Foo - What-up with all the bike snobbery?

How to put this delicately so I don't step on toes. Oh, Hell, *pulls out a sledgehammer and pounds toes all over the place*...

What is the freakin' deal with people going on about their 'cool' bikes like they had just purchased a Saleen S7 Twin Turbo? I get a bit nauseated by someone that has to stop after uttering the name of their bike, take a big breath, and insert a 'and it cost over $XXXX!' Then when your ride comes up, you get a polite chuckle and a 'that's nice.' Well, chuck you too!

Some of us just aren't that into it. Some of us are riding for exercise or fun or to get from A to B or to get run over by even bigger A-holes in SUVs. Some of us save our cash for something else that may be a bit more important, like Aunt Mabel's liver operation (why she's operating on a piece of dinner meat is beyond me, but to each his/her own). Some of us like to put the Huffy components on (Do they do components?) so we can use the extra pfennig for schönes schwarzbrau...I guess those people would be German...I don't know, I don't speak German.

And what is the deal with the apparel gestapo? So what if I don't have a jersey? Who gives a toss if I wear shorts over my Pearl Izumis? What are you? Queer Eye For The Bike Guy? Anyone that is that into the clothing that they belittle someone who is just out enjoying a ride in their regular skivvies is a bit licht in den müßiggängern...I don't know, I don't speak German.

What I do know is when people are out riding, it's a good thing, whatever they are riding or wearing. If you peel out with a comment about their equipment or clothes, you are a grade-A, certified, 'can-I-beat-you-with-a-piece-of-rusting-iron' jerk. But I'm sure nobody from THIS forum would fall into that category...would they?...sorry...wurden sie? I don't know...no hablo español.

I ride my bikes and enjoy them without mentioning their value to others.

How to put this delicately so I don't step on toes. Oh, Hell, *pulls out a sledgehammer and pounds toes all over the place*...

Bring it! I have a pair of double-plated carbon-fiber-tipped road shoes--they cost more than your entire wardrobe (which, actually, isn't saying much, you tee-shirt wearing, granny-gearing MUP rider), and they match my helmet and sunglasses.

I'm sorry, you were saying...:D

Bring it! I have a pair of double-plated carbon-fiber-tipped road shoes

Hey, what are you trying to pull? Putting in twice the carbon is defeating the purpose of having carbon. I'm going to start jumping on the one-upsmanship bandwagon too. I'm going to stuff the ends of my shoes with MOLYBDENUM! HA! That's even higher up the periodic table than carbon. I have no idea what it is, but I'm sure it's cool...I have no idea, I don't speak chemist.

I ride my bikes and enjoy them without mentioning their value to others.

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Weeks, it's an easy explanation. If I started chanting inane leftist tripe like, "No Blood For Oil™!" or similar, they would focus on another conservative-minded person. :lo l:
Liberals get equally angry and call me a riding elitist when they learn that I've spent $16,000 on bicycles/bicycle equipment this year. They can't make up their minds.

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You're going to give the guy road-rash with your scathing use of 'search for other posts by XXXX.' I'll bet he gets jealous when he finds out the stickers on my first bike are now worth $16,000. Unfortunately, I no longer have the stickers or the bike. But I did save money by switching to Geico, so now I can afford German lessons.

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Complete and utter pwnage! :roflmao:

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Ahahahaha! that's gonna' leave a mark...

How to put this delicately so I don't step on toes. Oh, Hell, *pulls out a sledgehammer and pounds toes all over the place*...

What is the freakin' deal with people going on about their 'cool' bikes like they had just purchased a Saleen S7 Twin Turbo?

Saleen makes bikes? I wonder if he can hotrod my bike engine?:rolleyes:

Yeah roadies are so much fun but they do make good speed bumps for my SUV.

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Owchie wah wah.


Yeah roadies are so much fun but they do make good speed bumps for my SUV.
Double Owchie wah w....HEY! :mad:

Double Owchie wah w....HEY! :mad:

Since apparently everyone who drives a SUV is an A hole, I have to do my part to not let anyone down.

Mein kopf schmerzen just reading this thread. :rolleyes:

...(berating) someone who is just out enjoying a ride in their regular skivvies is a bit licht in den müßiggängern...I don't know, I don't speak German.



:roflmao:



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thread of the day!

I ride my bikes and enjoy them without mentioning their value to others.

BUAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

*ehem*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

I make a point to tell everyone how much I paid for my PDG Series 5... because I only paid $100 for it.

How to put this delicately so I don't step on toes. Oh, Hell, *pulls out a sledgehammer and pounds toes all over the place*...

What is the freakin' deal with people going on about their 'cool' bikes like they had just purchased a Saleen S7 Twin Turbo? I get a bit nauseated by someone that has to stop after uttering the name of their bike, take a big breath, and insert a 'and it cost over $XXXX!' Then when your ride comes up, you get a polite chuckle and a 'that's nice.' Well, chuck you too!

Some of us just aren't that into it. Some of us are riding for exercise or fun or to get from A to B or to get run over by even bigger A-holes in SUVs. Some of us save our cash for something else that may be a bit more important, like Aunt Mabel's liver operation (why she's operating on a piece of dinner meat is beyond me, but to each his/her own). Some of us like to put the Huffy components on (Do they do components?) so we can use the extra pfennig for schönes schwarzbrau...I guess those people would be German...I don't know, I don't speak German.

And what is the deal with the apparel gestapo? So what if I don't have a jersey? Who gives a toss if I wear shorts over my Pearl Izumis? What are you? Queer Eye For The Bike Guy? Anyone that is that into the clothing that they belittle someone who is just out enjoying a ride in their regular skivvies is a bit licht in den müßiggängern...I don't know, I don't speak German.

What I do know is when people are out riding, it's a good thing, whatever they are riding or wearing. If you peel out with a comment about their equipment or clothes, you are a grade-A, certified, 'can-I-beat-you-with-a-piece-of-rusting-iron' jerk. But I'm sure nobody from THIS forum would fall into that category...would they?...sorry...wurden sie? I don't know...no hablo español.

You're unhappy, aren't you? I'm a mind reader some say. Is it because of your crappy bike?

OK...J/K.

You've been hanging out in the Road Forum haven't you?

Damn right! I ride bikes that are 11 years old this year. I don't like bragging about them. I'm kinda proud of my bikes and all the work I've put into them, but who cares besides me? Hence my Foo posts. I wear blue jeans when I ride. I usually don't wear jerseys even though I have 8 of them. It gets old and annoying when people have to make bikes a bling item.

Damn right! I ride bikes that are 11 years old this year. I don't like bragging about them. I'm kinda proud of my bikes and all the work I've put into them, but who cares besides me? Hence my Foo posts. I wear blue jeans when I ride. I usually don't wear jerseys even though I have 8 of them. It gets old and annoying when people have to make bikes a bling item.

people who do that don't actually ride.

people who do that don't actually ride.



...and uberrich club riders with no life...

Yeah roadies are so much fun but they do make good speed bumps for my SUV.

Liar liar pants on fire, you have a roadbike in your stable.

Liar liar pants on fire, you have a roadbike in your stable.

For now, you want to buy it?

/me paid $30 for his bike

/me paid $197 for the stuff on his bike

/me doesn't care

/me wears cycling shorts under regular shorts, because, while I have been told that I do have something to show off, I'm not an exhibitionist

For now, you want to buy it?

what kind is it?

Since apparently everyone who drives a SUV is an A hole, I have to do my part to not let anyone down.

Incorrect.

Reverse pissing contests are just as useless.


"I just tied two unicyles together with old guitar string...how much?Nothing, I found the unicycles in the trash..."



:rolleyes:

what kind is it?

2004 OCR2 which is why I still have it, I couldn't get enough for it to make it worth my while to get rid of it.

i get quite uncomfortable talking about the cost of my bike with non-cyclists. i'm sick of the reactions....the most common one..."that's ridiculous! i paid $150 for my huffy and it's lasted for years"




and when i talk about my bike with people who DO get it...i don't talk cost, i talk about how it fits like it was made just for me.

i get quite uncomfortable talking about the cost of my bike with non-cyclists. i'm sick of the reactions....the most common one..."that's ridiculous! i paid $150 for my huffy and it's lasted for years"




and when i talk about my bike with people who DO get it...i don't talk cost, i talk about how it fits like it was made just for me.

People who do get it, already have an idea of cost so no need to talk about it unless you got a good deal and they are in the market.

The one I get the strangest look from is when an outsider asks about my SS.

People who do get it, already have an idea of cost so no need to talk about it unless you got a good deal and they are in the market.

The one I get the strangest look from is when an outsider asks about my SS.

people who do get it don't care: it's a tool, not a jewel.

it's a tool, not a jewel.



My bike is equipped with Campy C-Record, so it's both!

:D:D:D:D:D

people who do get it don't care: it's a tool, not a jewel.

something tells me you've heard that phrase quite a bit.

something tells me you've heard that phrase quite a bit.

nope. it's a phrase i've used quite a bit.

people who do get it don't care: it's a tool, not a jewel.

I think they are both. Bikes are art to me, it just happens to be functional art. So I am not a bike collector, I am an art collector.

I think they are both. Bikes are art to me, it just happens to be functional art.

aka as applied art, or craft in the vernacular.


So I am not a bike collector, I am an art collector.

you're a collector of applied arts.

It is sometimes but usually not bike snobbery. Hey, these things are our toys, and there are some pretty high-tech and very trick bikes and bike parts out there. It's just another fun aspect of cycling. Without this aspect, cycling is still fun and worthwhile, but it doesn't make it wrong to drool on the latest gee-whiz carbon, ti, and plutonium bikes and bike widgets.

nope. it's a phrase i've used quite a bit.

"DISAPPOINTED!"

Your post reminds me of the scene in The Attack of the Killer Tomatos, where a spy has infiltrated the tomato camp, and is sitting around the campfire eating beans and franks with them, and then utters the momentous question "Do you have any catsup?", which promptly transforms the spy into a victim.

Look up in the left hand corner of your browser. There's a stripe of blue with a yellow swoosh, and some white letters. What does it say? :p :D

I would expect people here to talk about their bikes, and to like to show them off. Some people like the status of having the latest and most expensive. Others like to boast about what a great deal they got. Some like to show off the effort of their work in bringing something that has been neglected back to a state of beauty and functionality. To me, it's all good - even if you're just out enjoying the day on a trash-picked rust-bucket, wearing a t-shirt and plaid courderoys.

I don't think people at auto forums are very much different from us, except they tend to spend a heck of a lot more money, and they don't enjoy the benefits of exercise while they're out and about with their pride and joy.

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How to put this delicately so I don't step on toes. Oh, Hell, *pulls out a sledgehammer and pounds toes all over the place*...

What is the freakin' deal with people going on about their 'cool' bikes like they had just purchased a Saleen S7 Twin Turbo? I get a bit nauseated by someone that has to stop after uttering the name of their bike, take a big breath, and insert a 'and it cost over $XXXX!' Then when your ride comes up, you get a polite chuckle and a 'that's nice.' Well, chuck you too!

Some of us just aren't that into it. Some of us are riding for exercise or fun or to get from A to B or to get run over by even bigger A-holes in SUVs. Some of us save our cash for something else that may be a bit more important, like Aunt Mabel's liver operation (why she's operating on a piece of dinner meat is beyond me, but to each his/her own). Some of us like to put the Huffy components on (Do they do components?) so we can use the extra pfennig for schönes schwarzbrau...I guess those people would be German...I don't know, I don't speak German.

And what is the deal with the apparel gestapo? So what if I don't have a jersey? Who gives a toss if I wear shorts over my Pearl Izumis? What are you? Queer Eye For The Bike Guy? Anyone that is that into the clothing that they belittle someone who is just out enjoying a ride in their regular skivvies is a bit licht in den müßiggängern...I don't know, I don't speak German.

What I do know is when people are out riding, it's a good thing, whatever they are riding or wearing. If you peel out with a comment about their equipment or clothes, you are a grade-A, certified, 'can-I-beat-you-with-a-piece-of-rusting-iron' jerk. But I'm sure nobody from THIS forum would fall into that category...would they?...sorry...wurden sie? I don't know...no hablo español.

nope. it's a phrase i've used quite a bit.

I'm guessin' it's usually right after saying something like: "I swear, it's never happened to me before . . . ." :rolleyes:




Reverse pissing contests are just as useless.

Incorrect. They're worse than useless -- the wrong person gets wet.

I'm guessin' it's usually right after saying something like: "I swear, it's never happened to me before . . . ." :rolleyes:

Incorrect. They're worse than useless -- the wrong person gets wet.

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I ride cheap bikes and i can not lie.

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What I do know is when people are out riding, it's a good thing, whatever they are riding or wearing. If you peel out with a comment about their equipment or clothes, you are a grade-A, certified, 'can-I-beat-you-with-a-piece-of-rusting-iron' jerk. But I'm sure nobody from THIS forum would fall into that category...would they?...sorry...wurden sie? I don't know...no hablo español.
I dunno. I dont mind showing off my bikes... they are listed in my sig below. They are cool bikes, though the Litespeed is all beat to hell, and looks kind of utilitarian...
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Here... I'll post a pic of my old Trek... from the 1983 catalog. I have that bike. Its mine. I own it.
:)

1990 Lemond Maillot Jeaune

Who's Jeaune, and why is she wearing your shirt?

You're unhappy, aren't you? I'm a mind reader some say. Is it because of your crappy bike?

I actually like my bike. However, I figured I could make a jab at some of the over-the-top snobs with some mild forum trollage, maybe giving them pause to reflect. And I figured I could get an amusing thread going. Plus, I learned some German words. I also learned that molybdenum isn't a comfortable substance to put in the tips of your shoes. :rolleyes:

people who do get it don't care: it's a tool, not a jewel.

Stop talking about my penis...

I never get into a conversation with anyone without first giving them a detailed list of everything I own, how much it costs, and a blank column for them to put their values in. After we calculate who owns things of more worth, the basis of superiority is agreed upon and I usually cry myself to sleep.

I actually like my bike. However, I figured I could make a jab at some of the over-the-top snobs with some mild forum trollage, maybe giving them pause to reflect. And I figured I could get an amusing thread going. Plus, I learned some German words. I also learned that molybdenum isn't a comfortable substance to put in the tips of your shoes. :rolleyes:

You are in the wrong sub-forum if you are trying to piss off bike snobs. We are not too bike-snobbish in Foo. You want to piss people off with this type of post, road cycling is the forum for you.

Am I the only one tempted to slap some spandex clad ass while passing people?

Am I the only one tempted to slap some spandex clad ass while passing people?

You can slap mine anytime. I enjoy that kind of stuff.