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What's a common occurrence in your hobby that you think shouldn't be? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by erev@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me it's driving while under the influence. If you couldn't tell, I like me some ganja. However I have long since held the belief that it is utterly insane to drive while under the influence of most substances, with maybe nicotine and caffeine being the exception. All too often I see other stoners smoking and driving, which I simply can't fathom. I've only operated a vehicle once under the influence and it was just to move a U-Haul around the block to a different parking spot, which was such a scary experience while high that I refuse to even consider getting behind the wheel again while high.

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[-] merari42@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago

The bikepacking community sometimes feels more like a gear flaunting contest than a fun outdoor sport. Particularly amusing are 90kg men obsessing over a 10kg bike to save weight.

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 24 points 6 months ago

Mountainbiking in general. I bought a used rocky mountain slayer. I asked the guy why he sold it, because it was like new. He explained me that he liked the bike, but it's not good for climbing because it's too heavy, and showed off his new bike. I looked it up when i was back home and he bought a 8k dollar bike that was 900 grams lighter.
I know a guy who bought an 10k dollar ebike because of how light it was. He's like a 90kg man as well. He doesn't even really ride it. He also bought some carvon rims for it to shave of a few grams. Bro, lose some weight and save some cash

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

I mean if the seller is still big into it and his mass is mostly compromised of non-fat body mass I can see how shaving of 1kg of weight for a hike of 5km can be worth it.

[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Probably the cheapest and easiest way for most people to get into bike camping is by getting a trailer instead of obsessing over squeezing everything you need on the bicycle itself. I imagine some folks would consider that "cheating" but fuck 'em.

[-] erev@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

i really want to get into backpacking but I don't have a car to travel and the gear is so expensive. it seems interesting. thank you for your perspective

[-] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago

There's a town a few hours from here and I'm certain that some people drive there with all their gear, then ride around town all kitted up, and drive all the way back to the city.

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