Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Bengal LB rides to the game fixed

Watching the Bengals play today they did a short piece on LB Dhani Jones riding his bike to the game.. It was a fixed gear with bull horns. Kind of strange seeing a 240# bruiser riding fixed.

Tim

For some reason the only thing that came to my head after reading this was mental imagery of him snapping cranks every time he mashes up a hill and shredding tires till sparks are flying every time he skids. I hope that's congruous with the reality of him riding fixed.

hipster

Probably wears tight jeans rolled up and has a bandana for a tt protector.

was it a langster?

I tried to find the video on youtube to no avail but he is featured in a bunch of videos about global warming. Pieces to the puzzle...

Dhani Jones rules, I wish he were actually a good football player and maybe we would've kept him around philly, he has more personality in his pink bow tie than most players do in their whole roided out bodies.

apparently, he worked at a bike shop when he was in school and rolls to campus cyclery occasionally.

nFl Fix3d kr3w '08

Kind of strange seeing a 240# bruiser riding fixed.

So I take it you've never watched match sprints at a velodrome? Some of those guys are HUUGE.

He rides a Surly.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/pro/bengals/2007/11/25/ddn112607arch.html

okay the fact that a fixed gear bike appeared by some freakish miracle is the only redeeming part of the op watching the cincinnati bengals play

imeanreally

dont push your luck

that is awesome

okay the fact that a fixed gear bike appeared by some freakish miracle is the only redeeming part of the op watching the cincinnati bengals play

imeanreally

dont push your luck

Or watching football period...

okay the fact that a fixed gear bike appeared by some freakish miracle is the only redeeming part of the op watching the cincinnati bengals play

imeanreally

dont push your luck

Hey their playing alot better since the fixie LB showed up!

Cool.

Any links to vid?

I ride over in Cincy several times a week and I believe I've seen him. Maybe a steamroller? Either way good to see somebody bike commuting on TV. Also might help dispell the myth that the only people who bike commute are poor people.

i missed the game as i was at my fiance's families house in toledo for thanksgiving, but i saw the highlights later and got all excited when i saw that.

laugh if you must but i've been watching the bengals since my grandpa got me into them when i was 4 or 5. i've been laughed at many years for cheering them on, specially since i didn't even live in cincy most of the time. haha.

Or watching football period...

wth is wrong with watching football?

I assumed this thread was about a Bangladeshi cricketer, and I'm totally disappointed now :mad:

I saw that too and told my whole family as we were watching the game. They just rolled their eyes at me.

Whatever, that dudes a baller.

I assumed this thread was about a Bangladeshi cricketer, and I'm totally disappointed now

Same (sans emoticon).

Dhani rules. We sold that bike at Campus Cyclery.

wth is wrong with watching football?

Nothin', I'm mosty kidding. But football does suck. Sorry, but it's a fact.

Nothin', I'm mosty kidding. But football does suck. Sorry, but it's a fact.

+1

Nothin', I'm mosty kidding. But football does suck. Sorry, but it's a fact.

meh. some people like riding bikes. some people don't. everyone has their own interests.

meh. some people like riding bikes. some people don't. everyone has their own interests.

Right, some people like things that suck. :D

Football does not suck. I mean, besides the league, stupid rules, stupid fans, stupid players, and all the stupidity that surrounds the sport it can sometimes be pretty fun to watch.

Football <snip>, stupid <snip>, stupid <snip>, stupid <snip>, and all the stupidity <snip>.

xactly.

hey.. it's better than baseball! :D

Football is awesome to watch...amazing athletes, insane strategy involved.

Dhani Jones has had a very successful NFL run and he has made enough money to finance a variety of his other interests. GOOD FOR HIM! I'm sure he would be a great guy to hang out with.

hey.. it's better than baseball! :D

Baseball sucks to watch but it's fun to play (non-competitively anyway). I guess that's actually true of all team sports (for me anyway).

Dhani Jones is awesome, but I still hate the Bungles.

Baseball sucks to watch but it's fun to play (non-competitively anyway). I guess that's actually true of all team sports (for me anyway).

i don't think baseball sucks to watch. watching baseball is all about drinking beer and eating hot dogs.

but football=stupid. i tend to be somewhat suspect of people who like football, but then, i suppose that stems from the football team at the small town high school i attended for a year that picked on me because i was the only punk at the school, making an easy target.

Baseball sucks to watch but it's fun to play (non-competitively anyway). I guess that's actually true of all team sports (for me anyway).

+1

Hopefully he rides around in full gear, brakeless, and screaming "Can't stop! Won't stop!"

Which sport is this?

Never heard of it before - after a bit of Google research it looks a bit like rugby but toned down for people worried about physical contact. Do many people play it?

Which sport is this?

Never heard of it before - after a bit of Google research it looks a bit like rugby but toned down for people worried about physical contact. Do many people play it?

lol

wut ppl exist outside of merika
?

Which sport is this?

Never heard of it before - after a bit of Google research it looks a bit like rugby but toned down for people worried about physical contact. Do many people play it?

its only the worlds most popular sport. duh.

Or watching football period...


You mo.

Also might help dispel the myth that the only people who bike commute are poor people.

No, it's for poor people, the young, those recently popped for DUI and wacky college professors.

i remember an article talking about how Bill Walton from the portland trailblazers (yeah i know it's not football) rode a bike to practice. He had a Falcon road bike custom made, i think. Imagine the size of that frame!

Kind of strange seeing a 240# bruiser riding fixed.

Tim

Psh, *****. I weigh 285 pounds, I think little mr football player needs to EAT SOMETHING. Nah I'm just kidding. It's always good to get some bicycle related coverage. Oh and for the record the preferred term is clydesdale not bruiser :p

i remember an article talking about how Bill Walton from the portland trailblazers (yeah i know it's not football) rode a bike to practice. He had a Falcon road bike custom made, i think. Imagine the size of that frame!

bill walton raced on track and aspired to do it professionally. i dunno if he ever took his track bike on the street... but you can imagine how damn big that bike woulde be!

i bet Luke is gonna start showing up in those rideLA wolfpack videos

Nothin', I'm mosty kidding. But football does suck. Sorry, but it's a fact.

i hate jocks as much as the next guy, but american football is awesome. if it weren't for american football, the states would probably be one of the most dominant soccer countries in the world.

i don't think baseball sucks to watch. watching baseball is all about drinking beer and eating hot dogs.

true. but this only applies while at the stadium, otherwise, it's back to a complete borefest. and it has to be a nice sunny day with a nice breeze. i couldn't tell you the score of any of the reds games i've been to in the past 5 years i've been here. but there's something fun about eating stadium hotdogs and drinking overpriced crappy beer for the 7 or so innings they serve. :D

Which sport is this?

Never heard of it before - after a bit of Google research it looks a bit like rugby but toned down for people worried about physical contact. Do many people play it?

You'll never hear anyone who has played both sports make this argument. Most of the hits in American football would get you thrown out of a rugby match. There's a big difference between wrap 'em, drop 'em, let 'em go in rugby and the way you drive up and through from the hips in American football. Rugby can be violent and dangerous for sure, but American football is a much, much rougher sport.

Also, anyone who thinks the pads make some huge difference has never been hit in pads.

Also, anyone who thinks the pads make some huge difference has never been hit in pads.

...by some dude who weighs 240 pounds and runs a 4.4 and is running full speed.

^^^ to be fair, so would you.