Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - I'm going to win!...but maybe not.

I saw this over at 33...and thought holy crap.

http://i.imgur.com/NDDCn.jpg

Her? parents must be really desperate and I find this awfully disgusting...

no clipless shoes.

I wish I had ellipses.

That is pretty damn awesome/

I don't know what's disgusting about it. A kid likes bikes and wants to look like her parents. Get over it.

I dont think those are elipses.

^

you are dumb.

edit: not killemall.

They are 8 and this kid bring a $3000 bike to race other 8 years old with their cute little bikes. The other kids just want to have fun and she comes with her aero helmet and full kit, tries to leave everyone in the dust...sure being competitive is a good thing but come on...

EDIT:Exactly what CardiacKid said.

I think the point Vixtor was trying to make is at that age it should be about the engine, not how much money Daddy has. It reminds me of the kid that shows up at the Pinewood Derby with a car that Daddy spent 100 hours building.

i used to have a skateboard pinewood derby car. it was boss.

she's getting a head start too! no fair!

Her? parents must be really desperate and I find this awfully disgusting...

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I really, really mean this. It's not your business what people do with their money and for their children.

I bet she fell.

They are 8 and this kid bring a $3000 bike to race other 8 years old with their cute little bikes. The other kids just want to have fun and she comes with her aero helmet and full kit, tries to leave everyone in the dust...sure being competitive is a good thing but come on...

EDIT:Exactly what CardiacKid said.

By the way, the wheels are $3,500. The Dura Ace DI2 Electronic Shifting system is another $3,000.

But don't let me disrupt your hatin'.

Lol, this was posted on LAfixed and apparently he did not win either.

that kid is going to have some issues when he/she gets older.

That will be very unfortunate for him, since he will have issues. Unlike all the other kids, who will all grow up to have no issues at all. Because normal people, on average, never have issues.

By the way, the wheels are $3,500. The Dura Ace DI2 Electronic Shifting system is another $3,000.

But don't let me disrupt your hatin'.
How is that even necessary for a 8 year old? She is probably going to grow out of it in a couple of months.

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I really, really mean this. It's not your business what people do with their money and for their children.

It is definitely the business of the parents of the other kids in the race. You either don't have kids or are the parent of that kid in the picture.

How is that even necessary for a 8 year old? She is probably going to grow out of it in a couple of months.

Bike Geek + Fatherhood.

How many dudes make awesome bikes for their girlfriends, when the girls don't know Dura Ace from Jack in the Box?

For all we know, the guy works for Lightweight and got the parts for free. Like someone else in another thread wrote, maybe the kid has some illness and wants to be a "Pro bike racer" before it's too late and the companies donated the parts.

It is definitely the business of the parents of the other kids in the race. You either don't have kids or are the parent of that kid in the picture.

Actually, I have a 10 year old son who plays baseball and football (two sports with some expensive equipment).

It's envy that makes you guys sick in your stomach to see this. A real bike geek would be all excited to see such a project pulled off.

for me it's not envy. it's just thinking about how the other kids and their parents must feel.

Bike Geek + Fatherhood.

How many dudes make awesome bikes for their girlfriends, when the girls don't know Dura Ace from Jack in the Box?

For all we know, the guy works for Lightweight and got the parts for free. Like someone else in another thread wrote, maybe the kid has some illness and wants to be a "Pro bike racer" before it's too late and the companies donated the parts.
I see where you are coming from, shouldn't have judge by just looking at one picture...


Actually, I have a 10 year old son who plays baseball and football (two sports with some expensive equipment).

It's envy that makes you guys sick in your stomach to see this. A real bike geek would be all excited to see such a project pulled off.
It's not even envy, I just think that it is so discouraging to the other kids, they obviously just want to have a blast out there, winning is just a bonus for them and the fancy bike is not going to make them feel any better.

for me it's not envy. it's just thinking about how the other kids and their parents must feel.

I'm a parent, and I don't feel anything but, "Whoa! Awesome!" I see plenty of kids that look like Reggie Bush and A-Rod playing against my son and I don't think that they have any advantage over him. Being a parent, I know that the kids probably wanted that gear and probably earned it through chores and/or birthday wishes. Gear does not give an 8 year old any advantage over the next. Actually, how early or late your birthday falls in the year is a better predictor of success in youth sports than equipment.

Dude, they are just little kids. It's gonna be a cute race and this kid dressed the part.

I'm a parent, and I don't feel anything but, "Whoa! Awesome!" I see plenty of kids that look like Reggie Bush and A-Rod playing against my son and I don't think that they have any advantage over him. Being a parent, I know that the kids probably wanted that gear and probably earned it through chores and/or birthday wishes. Gear does not give an 8 year old any advantage over the next. Actually, how early or late your birthday falls in the year is a better predictor of success in youth sports than equipment.

Dude, they are just little kids. It's gonna be a cute race and this kid dressed the part.
I took it a little too serious...and made a fuss about it. I'm not a parent yet so I don't know...

But that little bike seems like an awesome project but expensive.

I took it a little too serious...and made a fuss about it. I'm not a parent yet so I don't know...

But that little bike seems like an awesome project but expensive.

Don't sweat it. You will have several more perspectives on life as years go by.

I've learned to never ask a man, "How did you get that?". You may not want to know.

Gross.

Wow... overkill. But however, instead of my usual envy of overkill, I get a sickening feeling instead.


By the way, the wheels are $3,500.

Anybody have a make and model on the wheelset? I just shat a brick out cause of this^, if that's the case, the kid's sporting wheels that are double the price of my tempest ii carbon's on my orbea orca roadie. =S

It's the helmet that really kills it for me. If it were just the bike it'd be one thing but come on do you really need a tt aero helmet?

Lol, this was posted on LAfixed and apparently he did not win either.

I figure some kid riding an ss with a coaster brake in mtb shorts and sandals just got up an whupped the field... :)

Don't sweat it. You will have several more perspectives on life as years go by.


It seems you only have one perspective, at least most of the time.

Figure that it might be hard on the kid to show up for what looks like a friendly race looking like an alien.

Wow... overkill. But however, instead of my usual envy of overkill, I get a sickening feeling instead.



Anybody have a make and model on the wheelset? I just shat a brick out cause of this^, if that's the case, the kid's sporting wheels that are double the price of my tempest ii carbon's on my orbea orca roadie. =S
They are by Lightweight (http://www.lightweight.info/),no clue what model they are though.

I loled and moved on, it's really nothing to get worked up over. If you're getting your panties in a bunch over this then I suggest you don't start getting into road racing because you'll just **** yourself over all the 13 year olds riding something like a Pinarello Prince.

I loled and moved on, it's really nothing to get worked up over. If you're getting your panties in a bunch over this then I suggest you don't start getting into road racing because you'll just **** yourself over all the 13 year olds riding something like a Pinarello Prince.

Nah, I was just wondering, I happen to have some plans for upgrading my tempest II's which I had since I first had my nirone. It was pretty ironic nonetheless.

I think the picture is unappealing not because people can't spend money how they want, but because it gives off a sense of excess and being overprivileged, neither of which are good things to instill in a young child.

By doing this, the emphasis is less on the ride and more on the equipment, which is especially silly considering how the child will outgrow the equipment within a few years. If I had that much money to burn, I'd rather just buy a nice kid's bike and take the kid to a cool bike friendly place for vacation or something.

My two cents.

I used to play hockey and I got all my equipment at play-it-again sports (used stuff). Kids on other teams and my team would have a stick that cost more than all my gear combined. Didn't bum me out one bit. If anything it made them look silly when I could out-skate them or out-shoot them (thats not to say I was better than everyone, 'cause I wasn't). If I was in that race i would have blown my knees out trying to beat that girl lol.

EDIT: Also, I'd like to mention that if her and her parents have the humility to congratulate the winner (if it wasn't her) than I have absolutely nothing but respect for their accomplishments and feel they should spend their money on what ever they please.

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I really, really mean this. It's not your business what people do with their money and for their children.

Is that your daughter?

This thread has absolutely nothing to do with SSFG and will most likely only be a breeding ground for argument.

/thread.