warthog101 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:10 am
micky wrote:warthog101 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 1:27 pm
^^Seems like a fairly objective summary, from what I've read.
Why was Hambini banned?
That seems a loss.
I don't agree with all his stuff but would like to read it and make my own decision.
Read the last post of Lewn777 which I quote "the slightest differentiation from their preferred viewpoint is then a heresy and even the smallest deviation from dogma is blood in the water. They then go in with full child-like guns blazing with a full shark-attack attempting to tear apart their victim as truth must be defended at all costs."
I don't know the gentleman personally but by what I understood he gathered a lot of his views counts on youtube by using a trash talking.
In a forum when you're confronting to other people it doesn't work that way as there's nothing constructive, even if you're right.
As for "that seems a loss".
Over the years many forum members have been banned and very often it looked like a loss but they couldn't control they anger for a reason or another.
So no, it's not really a loss because luckily there's always some contribution going on from new people sooner or later.
From what I have seen of Hambini that section of Lewn's post doesn't seem applicable.
Generally evidence was given when Hambini assessed equipment.
In any case, if he was abusive then fair enough. I haven't read anything from him on here, so don't know if he was abusive.
Otherwise I'd have been happy to read his input. CBFed reading abuse or aggressive argument however.
I've been registered on here a while but haven't spent much time.
Yep, I wasn't talking about Hambini.
However my views on Hambini are that he is ridiculous.
I'm sure his BB's are good, although expensive. A medium/high engineering bar set in a low/medium industry. It's seems easy to come into the cycle industry from the aeronautics industry and be stellar. The standards in the aeronautics industry are much higher, as people's lives are at risk.
My thoughts about Hambini are:
-He is autistic or high on the autistic spectrum, it doesn't excuse his slimy/sweary behaviour.
-He makes ridiculous statements that Cannondale or Boeing are garbage companies or do garbage engineering. A mature engineer would express preferences but never be so dismissive or absolute and be much more nuanced. 'Less than ideal' vs 'this engineer should be euthanized'.
-He holds French engineering on a pedestal, as much as Bic make good biros, and Look good bikes, but can we really extend that to Citroen? He seems to think he's French but sounds British and looks Sri Lankan with an Italian sounding name. Fairly confused here.
-He doesn't seem to ride very much or to be very interested in bikes, he just uses the comparative low level of bike industry engineering vs aeronautical to make a quality impact.
-He says 'don't use a spin test to see how good bearings are, it's under load that matters', then does a spin test on his own BB.
-He probably works for Airbus or an airline that runs Airbus, and is probably a junior engineer. I just can't believe a senior engineer would behave like him.
