Anjow

Boy? I'm older than you. Then again it does seem typical internet tactics to refer to someone you don't like as a child; regardless of whether they are or not. My post was not serious, I did not intend for you to take it as such and it wasn't meant to be offensive. I meant that I couldn't think of why it being mainstream would be a bad thing; plenty of people want their sport to be more popular.

It's quite possible to hop in place. I can't hop forwards properly, yet I manage to hop in place.

What is wrong with it becoming mainstream? Or do you just want it to be your special little club.

They're not welds; they're tumours.

You've invoked the pedant in me: How To's would pretty much mean 'something belonging to How To'; the apostrophe is not meant to be there. There are two commonly accepted terms for that sort of guide; HOWTO and how-to - I think HOWTO is better because it's less ambiguous when you're referring to several of them (HOWTOs compared to how-tos).

Wouldn't one have to seek permission from the owners to use those though? I didn't realise the Tartybikes photos were watermarked when I made the suggestion.

There are safeguards against that: - Articles can be locked - IPs can be blocked - Pages that are vandalised can be reverted to previous, clean versions So really it's no more risky than on a forum.

What mice, what OS, what surface are you using them on, basically give some info if you want some help. I've had that problem before, it only happened in one of my houses.

I had an idea regarding images... What is this forum's relationship with Tartybikes like? Do you think it would be a good idea to ask if we could use their images of components on the wiki? Not leeching bandwidth, of course, but downloaded and then uploaded the the wiki. I don't see why there would be an objection since the wiki is not a competitor, and perhaps credit could be given on the image details page.

User requested articles. Then people know they can go there to find out what people want.

You mean the sidebar menu? Yeah, I think only he can.

I've added a user requested articles page and a link to it on the main page. The system may seem a bit complex at first, but I think it's necessary so people can see that their request has been fulfilled rather than having to guess.

I've added a stub template. When you come across an article that is very light in information, add {{stub}} to the top of it to let other users know that it needs expanding upon. I was also thinking it might be good to, in addition to the wanted list, have a page dedicated to user-requested articles where people could ask for HOWTOs or other things. Knowledgeable folks who are stood around kicking their heels could then go to this page and create the articles requested. It's different from the wanted page in that that only shows empty articles that have been linked to, whereas this would set out which articles users really wanted.

If it freewheels forwards and backwards, how does one pedal? Is there a way to engage it?

Just do what you feel like, if you fancy trying to add links then do so - if you accidentally add duplicates it will get noticed and they'll be sorted. I've sorted many duplicates already and it's no effort. If you don't fancy adding links then someone else will just add them later! At present I'm just going down the list of wanted articles and adding as much info as I know (usually very little) because I know someone else will come along later and improve on them.

It's okay, it doesn't matter. If it wasn't intended as rude then no harm done!

This wiki is going excellently. There's so much new stuff being contributed now, it's really filling out and looking very useful. I'm impressed by how eagerly people have taken to adding content.

I was only sharing my experience and how I stopped hopping backwards. I'll not bother in the future if it'll only be met with rudeness. You could have just corrected my theory without the gibe.

All these things people are talking about are easy to describe when you know how to do it, but hard to actually do because of the coordination. I haven't managed to gap yet. I'm just starting too, and whilst I don't move backwards I do know it can be hard not to. One thing that might help is having the front of the bike higher - this way you won't be pulling on the handlebars as much when you hop, and as such you won't be pulling them back as much. When you're pulling back on the handlebars you're kind of trying to force the back wheel forwards, which will make you move backwards.

There was an incredible java applet I saw that used a similar effect to this. It was the silhouette of a ballet dancer woman spinning round on her toe. It looked like she was spinning one way - but that depended on who was looking at it. With a good deal of effort you could change your perception to feel like she's spinning the other way. Unfortunately I can't remember where it was.

Heh, did you read the paragraphs below it? From in the same section of the article: The arrector pili muscles are the ones that make your hairs stand on end that I mentioned.

They move because they have tendons which link them to the muscles, which are situated in your palms and forearms. This can be observed in a couple of ways - look at the tendons in the back of your hand move whilst you type. Also look at your forearm as you move your fingers; you should see the muscles there move. Then there's the tendons in the palm-side of your wrist as well. The only muscles in the finger, and I'm sure you'll agree this doesn't count, are those which make hairs stand on end.

Going on your parents insurance will be much cheaper. The problem with it though is you don't build up no claims (unless it's one of those fancy ones where you do). The way my parents saw it is that it's best for them to pay for my comprehensive insurance whilst I'm still financially dependent on them, so that when it comes time for me to pay for it I have got no claims bonus and it is cheaper.

Fingers don't have muscles in them

Sorted, thanks.