JS wrote:Expecting all riders to respect protocol on busy waves is reasonable, and makes good sense.
Expecting all riders to ride a certain type, style, brand or colour is immature.
Well said.
JS wrote:Expecting all riders to respect protocol on busy waves is reasonable, and makes good sense.
Expecting all riders to ride a certain type, style, brand or colour is immature.
Peter_Frank wrote:This is very true, and correct IMO.stefaans wrote:coleman yeah and only most of the time. I believe because we are not all there to do the same thing. most of us are but not all. I am for everybody getting their share of fun. The riders that learned to follow the rotation learned that when its their turn they will get their wave to do whatever they want even if they mess it up at least its their wave to mess up. will get another chance.
Without the rotation there is always somebody in the way and nobody gets the wave and it goes to waste.
I believe the TT get in the way because they don't even see the rotation going on and just smash in there boosting or whatever(remember now you took a guys wave that has to go in the back of the line again) If they tried out the surfboard thing this is something they will most likely learn and sure can take it back to their TT and be fine out there with everybody else. The thing is i have never seen anybody go back to their TT so when you see one you know your day is going to be tough.
In short - those out in waves on a TT, is most often "misplaced" and have no idea what is going on out there - and will destroy everything for most close to them
A simple fact taken out of experience.
Of course a very very few TT riders in waves ARE good waveriders, who understand how things work, in order to satisfy everyone and have/doing a rotation that works in respect for everybody
It is just, sorry to say, extremely rare and hardly ever seen - so I understand why most assume that TT riders dont understand what is going on out there
Mostly it is correct, and in rare cases, it is not....
As a very small fraction of waveriders are on TT's - but sooooo rare to see, and in many places it does not exist.
So understandable why many get this "anger" over TT riders in the surf, messing everything up quite often (but NOT always as stated).
Agree 100%, that it is hardly ever seen that good waveboard riders go back to TT's (in fact I dont think it has EVER been seen, except for those who could not learn)
Nothing racist about this - just a fact that close to 100% of the times, the TT riders DONT know what is going on
It has got nothing to do with "elitist" segregation - just common respect for each other out there
Peter
Seems very clear, also from my post, and as you put it:loco4viento wrote:So Peter, just to be clear...
Do you think a lousy rider on a SB who is interfering with the lineup should have priority over a (rare) TT rider who is ripping it up and respecting the lineup, simply because of the board he is on?
Or do you think that proper behavior should be required of each individual in the lineup regardless of the equipment used, and if behavior is good then the individual should be given respect in the lineup?
The argument that since most TT riders don't belong in the lineup, nobody on a TT should be in the lineup makes as much sense to me as saying that since most of the best wave riders are on SB's, any bozo on a SB has automatic priority.
I'm wondering if you judge people as individuals based on their behavior or do you prefer judging people by the group to which they belong?
Thanks Peter,
John
Give someone a surf board and they automatically think they are cool, when in reality they only learnt to kite 5 minutes ago despite claiming to ride a surfboard "before they were cool" and most of their spare time is spent asking "how to gybe" in the surfboard section if various local forumsIn short - those out in waves on a TT, is most often "misplaced" and have no idea what is going on out there - and will destroy everything for most close to them
Yes, exactly !loco4viento wrote:Thanks Peter.
So it sounds like you believe that a skilled and respectful rider should be given respect in the lineup regardless of the board used....
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