ANOTHER Criminal Mountain Biker Jailed!

Mike Vandeman wrote:
On Feb 25, 4:38 pm, VtSkier wrote:
Mike Vandeman wrote:
On Feb 24, 2:11 pm, "Moi-aussi" wrote:
"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
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On Feb 21, 11:50 am, VtSkier wrote:
Mike Vandeman wrote:
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2.../weedy-wheels/
Weedy Wheels
By Steve Horvath | Published Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an American
teenager on Wednesday, February 17, when he attempted to smuggle
marijuana into the U.S.
At about 3:00 p.m., the 18-year-old male, who is also a resident of
Tijuana, entered the border crossing as a pedestrian with a bike.
According to a report obtained from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, the CBP officer inspected the mountain bike and felt
something bulky in the tires. Officers used a narcotic-detector dog
that alerted them to the possibility of contraband.
After the mountain bike underwent x-ray inspection, agents removed the
bike s tires and found more than two-and-a-half pounds of marijuana
stuffed into the tire tubes. The pot was stated to be worth over
$1300.
CBP officers turned the teen over to U.S. Immigration and Custom
Enforcement (ICE) agents. He is currently being held in the San Diego
County Jail.
What a fool you are Mikey.
Pedestrian with a mountain bike with
tires filled with weed making all
mountain bikers criminals.
Sure, go ahead, keep it up, this
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""ANOTHER Criminal Mountain Biker Jailed!" What's wrong with that? It's
100% accurate. Sour grapes?
You don't know if he is a mountain biker. He certainly wasn't mountain
biking. He did have a mountain bike with him. Beyond that, you have no
indication he was or is a mountain biker. I'm guessing you won't have the
guts or brains to amend it to "Another criminal WITH a mountain bike
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There's no reason to have a mountain bike, unless you are a mountain
biker. They aren't any good for anything else
Nope. Fat tired bikes have a softer ride than standard
road bikes and are widely preferred as 'city' bikes
for that reason. A fat tired bike with lots of gears
and upright handle bars are frequently called
"mountain bikes" whether they are used for what
is called "mountain biking".

-- too expensive,
Nope. Mountain bikes, or rather fat tired bikes
with lots of gears and upright handle bars are
available in department stores for in the range
of $100.

wrong tires,

Nope. See above

too much friction & rolling resistance, etc.
Nope. See above again. The ride outweighs
the very small penalty in rolling resistance
(there is no friction difference except
rolling resistance) for broken pavement
riding in cities.

You know I'm right. You just don't want to admit it.

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You don't know what you are talking about. "Fat" street tires are not
"mountain biking" tires. They aren't knobby. The knobs slow you down
and waste energy. The same goes for the suspension. It also adds to
the cost. Only an idiot would ride a mountain bike on the street. Hey,
that describes mountain bikers perfectly! According to mountain bike
experts (who sell them), mountain bikes that won;'t fall apart when
ridden on a trail start at about $600. A bit much, just to ride around
town....

Mountain biking experts talk about mountain
biking and the equipment necessary. Agreed.
However, none of that negates what I said.
Just go look in the sporting good section of
your local Wal-Mart. You'll find bicycles
that your average cop or reporter will
describe as "mountain bikes"... for $100 or so.

Many of them do indeed have knobby tires.
And again, the people (kids) who ride them
think they look 'cool' and have no notion
of the increased rolling resistance, which
is indeed present. And...

THEY ARE NOT MOUNTAIN BIKERS.

I might point out that NONE of the articles
which you post identify the brand and model
of the "mountain bikes" used in the "criminal
activities" which you report as being
perpetrated by "criminal mountain bikers".

In the future please do so, so that we can
ascertain if these perpetrators are indeed
"real" mountain bikers so that we can vilify
them or if they are just 'wannabes' and are
really just criminals on bikes that look like
mountain bikes.

Oh, and don't start off your reply with the
statement, "You don't know what you are
talking about..." because I do, and you can,
if you really want to impress people, check
my facts before you spew off at the mouth.

On Feb 25, 6:54*am, Mike Vandeman wrote:

There's no reason to have a mountain bike, unless you are a mountain
biker.

As far as I can tell the majority of bikes sold these days are
mountain bikes - or rather mountain bike shaped objects, they cost as
little as $99. It's extremely unlikely that any of these so-called
"criminal mountain bikers" are riding a bike that an actual mountain
biker would ride, unless they have stolen it. Not many criminals are
going to ride bikes with four-figure price tags.

If you're now defining mountain bikers as only those who ride bikes
primarily suited to trail riding then you're going to have a busy week
cancelling your posts from the last few years.
--
Guy

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Feb 25, 6:54 am, Mike Vandeman wrote:

There's no reason to have a mountain bike, unless you are a mountain
biker.

As far as I can tell the majority of bikes sold these days are
mountain bikes - or rather mountain bike shaped objects, they cost as
little as $99. It's extremely unlikely that any of these so-called
"criminal mountain bikers" are riding a bike that an actual mountain
biker would ride, unless they have stolen it. Not many criminals are
going to ride bikes with four-figure price tags.

If you're now defining mountain bikers as only those who ride bikes
primarily suited to trail riding then you're going to have a busy week
cancelling your posts from the last few years.
--
Guy

I replied to a mikey post with this theme a while ago.
He hasn't done his homework yet on this argument.
That may be why he hasn't replied yet to my post.
We'll need to see what he comes up with.