Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Ripoff Run ins

So me and my friend are sitting in a coffeshop today, and he notices someone messing with our bikes outside. We watch as some G in ultra baggy pants unties the bandanna from the stem and walks off. My friend sprinted outside and got it back...
Cmon man, on easter? I mean I'm not religious, but still. And for a $2 bandanna? Sheesh.
My friends also took my handlebars off one night when my bike was parked downtown on a busy night. I thought they had actually gotten ripped off :eek:
Anyone else have rip off stories/stealing stories?

I take bandanas off of people's bikes as well. Good to know you guys are bummed out on it.

I steal spoke cards from my friends bikes and put them on my bike. It's funny. I always put them back if they don't realize who took them and steal them back themselves, mainly cause I don't want to ride around with spokecards.

I steal hearts. Owww!

There's "G"'s in Nebraska?

My wife likes to put our chihuahua in a fake Louis Vuitton bag, set it on a bench, and watch it from across the street. Sure enough, someone walks by, stops and look around, picks up the bag, then drops it quickly when the dog starts barking. By this time my wife walks up and says, "I see you met my dog!" and they usually laugh nervously and walk away quickly.

There's "G"'s in Nebraska?

Depends on where you are in Nebraska, but yes.

There's "G"'s in Nebraska?

Hardly a 'G' if his friend ran him down and got it back.

Wannabe G then.

Maybe he was a lower case g then

I think Jesus used that G to send you an easter message.

When I was in middle school someone stole my dice valve caps.

don't fly colors you don't rep, son

more importantly...why does your friend have a bandana on his bike?

yeah srsly.

bandannas on bikes = let's play dressup guyz!!
hehe it'll be fun!!
http://www.azfamily.com/images/misc/expo2005/simmons.jpg

ummm its called "flair" , get some! you know, spoke cards, bandannas, toptube pads....

i've got spoke cards as memorabilia of past alleycats raced.

i think we all agree top tube pads took a turn for the downtrend somewhere near the middle to end of '07.

bandannas... always an easy target to lampoon on, never anything to dress your bike up with.

if you want flair... get streamers.

one time i bid on a sick iron maiden "fear of the dark" tour shirt on ebay. it turned out to be a cheap bootleg ripoff, and i paid $45 for it.
but yeah, if you ride around with a bandana tied onto your stem you deserve to have it stolen. you have pockets for that kind of lame hipster ****.

ummm its called "flair" , get some! you know, spoke cards, bandannas, toptube pads....

You know, the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the Jews wear...

one time i bid on a sick iron maiden "fear of the dark" tour shirt on ebay. it turned out to be a cheap bootleg ripoff, and i paid $45 for it.
but yeah, if you ride around with a bandana tied onto your stem you deserve to have it stolen. you have pockets for that kind of lame hipster ****.

...if you're buying tour shirts on ebay for tours you didnt goto you deserve to pay $45 for a isht ripoff of a isht band. If you actually went to the tour and failed to buy a shirt...still...

...if you're buying tour shirts on ebay for tours you didnt goto you deserve to pay $45 for a isht ripoff of a isht band. If you actually went to the tour and failed to buy a shirt...still...

And then if you call out hipsters for spending money on bandannas... even MORE lolz.

My wife likes to put our chihuahua in a fake Louis Vuitton bag, set it on a bench, and watch it from across the street. Sure enough, someone walks by, stops and look around, picks up the bag, then drops it quickly when the dog starts barking. By this time my wife walks up and says, "I see you met my dog!" and they usually laugh nervously and walk away quickly.


man your wife sounds evil. in a good way.

...if you're buying tour shirts on ebay for tours you didnt goto you deserve to pay $45 for a isht ripoff of a isht band. If you actually went to the tour and failed to buy a shirt...still...

ok first off: iron maiden is not a **** band... so get your facts straight cheif.
second off: how was i supposed to get a shirt from that tour? i was six.
third off: iron maiden is awesome.
fourth off: it was listed as "genuine iron maiden tour shirt" so tell me who's at fault there.

sometimes bootleg shirt can be way cool. i got this *****in' master of puppets shirt from tijuana when i was in 6th grade and wore straight until somewhere in high school.

oh yeah, i still wear the shirt. it looks awesome in a cartoony kind of way.

yeah they have a charm about them, don't they? god i wish i could've taken some pictures of those shirts i got. i had this one metallica shirt that said their name in huge neon orange lettering and had some old weird pic of them where cliff's misfits tat was the only think with color on it. to top it off it was an all over print shirt. crazy.



ps, on a side note, i really wish i'd bought those sepultura sweats when i was young. do bands still even make sweats anymore?

my little brother makes toys for a living and every time we are in china he picks up all the most recent bootlegs of his toys. kinda fun.

on a side note: iron maiden kicks ass. i still have my shirt from their 1984 world slavery tour. i was in 5th grade...it was awesome. (yes, i was with irresponsible adults)

some one stole my bike but I saw him riding it and got it back! the dumb ass actually left the u- lock on it.... to make it worse the guy who stole it was actually a person who was in a documentary I made a bout day labors and I have him saying "I just want an honest job....I don't want to steal or break into cars" and then the A$% stole my bike! ..... this same bike got stolen again about a 16 months latter. no luck getting it back this time!

These Gs would have killed your punk asses!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9V4SQY1nc

ok first off: iron maiden is not a **** band... so get your facts straight cheif.
second off: how was i supposed to get a shirt from that tour? i was six.
third off: iron maiden is awesome.
fourth off: it was listed as "genuine iron maiden tour shirt" so tell me who's at fault there.

first off: I dont care to argue with you on the lack of merit held by Iron Maiden.
second off: why would you want a tee shirt from that tour if you didnt go?
Third off: see my response to first off
fourth off: I told you, its what you get for a) buying an Iron maiden tee, b) buying a tour shirt from a tour you didnt go to c) liking Iron Maiden. Still your fault.

fourth off: I told you, its what you get for ... liking Iron Maiden. Still your fault.

sorry it's not franz ferdinand or architecture in helsinki or neutral milk hotel or any of that lame **** that you're probably into.

... and i used to know a site that printed crust band logos onto everything. i saw a picture of axegrinder sweatpants on there once and almost bought them.

if you want flair... get streamers.[/QUOTE]

NOW hold on .... I think Streamers are styling !!! I ride with them..... they are where it is at... the hippest ....OK maybe we could all ride with them for a week to see it becomes a hipster trend .....

You know, the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the Jews wear...

Every bike is required to have 15 pieces of flair:D

Maybe he was a lower case g then

best quote in the thread.

sorry it's not franz ferdinand or architecture in helsinki or neutral milk hotel or any of that lame **** that you're probably into.


now you're officially lame for being a music elitist, and therefore only as good as all the other lame elitist snobs no matter what genre they subscribe to.

lame.

i thought you misspelled autechre

My wife likes to put our chihuahua in a fake Louis Vuitton bag, set it on a bench, and watch it from across the street. Sure enough, someone walks by, stops and look around, picks up the bag, then drops it quickly when the dog starts barking. By this time my wife walks up and says, "I see you met my dog!" and they usually laugh nervously and walk away quickly.

Better hope no one slams the bag, dog and all, against the ground one day (I know I would) itll be your wife's fault you know :mad:

yeah it's pretty irresponsible

i thought you misspelled autechre

Are you an Autechre fan? I knew there was another one out there somewhere...

... and i used to know a site that printed crust band logos onto everything. i saw a picture of axegrinder sweatpants on there once and almost bought them.

I remember back in the late 90's and early 2000's when hardcore bands used to do the same thing. I bought a pair of Shutdown sweatpants and turned them into cutoffs.

When are jerseys going to be cool again?

Are you an Autechre fan? I knew there was another one out there somewhere...

one more here.

now you're officially lame for being a music elitist, and therefore only as good as all the other lame elitist snobs no matter what genre they subscribe to.

lame.

... sez an andre nickatina fan.
thank you.

Are you an Autechre fan? I knew there was another one out there somewhere...
who doesn't love robot music

one more here.

who doesn't love robot music
You guys should give Apparat a listen.
http://www.last.fm/music/Apparat

really though lets pitch in and get aaron funk on a fixed gear

furthermore

http://xltronic.com/gallery/richarddjames/images/23676030.jpg

RDJ on a bike
And I wonder if he'll ever release anything new?
Funk on a fixed would be something cool hahaha

... sez an andre nickatina fan.
thank you.

i'd be just as at home listening to beethoven, coltrane, wu tang, the beatles, king tubby, misfits, crystal castles, devo, james brown, or the pixies.

music is a beautiful thing.

RDJ on a bike
And I wonder if he'll ever release anything new?
Funk on a fixed would be something cool hahaha

have you not heard the tuss???

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wBwUJMZNOgQ

Woah, no, definitely missed that. Just grabbed it off what.cd, thanks for the heads up.

autechre is in SF in two weeks!!! my chub grows daily! last time i saw them i could barely keep my brains in my dome

has anyone heard the new album? ive been waiting to buy it as a cd @ the show, but reviews now are good :)