General Cycling Discussion - Trek and the Fight Against Childhood

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bikerTeen
08-28-02, 08:07 AM
Found this on the "riders" section of trekbikes.com:
http://www.sitemouse.com/users/damonw5/trek.gif

It makes you wonder... Why would hundreds of cyclists ride to fight against childhood? :)
Do Trek executives know their company is supporting this terrible cause??? :p

What has the world come to? Charity rides against children!!!:roflmao:

--EDIT:-- Got the pic to work.

Inkwolf
08-28-02, 08:33 AM
Your pic isn't coming up--probably someone at Trek noticed the mistake and removed the bad pic. Still, thanks for sharing--I get a chuckle just from imagination. :)
RegularGuy
08-28-02, 09:58 AM
:roflmao:

Too funny!

Inkwolf
08-28-02, 10:25 AM
Oh, sure...NOW the picture comes up! :D

Good stuff!
bfb2003
08-28-02, 10:57 PM
whilst we are on the topic of the trek web site (well we kinda are) found this pearler there a few weeks ago. I understand that this sort of photography is frowned upon .... but obviously someone at Trek didn't worry about that too much.
KennethToronto
08-28-02, 11:11 PM
Originally posted by bfb2003
whilst we are on the topic of the trek web site (well we kinda are) found this pearler there a few weeks ago. I understand that this sort of photography is frowned upon .... but obviously someone at Trek didn't worry about that too much.

I always thought they just pissed while riding :D
bfb2003
08-28-02, 11:59 PM
Originally posted by KennethToronto


I always thought they just pissed while riding :D

When I first saw this shot I wasn't sure whether it was a wee break or they had all just run over the same huge pot hole :)

From a couple of web pages I have read, during a long ride a senior team member or captain can call a call-of-nature break. It is considered bad form to attack during such a break. So you need to be able to go-on-demand or else you will probably burst.

It is also bad form for the press to film this part of the race, and indeed you can get fined for having a leak in the view of the public. This could be tricky when there are onlookers everywhere !
oxologic
08-29-02, 01:22 AM
I think it is a fight for better childhood for children, Trek definitely won't do such things as to deprive people of their childhood. At least I think so.
bikerTeen
08-29-02, 07:42 AM
It's a ride to fight childhood cancer, actually, but when "cancer" got cut off, it caught my attention!
JaredMcDonley
08-29-02, 03:12 PM
Why is it that a few of the riders are looking at other riders as they go?? The first guy (to the way left) is full blown looking at the other people!!! :(