Yesterday I again spotted some asshole on a bicycle stand up
to pedal.

What a stupid idiot!

When riding a bicycle, the rider should NEVER EVER stand up
to pedal. NEVER.

If a burst of power is needed, such as after waiting for a
traffic signal, a lower gear should be used. Indeed, whenever
coming to a stop, the rider should instinctively shift to a
lower gear.

But even without a lower gear, additional power can easily
be applied WITHOUT STANDING UP if the saddle is at the proper
height. There is NEVER EVER a reason for standing up.
NEVER.

Check out this web page where the great Sheldon Brown (who
is sadly no longer with up) fully explains the issue:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/standing.html

I swear by the gods that if I ever see another rider stand
up to pedal I will run that mutherfucker off the road!

Is this post related to GNU/Linux?

It most certainly does but you're just too fucking stupid
to figure it out.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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On 2023-11-04 11:08 a.m., Farley Flud wrote:

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RabidPedagog
TG: @RabidPedagog
Galatians 6:7

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Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote:

Yesterday I again spotted some asshole on a bicycle stand up
to pedal.

What a stupid idiot!

When riding a bicycle, the rider should NEVER EVER stand up
to pedal. NEVER.

If a burst of power is needed, such as after waiting for a
traffic signal, a lower gear should be used. Indeed, whenever
coming to a stop, the rider should instinctively shift to a
lower gear.

But even without a lower gear, additional power can easily
be applied WITHOUT STANDING UP if the saddle is at the proper
height. There is NEVER EVER a reason for standing up.
NEVER.

Check out this web page where the great Sheldon Brown (who
is sadly no longer with up) fully explains the issue:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/standing.html

I swear by the gods that if I ever see another rider stand
up to pedal I will run that mutherfucker off the road!

Great, then you'll be in prison for attempted murder, and we won't
have to hear your babbling about running Gentoo from a hard disk.

Is this post related to GNU/Linux?

It most certainly does but you're just too fucking stupid
to figure it out.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

It's related to dumbshits like you, who make Linux look bad, sure.

--
Joel Crump

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Joel wrote:

Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote:

Yesterday I again spotted some asshole on a bicycle stand up
to pedal.

What a stupid idiot!

When riding a bicycle, the rider should NEVER EVER stand up
to pedal. NEVER.

If a burst of power is needed, such as after waiting for a
traffic signal, a lower gear should be used. Indeed, whenever
coming to a stop, the rider should instinctively shift to a
lower gear.

But even without a lower gear, additional power can easily
be applied WITHOUT STANDING UP if the saddle is at the proper
height. There is NEVER EVER a reason for standing up.
NEVER.

Check out this web page where the great Sheldon Brown (who
is sadly no longer with up) fully explains the issue:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/standing.html

I swear by the gods that if I ever see another rider stand
up to pedal I will run that mutherfucker off the road!

Great, then you'll be in prison for attempted murder, and we won't
have to hear your babbling about running Gentoo from a hard disk.

Is this post related to GNU/Linux?

It most certainly does but you're just too fucking stupid
to figure it out.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

It's related to dumbshits like you, who make Linux look bad, sure.

who cares how it looks ,
the main thing in life is you can post

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On 11/4/2023 11:08 AM, Larry "Farley Flud" Piet wrote:

When riding a bicycle, the rider should NEVER EVER stand up
to pedal. NEVER.

This is the 3rd time you've spewed this ridiculous lameness.

ALL riders - from rank beginners to TDF pros - stand up and pedal
sometimes: professionals usually stand up at the start of a race to
quickly get up to cruising speed, when climbing hills, and just before
or at the finish line to get the win with a short burst of speed. Pros
also stand and pedal at the beginning of downhills, to get up to
cruising speed.

Stand pedaling takes more effort than sitting, but the same power and acceleration cannot be generated sitting down.

Do you understand, wackjob?

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On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 14:14:52 -0400, DFS wrote:

ALL riders - from rank beginners to TDF pros - stand up and pedal
sometimes: professionals usually stand up at the start of a race to
quickly get up to cruising speed, when climbing hills, and just before
or at the finish line to get the win with a short burst of speed. Pros
also stand and pedal at the beginning of downhills, to get up to
cruising speed.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/standing.html

Brown covers pros in the first paragraph. He then goes on with
observations for the rest of the world. 'Never stand' is too extreme but
in many cases standing is an indication the person hasn't learned how to
use the gears. The era of the single speed, balloon tired cruiser is long
gone.

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On 11/4/2023 3:09 PM, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 14:14:52 -0400, DFS wrote:

ALL riders - from rank beginners to TDF pros - stand up and pedal
sometimes: professionals usually stand up at the start of a race to
quickly get up to cruising speed, when climbing hills, and just before
or at the finish line to get the win with a short burst of speed. Pros
also stand and pedal at the beginning of downhills, to get up to
cruising speed.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/standing.html

Brown covers pros in the first paragraph. He then goes on with
observations for the rest of the world. 'Never stand' is too extreme but
in many cases standing is an indication the person hasn't learned how to
use the gears. The era of the single speed, balloon tired cruiser is long gone.

When I rode, I stood most of the time when hill climbing. It was more
effort than sitting, but also much quicker. Spinning fast in a low gear
with the bike barely moving feels lame.

I used to love to ride bikes. I took an 8-week? class in velodrome
racing in the 80s. It's real strange to ride without being able to
coast, and with no brakes.

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On 4 Nov 2023 19:09:16 GMT, rbowman wrote:

Brown covers pros in the first paragraph. He then goes on with
observations for the rest of the world. 'Never stand' is too extreme but
in many cases standing is an indication the person hasn't learned how to
use the gears. The era of the single speed, balloon tired cruiser is long gone.

Saddle height is the key.

With a proper saddle height the feet can barely, if at all, touch the
ground during a stop.

The rider must dismount thus risking squashing his testicles on the
crossbar (but it's really not that difficult).

If space permits, I will usually circle around in tight loops during
a stop, but there are other methods, which I have not totally perfected,
that allow the rider to remain upright and stationary.

The proper saddle height allows the rider to exert maximum force with
his leg muscles as the full length leg stoke is attained. Furthermore,
by simultaneously pulling on the handlebars even greater force can be generated. The effort equals or exceeds the "standing up" strategy.

Those fucking thigh muscles are fucking powerful!

Only stupid kiddies stand up to pedal.

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