They all zip past me on their fancy road bikes, barely even pedalling.
I’ve learned anything involving animals doing unusual things through night vision video or image is AI slop, aimed at a Facebook trend surging in 2024-2025, possibly still going.
Usually it’s something stupid like kangaroos or rabbits on a trampoline, a racoon riding on a dog’s back, or a bear and cat snuggling.
I have put a rabbit on a trampoline and it’s far less interesting than you would imagine.
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I was really hoping the trail cam picture was real. It is not :(
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minnesota-wolf-pack-chihuahua/
I heard that wolves will draw pet dogs away from their homes to isolate them and hunt them. If that’s true, then I don’t think that we want this picture to be real.
I prefer to believe that the little guy runs the pack. You don’t want to ask what he did to earn their respect.
Maybe they just want Taco Bell?
Accurate.
Rule 2026 of the Internet, if it’s static cam footage and it’s showing something interesting, there’s a 95% chance it’s AI
But 80% of statistics are just made up on the spot, so where does that leave us?
https://thefactbase.com/according-to-research-80-of-statistics-are-made-up/
Let’s see, 95% minus 80%, carry the two, the answer must be 42!
But the internet keeps telling me that it is 69, for some odd reason?
I hear tell from the youths that it’s six seven.
And now the newest trend is 41 - no cap skibidi rizz, fr fr!
Yeah, I think most people underestimate how vicious animals can be.
Yeah, that Chihuahua would throw hands without a second thought
Meals on Wheels
Yeah, I think most people underestimate how
vicioushungry wild animals can be.
Yeah, we’ve got a Chihuahua and for his sake I wanted it to be real, but there’s about zero chance wolves would put up with one.
They’ll not only tolerate them, but they and coyotes will also actively seek out small dogs and invite them to dinner back at their place.
How can you type with those big wolf paws?
By using my freakishly long, hairless, digits, including my opposable thumbs, just like every other human person. I’m definitely not a wolf using howl-to-text.
Cheap bikes are great, ignore the elitist pricks that think you actually need to spend £2k on a bike.
The difference between a cheap bike and a nice bike is similar to the difference between a Chromebook and a decked out ThinkPad or Macbook IMHO.
You’re absolutely right: most folks just browse the web, and a Chromebook is enough. But the other products do have value.
I bought a decent bike for $50 on FB marketplace and then spent $200 customizing and upgrading it and now I have a good bike that fits me perfectly and is comfortable to ride.
That is a cheap bike if you’re going mountain biking.
I’ve found mountains to be very challenging to pedal and steer. Rocks in the other hand
Honestly, $5kNZD (~£2k) will get you a really nice bike that should take you to very enthusiastic amateur; if you are doing significant jumps/drops than you will know what you need and spend accordingly.
A $5k bike is not extreme by any stretch; and the NZ tax also hits. I have seen $14k (~£6k) in my local bike shop, non-electric mtb.
Note: I mountain bike regularly and my bike cost me $5kNZD 12 years ago…I mainly ride grade 2/3 tracks these days with the occasional grade 4. Not an authority on mountain biking, but I have a bit of experience in bike costs and what you get for your money.
Jesus, is the NZD really that weak right now?
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5k is what I’d consider a midrange bike, in that case. That would get you a very decent full suspension bike, but without getting into things like carbon frames etc.
You could easily spend twice that.
I love how you respond to a guy going “people are pricks about bike pricing” with an “ackshulaly $2k is cheap”.
Zero self-awareness. Zero social skills.
I’m just laughing about what people think the sport costs, vs what it actually does.
A truly top of the line bike is over 20k NZD.
Way to prove the point
Ride until you break stuff, then upgrade what broke or what’s limiting you. Logical increments is a great way to live imo.
I don’t recommend this with brakes ironically enough
Whenever I mess with my bike brakes, I only do one wheel, then a few rides later allow myself to do the other. That way if I botch it I should have another brake that sorta still works.
This doesn’t work for mountain biking, because often the limiting factor is something like frame geometry, which means buying a whole bike to change.
The good news is you can get a decent quality used bike for very decent money, and change cheaper components to suit, things like pedals, seat, handlebars etc are very subjective.
Hey, at least you’re actually there and not sitting on the couch eating chips and posting memes. Oh wait…
I mean…you say that like we can afford chips…or a couch…or memes.
Yeah, mister moneybags over there with a fancy roof over his head is probably too good to use Lemmy from a library computer.
Doritos are underappreciated in terms of post ride nutrition…
Slop
Me on my $30 mountain bike from the bike co-op. Miss that thing. It was a beast. They’d already fixed her up and it was the perfect bike to learn to really ride D.C. bike trails on. Rock solid.
