I’d say this is why it is mispronounced haha.
If letters and sounds arent common across languages…the framework just isnt going to be there to easily pronounce things naturally, or even with some coaching.
It’s the thought that counts. As long as people arent intentionally butchering names out of disrespect, dont sweat the small stuff IMO.
matte black paint on gravel/offroad bikes is a terrible idea.
the zipp sprint stem is the ugliest stem.
ZFC is knowledgeable, but terrible at communicating their findings/results/info.
The problem with the Cannondale is less the matte black than that it looks like someone dropped the front half of the bike into a barrel of tar. It doesn’t in any way match the back half visually.
Is it Woaht, or Wowt, or Woot?
Or Vote???
Matte paint on anything, in any color, just looks like the person responsible was too cheap or lazy to use something more / better than rattle-can primer.
@Pottery speaks no lies.
If you’re not convinced by his father pronouncing it in the video posted earlier, I don’t see any argument that I or anyone could produce that would change your mind.
I guess another one of my unpopular cycling opinions is that pronouncing someone’s name like you would in your native language isn’t really disrespectful. Especially if it’s spelled exactly the same as a common name in your language.
I work with a bunch of French Canadians and a bunch of Mexicans. Everyone tries tries, but sometimes they mess up on the names. Or sometimes they just cannot, for whatever reason, pronounce people’s names right. And guess what. It’s fine. People are able to work together and be friends.
Unpopular (non-cycling but seemingly related via this thread) opinion: Calling people you don’t know socially, solely by their first name, especially in sport, is weird!
Going back to unpopular cycling opinions, I think professional commentators covering international sports for an international audience (like gcn+) with athletes from all parts of the world should do some basic work on how to pronounce various names. For instance, many commentators assume the fact that you often skip the last surname in spanish names, mean that this is also the norm in e.g. Scandinavia, which it isn’t.
I also think this can be harder for people whose first language is English, with less exposure to other languages but still, put some effort into it.
Ebikes are great.
Young adults are even less likely to have mastered anything. We should call them “Novices”.
How fast you are on your bike is totally irrelevant.
Unless you are in a race, the only important thing is to keep your power / HR at the planned level for the planned length of time. This is especially important to understand if you ride many types of bikes: road, all-road, gravel, mtb, fat bike.
Oh man. Really? I must have missed that one. Would you mind pointing me to it?
Bonus pronounciation of “Wout” at 0:04 too. Two for one.
Thanks! I had no idea that was his dad, so I just thought it was another person saying it their way. Much appreciated.
I hear Mahht-you.
In MTB - having two separate distances for “Sport” and “Expert” is my unpopular gripe. Having a “Beginner” Distance makes total sense to get people into racing without overkill.
However, for Sport & Expert, it makes no sense especially considering the exponential time difference that grows from 1st place to last place the longer the race goes for Expert courses. Keep Sport and Expert the same distance if you want to keep people moving up and sticking around in the MTB race scene. Longer courses is why Endurance/Marathon category exists.
Maybe he also struggles to pronounce it
