountainbiking was that it wasnt constrained by doctrine and dogma, but its just turning into the dark side with mud.

rule 83) someone will always take it too seriously and suffer from a sense of humor bypass

Perhaps, but when people start quoting “the rules” in threads, they tend to think of them as some sort of behavioural code.
This is how religions and cults start, mark my words…..

I like riding bikes. I’m reasonably good at it.

bigyinn – Member
Perhaps, but when people start quoting “the rules” in threads, they tend to think of them as some sort of behavioural code.
This is how religions and cults start, mark my words…..

Probably best I don’t say anything at this point. Don’t want to encourage “Elfinsnotty”…

This just appeared on Twitter:

VizTopTips

START a hate-filled argument over race or religion by simply posting any video on youtube

Substitute ” video on youtube” for “thing on STW?”

The whole point of the rules is being undermined by them being online.
They are about roadie cliquishness being passed on by word of mouth or observation, only to those who have earned the right.

not just for fun, then ? 😳

I though the whole point of mountainbiking was that it wasnt constrained by doctrine and dogma, but its just turning into the dark side with mud.

You don’t know about irony do you Baldrick?

I thought you were talking about this!

Horatio – they are, aren’t they?!

You don’t know about irony do you Baldrick?

It’s like goldy and bronzy only its made of iron.