Useless Advice Required

[Stan]

Having gained some very useful advice in the last few weeks from this forum. I would like to know what is the most usless advice, bike or non-bike related, you have received?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

put your feet inside carrier bags (inside your shoes) as a method of keeping your feet dry on wet days.

from a clubmate, i don't know to this day if he was taking the piss, but i wasn't daft enough to try/fall for it.

 

[domtyler]

Never download porn onto the desktop of your wife's PC.

 

[spandex]

Some one sending me a PM telling me the right way to adjust a headset!! which is ok in its self but seeing that I build 100's of bikes and fix 1000's a year there is not much I don't know.

And it would of helped if he got it right which he didn't?????

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Don't use the front brake or you will flip over the handlebars I believed it for ages

 

[rich p]

Happy Birthday for yesterday, Stan!

 

[yello]

Sadly, I'm not savy enough to know if any of the advice I have received is useless.

 

[jay clock]

When I was on a diet (successfully losing 3 stone in 3 mths) a woman at work looked at my sandwich (chicken, salad no butter, made to order) and said (every day) "you'll never lose weight eating sandwiches - they're fattening"

 

[Dayvo]

My first post on the old C+ forum was asking on advice whether to buy rear panniers or a trailer.
Trailer, said the majority.
A BOB Yak was bought (£250) and within 30 minutes of using it on a major tour, I developed a wobble at speed, which threw me and I broke my collarbone.
Panniers were bought shortly afterwards.

 

[Joe24]

put your feet inside carrier bags (inside your shoes) as a method of keeping your feet dry on wet days.

from a clubmate, i don't know to this day if he was taking the piss, but i wasn't daft enough to try/fall for it.

Dont work, tried it. I used smaller bags though so i didnt look like such an idiot. What happened was the water found its way into the bag, then i had puddles in the bag, whic didnt go. Not a nice ride, bags taken out of shoes.

 

[mickle]

Buy a Brooks saddle....


[hides in corner with hands over head]

 

[gbb]

My most useless piece of advce came from my dad when i was about 8.
I was in Cubs (or boy scouts)..it's a long time ago...brains gone
So, i'm doing my first aid badge...leader says...
'next week i'm going to ask you how you stop your finger bleeding if you cut it'

So i asked my dad that night...his reply (he was always a joker..i just didnt realise it at 8)...
'you cut the next finger, then the first one will stop bleeding'

...hah...

When the leader asked who knew what to do, my hand was up like a shot, and i explained with vigour.

I can still see the look of disbelief on his face...
'so how do you stop the second one bleeding then'

I looked at my hand, and a wave of realisation came over me

Cheers dad

 

[Maz]

Ever had a tin of canned food, the label has long since come off and you need to know what's inside it? We've all been there, right?
Well open it up with a tin-opener. Hey presto, mystery solved.

 

[gbb]

My favourite reply to someone who's just told you whats blatantly obvious, or what you already know...
'Got any eggs'

 

[Stan]

Happy Birthday for yesterday, Stan!

Thanks Rich, I'm older than I look in my picture