Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - bathe me in bleach...

...i went to critical mass in berkeley tonight.

i went to go meet a friend there who i don't hang out with very often, so i figured this would be a good opportunity to hang out, talk, ect. meh...the ride starts and we get separated and every time i try to ride next to her we get separated yet again. oh well, i don't think she was trying to do it, i just think the chaotic nature of CM is well...too chaotic to try to have a conversation...that and they have a rather large stereo system blaring annoying techno...

anyway. it's just ****ing gross. all these people think they're doing something good for the world, when really, they're just screwing everything up, and pissing people off. plus they ride too damn slow and nobody looks where they're going. i don't believe in anything they stand for. plus there was some jackass walking around interviewing for KALX who came up to me and was all "do you mind if i ask you some questions?" to which i replied "sort of, yeah." and then he just started asking me questions! then i just told him i had to go...somewhere else and walked away. jesus christ what a rude bafoon! also before the ride started there were announcements and a woman from some berkeley better transportation agency (something along those lines) started talking about all these initiatives to get fewer cars on the roads and get something called "car-free housing" in berkeley, so that people can get housing and not have to worry about needing a parking space or something and it just didn't make sense to me because, if you don't want to have to worry about needing a parking space, then...don't get a car...why do people without cars need special housing? just all this stupid bull**** that yeah, it's a great idea and it's nice to want fewer cars on the roads, but...it just ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!!

i split while i was heading to the front of the pack and i heard some women talking about how critical mass is a "male-dominated scene." and yes, there are more males there than females, but...in all the rides i did in boston, i never saw anything that could be remotely termed as sexism or misogyny. i understand the point, i just don't agree with it completely. plus, if you don't like it, don't come, OR...go to the female-only mass ride termed "clitoral mass."

after i heard that i booked it down the nearest side-street and thought to myself: "one. less. male." heh.

i'm gonna go shower...i feel ****ing disgusting. god damn crusty-ass hippies.

hahahahah.

i placed my bet hours beforehand.

i have never done a cm ride and don't really have any plans to do one anytime soon. i have seen the ruckus they cause and it only seems to piss people off even more despite berkeley being biker friendly already. even after i go to copenhagen for 6 months this year where biking IS the way to get around, i don't think i will be joining CM anytime soon.

hrm, maybe i could have a piece on fixies for my kalx newscast since interviewing for CM is lame and my newscasts PWN. anybody? anybody?

hahahahah.

i placed my bet hours beforehand.

i have never done a cm ride and don't really have any plans to do one anytime soon. i have seen the ruckus they cause and it only seems to piss people off even more despite berkeley being biker friendly already. even after i go to copenhagen for 6 months this year where biking IS the way to get around, i don't think i will be joining CM anytime soon.

hrm, maybe i could have a piece on fixies for my kalx newscast since interviewing for CM is lame and my newscasts PWN. anybody? anybody?

hah! yeah...i shouldn't have gone. i just...shouldn't have. but for some reason i thought it would be different than in boston, and i wanted to maybe meet some new folks. too bad it's just as cliquey here as it was there...oh, the petitions..my god, the petitions...going around this group like VD in the GIs in korea.

i'm gonna go shower...i feel ****ing disgusting. god damn crusty-ass hippies.

It appears that this is not your scene. That shouldn't be a problem - everything is not for everybody. However, your attempt @ labeling this group as (in your words) "g/d crusty-ass hippies" is pretty disgusting in its own right.

It appears that this is not your scene. That shouldn't be a problem - everything is not for everybody. However, your attempt @ labeling this group as (in your words) "g/d crusty-ass hippies" is pretty disgusting in its own right.

well said...

To the original poster, why don't you think more carefully before you post.

Im not a hippy, my ass isn't crusty, and I go to CMs in Chicago to meet people, ride with friends, and get some exercise.

randy

After having spent 35 years in SF/Berkeley/Walnut Creek I know what you mean about the scene there. I went thru the 60's anti/war scene in Berkeley and it was the best example of political correctness that I ever saw. I especially loved your comment about Clitoral mass. I like Critical Mass as a concept but sometimes even the best of intentions go astray. Unless you have done Berkeley, you just wouldn't understand.

fixedgearhead

whatever people. critical mass is disgusting no matter who shows up. it doesn't help the situation, and in most cases it only fuels the aggression from drivers and adds to the violence between "cyclists" and motorists. i just see it as counter-productive, in most cases and here in berkeley, where there really aren't very many cars on the road to begin with, and most of the drivers are actually courteous, it's just plain pointless. i won't go again. the only time i went this time was (i'll reiterate) to meet up with a friend who i don't get to see a lot of.

there were quite a few crusty-ass hippies at the CMs i went to in boston as well. but they weren't the reason i stopped going to that one. mostly it was the violence that i saw happening during the rides and the trend that i began to notice in the first week following the ride (they only had it once a month there). drivers were pissy, more conflicts between me and drivers. and it really effed things up for the couriers i knew. i saw that it wasn't doing anything to help relations between cyclists and motorists so i quit going.

and to you mister CRUSTEDfish, just because something is offensive to you, doesn't mean that i don't have a right to post it here.

and to you mister CRUSTEDfish, just because something is offensive to you, doesn't mean that i don't have a right to post it here.

Alright, dude...you don't know anything about me, do you? I responded to your original post, because I knew that I'd draw fire from you because of my silly screenname that included "crusted" in it...

You've got to be careful, though...I'm a private and personal chef for celebs in chicago, and an "herb crusted fish" is a favorite of my favorite client...

things aren't always what they seem....

randy

why do i have to be careful? are you gonna poison my food?

;)

why do i have to be careful? are you gonna poison my food?

;)

Maybe smack you with his spatula

Maybe smack you with his spatula

Careful!!! He might like it.

Watch out he might get Charlie Trotter involved, and that man is teatering on the edge of sanity.

Careful!!! He might like it.


i WOULD like it! RAR!

and to you mister CRUSTEDfish, just because something is offensive to you, doesn't mean that i don't have a right to post it here.

Actually, many posts (and users) have been zapped for what some users consider to be offensive posts. As my grandmother used to say ... if you can't say anything nice ... well, you know the rest.

From the forum guidelines:

We’re a community of cyclists, from different backgrounds and with different perspectives on sports and life. At all times, we expect our members to respect that.

Attacking a group of people (in this case, as you so eloquently put it, those "crusty-a** hippies) is not being respectful, and it certainly isn't being nice. Grow up.

BURN HIM!!! :rolleyes:

Actually, many posts (and users) have been zapped for what some users consider to be offensive posts. As my grandmother used to say ... if you can't say anything nice ... well, you know the rest.

From the forum guidelines:

We?re a community of cyclists, from different backgrounds and with different perspectives on sports and life. At all times, we expect our members to respect that.

Attacking a group of people (in this case, as you so eloquently put it, those "crusty-a** hippies) is not being respectful, and it certainly isn't being nice. Grow up.


eat ****. my opinion of critical massers will not be stifled.

oh..and i'm sooooo sorry that i "attacked" the poor, downtrodden hippies of berkeley. i'm sure they spend a lot of time reading the singlespeed forums here.

the thing about the so-called hippies in berkeley is that they're most times, anything but. old folks with ratty hair or ponytails and hemp necklaces gettin' all freaky deaky passing around joints in public places, yet, they tend to live way on up in the hills, building their houses with the sweat of others and surviving on the labor of others. most of them are wealthy business owners who, despite ascribing to these so-called "values" have "grown up" to be exactly the thing they hated when they were younger. authority figures, conventional society...y'know, "the man?"

hippies annoy me. patchouli is not an attractive scent on anyone.

Get off ya soap box ya wånk£r :)

...it's just ****ing gross......plus they ride too damn slow...plus there was some jackass walking around interviewing for KALX...jesus christ what a rude bafoon!...just all this stupid bull**** that yeah,...i'm gonna go shower...i feel ****ing disgusting...god damn crusty-ass hippies.

I'm not sure bleach is stong enough to do the job. My mom used to use lava soap when she caught us with a case of potty mouth.

Also from the forum guidelines -

As a community with a diverse variety of members and readers, we ask that our members to post without using vulgarity. Vulgarity not only includes vulgar language and pictures but also sexist, racist, anti-religious and homophobic language which may offend other members. In addition, the "masking" of vulgarity by inserting * or another keystroke in place of one or more letters in a vulgar term is unacceptable in most cases.

right, because i'm the ONLY person to ever use vulgarity on the forum...ever.

Woohoo! I'm "unacceptable"!!!

Lets have a partay. Slothy, you're in charge of beer.

Woohoo! I'm "unacceptable"!!!

Lets have a partay. Slothy, you're in charge of beer.

alright, i'll provide, but i can't partake. i'm "on the wagon," as they say.

thylacine, i have a bone to pick with you about the severe lack of pictures of the trials and road frames on your website...I WANT TO SEEEEEE!!

btw, the ti welding looks GREAT!

My goodness the skin in this forum has become awfully thin.

I want to be "unacceptable," also. Where do I sign up.


OTS, I can't agree with you more. ***IN MY OPINION*** CM is silly, and hippies (as a group, mind you) are stinky.

PS, if you weren't "on the wagon" you may not have minded so much.

alright, i'll provide, but i can't partake. i'm "on the wagon," as they say.

thylacine, i have a bone to pick with you about the severe lack of pictures of the trials and road frames on your website...I WANT TO SEEEEEE!!

btw, the ti welding looks GREAT!


Keep ya pants on - I'll be sending a trials frame AND a road frame off to the painters/powdercoaters tomorrow. The roadie is actually my own, so unlike every frikken other bike I make for my customers - which for some reason all request blue - mine is going to be metallic orange with gold pearl clearcoat.

Coz I'm P.I.M.P.. :D

Email me at info(AT)thylacinecycles(DOT)com and I can let you know when the pretty pictures are in the gallery.

Thanks for the kudos on the Ti welds. I can't take any credit for them, coz they're my welders. All I did was be clever enough to pay him to do it, being the big bad boss man type guy and all.

eat ****. my opinion of critical massers will not be stifled.

You're showing your IQ ... again. :rolleyes:

ouch. someone on the internet is questioning my intelligence. that really stings, and my ego is now crushed. oh dear god how will i ever go on living when "bac" of bikeforums.net thinks i'm an idiot?! sweet jesus shine your divine light into my heart that i may get through these troubled times. lord, give me strength...

why are people on the internet so quick to insult other people's intelligence? i stated my opinion, you called me immature and told me that i should keep my opinion to myself. well, so sorry, but isn't this a PUBLIC forum?

were you offended by my language? did i injure your delicate sensibilities with my curse words...err...asterices?

schiek, you're probably right, but public drunkeness is (sort of) frowned upon.

I actually prefer a forum where the Mods keep a light hand. I prefer someone with the honesty to tell me they don't like something to the societal norm of smiling to your face while being PC, and yet if any of those so called good people saw you on the street on fire they wouldn't piss on you to put you out.

Honesty is much less common than bull**** PC jargon and lipservice that the hypocritical masses breath in and out with every breath.

I'm not sure bleach is stong enough to do the job. My mom used to use lava soap when she caught us with a case of potty mouth.

Also from the forum guidelines -

As a community with a diverse variety of members and readers, we ask that our members to post without using vulgarity. Vulgarity not only includes vulgar language and pictures but also sexist, racist, anti-religious and homophobic language which may offend other members. In addition, the "masking" of vulgarity by inserting * or another keystroke in place of one or more letters in a vulgar term is unacceptable in most cases.

Go away. If this applied, I could have Allister change his signature line. But he, unlike YOU, has as sense of expression, WHATEVER THE LEVEL. Maybe you should just put your blinders back on...this sub-forum was better that way. Hippy.

I was once willing to try to save the world from itself. Then I got drunk and distracted by my toenails. Did somebody say something?

Cincinnati, seventh best in the nation for live music. By Esquire magazine? Who the *&^% reads that (*&^!

alright, i'll provide, but i can't partake. i'm "on the wagon," as they say.


Jeezuz... sounds like being on the wagon is taking is taking it's toll... You need a joint. :p

haha! nah, i'm trying to be good. i've found that when my BAC goes up, my motivation for doing stuff like making friends and finding a job goes WAAAAY down. unfortunately, when my BAC stays at 0, my...er...shall we say, irritability shoots through the roof! :)

doctor, i've got too much blood in my alcohol stream!!

I'm not sure bleach is stong enough to do the job. My mom used to use lava soap when she caught us with a case of potty mouth.

Also from the forum guidelines -

As a community with a diverse variety of members and readers, we ask that our members to post without using vulgarity. Vulgarity not only includes vulgar language and pictures but also sexist, racist, anti-religious and homophobic language which may offend other members. In addition, the "masking" of vulgarity by inserting * or another keystroke in place of one or more letters in a vulgar term is unacceptable in most cases.



Ok, so now we've got some biotch who is a wanna be moderator. Do us a favor, don't post, go report it, and stay the **** out of the way.

Post *****.

(yup, monday and I've had my coffee)

<<i'm gonna go shower...i feel ****ing disgusting. god damn crusty-ass hippies.[/QUOTE]>>


Saddle-sniffer

...i went to critical mass in berkeley tonight.

i went to go meet a friend there who i don't hang out with very often, so i figured this would be a good opportunity to hang out, talk, ect. meh...the ride starts and we get separated and every time i try to ride next to her we get separated yet again. oh well, i don't think she was trying to do it, i just think the chaotic nature of CM is well...too chaotic to try to have a conversation...that and they have a rather large stereo system blaring annoying techno...

anyway. it's just ****ing gross. all these people think they're doing something good for the world, when really, they're just screwing everything up, and pissing people off. plus they ride too damn slow and nobody looks where they're going. i don't believe in anything they stand for. plus there was some jackass walking around interviewing for KALX who came up to me and was all "do you mind if i ask you some questions?" to which i replied "sort of, yeah." and then he just started asking me questions! then i just told him i had to go...somewhere else and walked away. jesus christ what a rude bafoon! also before the ride started there were announcements and a woman from some berkeley better transportation agency (something along those lines) started talking about all these initiatives to get fewer cars on the roads and get something called "car-free housing" in berkeley, so that people can get housing and not have to worry about needing a parking space or something and it just didn't make sense to me because, if you don't want to have to worry about needing a parking space, then...don't get a car...why do people without cars need special housing? just all this stupid bull**** that yeah, it's a great idea and it's nice to want fewer cars on the roads, but...it just ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!!

i split while i was heading to the front of the pack and i heard some women talking about how critical mass is a "male-dominated scene." and yes, there are more males there than females, but...in all the rides i did in boston, i never saw anything that could be remotely termed as sexism or misogyny. i understand the point, i just don't agree with it completely. plus, if you don't like it, don't come, OR...go to the female-only mass ride termed "clitoral mass."

after i heard that i booked it down the nearest side-street and thought to myself: "one. less. male." heh.

i'm gonna go shower...i feel ****ing disgusting. god damn crusty-ass hippies.

Wow. Thanks for reminding me why I DON'T need to see what it's like.

It seems this whole CM thing is just like the motorcycle rallies in Myrtle Beach/Sturgis/Daytona..started out as just some cool people getting together...then as all those that never had the nads to hang when they were young/broke get a little bit of dough, they decide to crash the party...the ******s...

Whatever...

Saddle-sniffer


haha!! you rule!

actually, i sniff my own saddles. no one else's though. surprisingly, they smell like nothing.

god i hate people who can't use the quote tags...

Sweet post OneTinSLoth. I guess people who ride bikes because they think they are cool just don't get it. I have never been to a CM but it seems to me that some people might do it because it is 'the thing to do' in their clique. Oh well. I couldn't agree more about making things worse for bikers. There are more effective ways to get your message across than getting 'in your face' It certainly shouldn't be 'us against them' because we will always loose.

As for the PC comments. It never ceases to amaze me how thin skinned people are. Whatever the heck happened to being able to voice your opinion? I guess we can't since me may offend someone, haha, what a joke.

I agree, Patchouli smells like ass.

i don't even think it has to do with CM being the "in" thing to do. i think some people are just looking for some way to buck the system in any way they can, and so they go out and do this. either that or they're like me and are just looking to meet new people (why i went to a bunch of them in boston. new people i met: 0).

while i appreciate the good intentions, CM in berkeley really is just a solution looking for a problem.

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

life is absurd, society is absurd, cm is absurd, that is why I like it. absurdists unite.

though, i'd rather stop at stop lights, because even if there were no cars and only bicycles - you'd still need traffic control.