archenemy Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 They have gum that makes boobs grow? Incredible. When will they come up with something useful, like a candy bar that causes male member enlargement? Now that would be an invention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hey! What is with you dumbshits thinking you need a $4000 carbon fiber bike with fancy "I'm a racer" handlebars to commute to work? Fuck off dude, it gets me to work faster, at least faster than the Humvee sitting on Montlake in gridlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Ya, but not as fast as the Alpinistic Fox from Olympia riding his girls bike with sissy bars, a banana seat, and tassels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I've seen that bike. Pax get some chain lube already. Shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCamper Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Just remember, it's all those goobers with more money than sense that keep your favorite shop in business. Not to mention that they are the same ones that fill Craigslist with their one year old "used" gear that the rest of us pick up at a nice discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hey! What is with you dumbshits thinking you need a $4000 carbon fiber bike with fancy "I'm a racer" handlebars to commute to work? You aren't in the Tour de France on the Burke Gilman you pretentious fuck! Oh, you are sponsored by Raliegh or USPS or whatever? Yeah right. You are mediocrity personified - quit acting like you are some world class athlete. Jumpin' jeebus you people make me sick and even with your 14-color spandex unisuit, you can't keep up with me in my levis. Pathetic. Thank you for allow rusty, squeaky, $8, thrift store, girl's bike rider to pass your overbranded ass and post on pedestrian website. ON YOUR LEFT!!! AKA "I'm jealous as hell that you can afford a $4k bike!" One of the Doctor's cyclistically-inclined acquaintances is similarly fond of passing the outrageously-equipped during Portland's various noncompetetive pedaling events. He loads the basket on his cruiser with PBR, drinks lots, and passes all the wankers, pedaling along in his flip-flops and laughing all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 When I was a bike courier I'd get a kick out of the slicked out bike commuters who would try to race me on their way home after I'd been riding all over Seattle all day on a single-speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCamper Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Showing my naivete here: why use a single speed? I had a co-worker that used to race on them and said that a number of bike messengers were at the track, so maybe its a good workout for the race? They seem gawd-awfully tough to ride...cool looking though....some guy posted once on a bike BBS that it was a pure form of bike riding. True dat? I just squeak (literally) along on my 15 year old steel frame MB and really can't relate to carbon-fiber guy or single gear guy. You all end up passing me anyway. I do take some small guilty pleasure in occassionally passing carbon fiber guy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Y_L_E Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I like "X-treme" things, especially X-treme Spandex with Luna bar advertisements on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I think you should have let them win and feel as respected and appreciated as an intern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 My internships have been educational and enriching and I hope that the intern in Camillo's office can share such a valuable experience without people shoving plastic vaginas in his pocket or unplugging his mouse or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Showing my naivete here: why use a single speed? I had a co-worker that used to race on them and said that a number of bike messengers were at the track, so maybe its a good workout for the race? They seem gawd-awfully tough to ride...cool looking though....some guy posted once on a bike BBS that it was a pure form of bike riding. True dat? I just squeak (literally) along on my 15 year old steel frame MB and really can't relate to carbon-fiber guy or single gear guy. You all end up passing me anyway. I do take some small guilty pleasure in occassionally passing carbon fiber guy though. Bike dorks always ride the fixed gear single speeds. I used to have a freewheel hub with a single speed just b/c I was too poor to afford more than one gear. I think those fixed gears are fuckin nuts and I'd kill myself trying to ride one in traffic. Those dudes who ride them are bad ass in my opinion. I ride a steel frame road bike now with ten whole speeds. I'm moving up in this world and shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Showing my naivete here: why use a single speed? I had a co-worker that used to race on them and said that a number of bike messengers were at the track, so maybe its a good workout for the race? They seem gawd-awfully tough to ride...cool looking though....some guy posted once on a bike BBS that it was a pure form of bike riding. True dat? I just squeak (literally) along on my 15 year old steel frame MB and really can't relate to carbon-fiber guy or single gear guy. You all end up passing me anyway. I do take some small guilty pleasure in occassionally passing carbon fiber guy though. Bike dorks always ride the fixed gear single speeds. I used to have a freewheel hub with a single speed just b/c I was too poor to afford more than one gear. I think those fixed gears are fuckin nuts and I'd kill myself trying to ride one in traffic. Those dudes who ride them are bad ass in my opinion. I ride a steel frame road bike now with ten whole speeds. I'm moving up in this world and shit. Those internships musta paid off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I did the messenger thing for a while and the primary reason, other than bravado, is that single speeds are less of a hassle. No derailer, cables, brakes to be screwing around with. If you have a commute without killer hills it's not a bad way to go if you don't mind standing in the pedals once in a while. Some folks I know also use the single speed for the commute in the drizzle and road grit and have the better road bike at home for longer rides in good weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilo Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Single speeds are fun. They're less maintenance, quieter, and - if you're into that sort of thing - make you use better technique instead of fiddling with gears. I rode mine to work yesterday and got my ass kicked going back home over council crest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 But were you wearing neon spandex with logos all over it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 And did it make your boobs grow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilo Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Nobody else was riding up the hill. The hill kicked my ass. And anybody else could've too. No neon though. And no boobs yet, but I'm crossing my fingers. And Specialed, don't worry. The kid won't have a better experience for what he's studying anywhere else. And he'll make some damn good money for a summer job. Should there be just one giant spray thread today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Just remember, it's all those goobers with more money than sense that keep your favorite shop in business. Not to mention that they are the same ones that fill Craigslist with their one year old "used" gear that the rest of us pick up at a nice discount. This guy gets it. Retail is for sheeple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMo Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Hey! What is with you dumbshits thinking you need a $4000 carbon fiber bike with fancy "I'm a racer" handlebars to commute to work? You aren't in the Tour de France on the Burke Gilman you pretentious fuck! Oh, you are sponsored by Raliegh or USPS or whatever? Yeah right. You are mediocrity personified - quit acting like you are some world class athlete. Jumpin' jeebus you people make me sick and even with your 14-color spandex unisuit, you can't keep up with me in my levis. Pathetic. Thank you for allow rusty, squeaky, $8, thrift store, girl's bike rider to pass your overbranded ass and post on pedestrian website. ON YOUR LEFT!!! I'm not on the BG, but........... You seem pretty snooty about what I might be riding, and You're obviously hung up on what I might be wearing, and You think you're pretty cool that you can go fast on something you don't even think enough of to take an oil can to........, and You think I've got issues? Fuck you Next I'll probably catch hell for being too slow for Snow Creek Wall or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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