Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
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- Cwmbach, South Wales
As the BSO thread has been generating so much response I though a quick poll might be in order.
Poll on the use of BSO
- Thread starter Angelfishsolo
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Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
No.
rowan 46
Über Member
- Location
- birmingham
yes
RedRider
Pulling through
- Location
- Location Embrocation
No. If it's not fit for purpose it's a BSO. Cheap bikes are great tho'.
Chris.IOW
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
No, when applied to a poorly built or poorly maintained machine that is clearly not fit for purpose.
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
You didn't vote.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Nope, it doesn't bother me, besides its nicer than saying to somebody, you've probably bought a heap of sh1te that will fall apart within a few serious miles 
Why isn't there an option for "Of course it doesn't offend me, but I do find it rather patronising and unhelpful"? 
If a bike is a heap of shoot, let's just say so, so that what we mean is intelligible to people who don't know a lot about bikes. And let's maybe pick a good time to say so, so that we don't dampen the enthusiasm of anyone who's getting on alright for the moment riding a heap of shoot.
If a bike is a heap of shoot, let's just say so, so that what we mean is intelligible to people who don't know a lot about bikes. And let's maybe pick a good time to say so, so that we don't dampen the enthusiasm of anyone who's getting on alright for the moment riding a heap of shoot.
I don't like the term. I think it is unhelpful, sometimes snobby. People who ride so called BSOs are largely the future of cycling, a point that is frequently overlooked. We have to somehow get them to carry on despite the awful nature of some of them and switch to more practical machines in some cases.
rowan 46
Über Member
- Location
- birmingham
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
Because I didn't think of adding such an option.
Why isn't there an option for "Of course it doesn't offend me, but I do find it rather patronising and unhelpful"?
"Bike Snobs Out"
Let's face it, there are a HUGE amount of people out there who ride "pieces of shoot" perfectly happily in total ignorance that they are offending the sensibilities of the people on this forum who prefer to spend an MP's monthly pension on their bikes.
Let's face it, there are a HUGE amount of people out there who ride "pieces of shoot" perfectly happily in total ignorance that they are offending the sensibilities of the people on this forum who prefer to spend an MP's monthly pension on their bikes.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I'm a bike snob. There I feel better. Off to my BSA meeting shortly.
It's a much more polite term than I'd use.
It's a much more polite term than I'd use.
Not an offensive term, but as others have said, unhelpful.
If someone is happily riding their piece of shoot to get to work, the shops or having a pootle along the cycle path every Sunday morning and it does what they want it to, does it really matter if there are people out there who ride better bikes?
Is my Bic biro a pen-shaped-object piece of shoot to the people who insist on posh pens? It writes when I run it across a page so does exactly what I expect a pen to do. If a BSO moves forward when someone presses on the pedals, then it does what most people expect a bike to do.
If someone is happily riding their piece of shoot to get to work, the shops or having a pootle along the cycle path every Sunday morning and it does what they want it to, does it really matter if there are people out there who ride better bikes?
Is my Bic biro a pen-shaped-object piece of shoot to the people who insist on posh pens? It writes when I run it across a page so does exactly what I expect a pen to do. If a BSO moves forward when someone presses on the pedals, then it does what most people expect a bike to do.
