Thread: Stropping is King

Originally Posted by honedright

I've used the best words I can come up with to describe what I do. Videos as well. Can you describe the sense of balance/coordination you have when riding a bike? Or is it best to experience it yourself?



???

Yes, its called "balance". That simple. But if you can't describe the results of an experiment than its a waste of time. Lets try an experiment where you combine all the strops in the world with all the carbon or stainless razors and see what happens. Oh, wait, you won't be able to describe what happens will you? A better experiment would be to fund your attendance in a communication or English class, and see if you can describe what your doing afterwards.

The frustrating part about this is that I believe you!

Lets try some basic communication ideas: Hold your arm out and place a magazine, a kleenex, and a brick on your outstretched arm. Now which one most closely resembles the pressure you use downward on a strop?

And please don't tell me its an undescribable feeling you have from years of experience, unless you walk around with a brick on your arm routinely.

And if it really is simply something you learn from 20 years of experience, than we can drop the whole thing and we'll have a good laugh about it in 2027.