Moderators (requests and notices)

I think as numbers increase, trolling becomes easier, as someone is bound to bite. I'm guilty of unintentional trolling myself :(

Bikes are still ace though.

Me? I'm hardly here these days.

I also couldn't give a flying fuck if I was banned. I'd defo ban Teenslain and BMMF though, they're trouble.

can someone ban Velocio, he keeps talking about 29ers and that gets me down as I can't afford one.
Also he talks in computer-speak, which I find unintelligible.

I think you took that thread a bit too much to heart. Although to be fair, DJ has next to no self-awareness, so it's hard. For the most part, there were some good lols and rofls and omgz and stuff. I specifically enjoyed the chimps. The chumps, not so much.

Also, ban Dovvles. I suspect he's a furry.

I think DK needs to go to the Owls thread for a bit to feel warm and fuzzy. Or something.

Also, ban Dovvles. I suspect he's a furry.

heh, lets not start on the furries!

And you, and teenslain, and BMMF, and lynx, and the list goes on.

The place is shit. I'm really bouncing around bi-polar nowadays, the forum truly gets me down. Riding is still a blast, and that makes the place worth it. But fuck me a lot of people talk some utter crap on here.

WTF have I done (recently)?

I think he confused the two of us. Its easily done you know.

People always come up to me in the street and ask, Are You That Famous BMMF?

And I always say, Yes I am.

Sorry.

On a different note - there seem to have been a lot of "Is this bike any good?/ID this bike please" threads this week. No idea why.

Worthwhile creating a single thread for that?

WTF have I done (recently)?

I threw you in as a token one to defuse things... I should've add Object instead as then I could've got onto his punch list again.

I think you took that thread a bit too much to heart.

It's true. I do.

But this is because I feel torn between friend and admin. And it's a horrible place to be.

I can solve this for you. Give me the power to ban. I assure you, I will have no problem banning friends. You will never hear from Teenslain again.

Of course, I may end up banning myself to get some work done.

I threw you in as a token one to defuse things... I should've add Object instead as then I could've got onto his punch list again.

I'm feeling over-sensitive. My thick skin has been perniciously exfoliated by the cruel apricot kernels of Wednesday morning.

I specifically enjoyed the chimps.

I also liked the chimps.

maybe some sort of 'chimp-pic autoposting application' should be installed in the forum.

I'm sure theres hundreds to choose from.

Alias caramelcycles noted, willing to give him a chance to prove he's not going to spam again though the first post that implies the spam will resume will result in a ban again.

caramel has got in touch:

i currently have a bunch of french bikes in good nick in my shed that im trying to single speed and sell in next 3 weeks, so the advice on forums is really helpful. Thanks for letting me participate!

i need the space in my shed, because i have 350 wheels arriving that im importing directly from Taiwan. They are 2 months late, and im trying to sell them cheap before winter. Wonder if you could advise me the best way to do this, without breaking the rules of the site?

Maybe you'd like a pair to review?

Im also in the process of setting up an internet shop; caramelcycles.com, where i will sell complete bikes, accessories and espresso wheels for £45 each. Any advise or help would be greatly appreciated.

So... that's why he spammed us, he's got 350 wheels on the way and was panicing. Looks bordering on the Unipak and Create side of things.

Question for the community? Let it through and let him promote that stuff here, or keep the door closed to traders wanting to use the site like that?

Lots of French bikes + possibly decent cheap wheels sounds, if nothing else, intriguing to me...

Until they have an online shop then they aren't advertising anywhere else so aren't breaching the rules, unless I've misunderstood the rules. So let them start a thread and when the shop comes online (obviously offering a LFGSS discount) you can lock the thread with a post pointing people to the new shop. Would that work?

Or offer them some advertising space, then it's clear it's a commercial venture.

Until they have an online shop then they aren't advertising anywhere else so aren't breaching the rules, unless I've misunderstood the rules. So let them start a thread and when the shop comes online (obviously offering a LFGSS discount) you can lock the thread with a post pointing people to the new shop. Would that work?

He has an online shop. The URL was in my post.

So it's the equivalent of a shop coming on here and wanting to promote that they're selling some wheels.

Ah, that's where these crap wheels come from then?

http://caramel-cycles.prestabox.com/img/p/54-127-large.jpg

From http://caramelcycles.com/

Are they crap? I wouldn't buy them (unless they turned out to be mad strong polo style and offered in 48h versions), but they just look just like H+ which are also made in Taiwan, no?

Get a free pair VB, and test them out.

Indeed, it seems a little unfair to brand them crap just by looking at them.

I'm feeling over-sensitive. My thick skin has been perniciously exfoliated by the cruel apricot kernels of Wednesday morning.

One day, I won't just be wordy, but a wordsmith........ a la our BMMF. ;)