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Google to the rescue for me: No I haven't but I do have a story to tell It's about the woman who in love with I fell This also happened in the U.S. nation A long time ago; it involved no frustration We met in a classroom as peeps often do She caught my eye - fortunately I have two It turns...

Winner by default. There's no shame in it. Personally I have no other bike purchases planned. Ever. Next question: Do you play any instruments and are you any good?

Here's another question while I collate that data: What's the last lie you told?

Let's give this one more shot: Is beauty truth, and truth beauty? Bonus points if you answer in sestet.

A fan of the Socratic method, I see. As was Laurence Olivier, who always pops into my head when I hear those three words: Enlightening as it would be to interview old Ben about the world today, we're treading dangerous ground here, so let's move on to æsthetics. Is this or is it not one of...

This is the idea: I throw a question out there. Anyone can answer. I choose my favourite answer, reprint it on my blog (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/index.php?board=142.0), then ask another. First question: Is it safe?

Unless I’m mistaken, this forum doesn’t do politics/religion/that sort of thing. Therefore I’m offering my own space, if anyone is interested: Free For All, right on top here: https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net Apologies to the mods if this sort of post isn't allowed.

Dude's got a lot of bread to cast after selling his catalog. Some songs need to be loud. They don't sound right otherwise. More seriously, I think of Roger Daltrey mercilessly pounding his eardrums into uselessness; next time I ride by his house (we're nearly neighbours) I'll turn the music...

(Part II) No offence to the OP, and credit for admitting grumpiness, but this is the usual scolding tone. My personal recalibration happens to involve "augmenting" with, among others, Dylan. Whenever this subject comes up I hear "enjoy the silence". As if! There's never silence. At the very...

I've been using headphones for (runs out of fingers & toes to count) a long time. Never had a problem – even in the thick of London. Especially in the thick of London. One underappreciated benefit of music is it drowns out abuse. I get my purity from riding singlespeed.

In this vein, one of the bonuses of ‘iPod* cycling’ (I’m a practitioner - have been for a long time) is that when people hurl abuse at you, you generally can’t make it out. *speaking of retro

Sabbath Aspire Langster Dahon Presto Lite, sporting a short-lived bodge Sabbath Aspire – as you can see, I took great pains to distinguish it from my other one No problem. Totally agree. PS. I appear to have turned into a "Dirt Disciple". And I try to stay so clean.

Hello. I registered a little over a year ago then wandered off… Having wandered back in, I have a few questions. - Are there any topics best avoided because they give the moderators headaches? - Does going OT tend to annoy people here? From my look around so far, it seems to be tolerated...