What does your bicycle say about you?
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What does your bicycle say about you?
Forbes has run a series of articles on "what your car says about you" and "what your car selection says to the opposite sex." It then talks about target demographics and markets for everything from Dodge Vipers to minivans, Bentleys, and Audi RS4s. Could/should we try to assemble a similar gallery for bicycle ownership? Of course, we'll have to factor in the N+1 rule ...
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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The best one I read about what a car says about you was: Owning a Volvo says...."I'm afraid of my wife".
For you Volvo owners, it's a joke
Now back to the OP's thread
For you Volvo owners, it's a joke
Now back to the OP's thread
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Tell Forbes that I don't care. That will send them into a financial tizzy.
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I'm not sure, but I suspect it isn't kind.
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My bikes all say the same thing about me : he loves us!
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My bikes say: Rust never sleeps.
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Both Forbes and the Wall St. Journal have been covering the bicycle industry pretty well over the last year or so. Forbes had a article about Scott Bicycles which was pretty interesting. What does that say about me that I like bicycles and subscribe to both publications?
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Mine says "You're a wimp." Why else would I have a triple on a titanium bike?
But I'm a bling-loving wimp.
Or is that a win-loving blimp?
But I'm a bling-loving wimp.
Or is that a win-loving blimp?
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My bikes say the following:
Cannondale Mountain Bike converted to skinny tire commuter:
"This guy is either homeless, has a DUI, or is some weird health nut who rides in the rain"
What I wish it said: "What a great guy! Saving the planet and staying in shape that the same time."
My Kestrel RT700:
Another 50+ dude on a great carbon bike he'll never fully tap the potential of. He should lose a few pounds and quite thinking about the bike."
What I'd like it to say:
"Wow, who is that amazing fast guy on that rolling piece of art? What a stud. He must be at least 30 years old."
Cannondale Mountain Bike converted to skinny tire commuter:
"This guy is either homeless, has a DUI, or is some weird health nut who rides in the rain"
What I wish it said: "What a great guy! Saving the planet and staying in shape that the same time."
My Kestrel RT700:
Another 50+ dude on a great carbon bike he'll never fully tap the potential of. He should lose a few pounds and quite thinking about the bike."
What I'd like it to say:
"Wow, who is that amazing fast guy on that rolling piece of art? What a stud. He must be at least 30 years old."
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Mine don't say anything. Bicycles can't speak.
What my bicycles represent to the other sex?
He's not a couch potato, but if he doesn't have a car, then he's either too cheap to spend money on me or a loser who lost his license or can't afford a car.
What my bicycles represent to the other sex?
He's not a couch potato, but if he doesn't have a car, then he's either too cheap to spend money on me or a loser who lost his license or can't afford a car.
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I don't know what they say to other people but to me they say "let's go ride".
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Why, oh Why me?
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There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
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Apparently, according to the guys in the road forum, my bike says that my car is a Subaru or Volvo, and my computer is a Macintosh. Both true.
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To the Carbon Crowd here in S. Cal my bike says: He really is a Fred
To the people driving cars on the road: Oh great, another cyclist slowing me down.
To the people driving cars on the road: Oh great, another cyclist slowing me down.
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"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
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"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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My bikes: 83 Nishiki Sport and 2006 Felt-F-80 Road Bike.
What car do I drive?
What car do I drive?
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What your car says about you
Acura Integra - I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars
Acura NSX - I am impotent
Audi 90 - I enjoy putting out engine fires
Buick Park Avenue - I am older than 34 of the 50 states
Cadillac Eldorado - I am a very good Mary Kay salesman
Cadillac Seville - I am a pimp
Chevrolet Camaro - I enjoy beating the hell out of people
Chevrolet Chevette - I like seeing people's reactions when I tell them I have a 'Vette
Chevrolet Corvette - I'm in a mid-life crisis
Chevrolet Cavalier - Absolute LEGEND!
Chevrolet El Camino - I am leading a militia to overthrow the government
Chrysler Cordoba - I dig the rich Corinthian leather
Datsun 280Z - I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well
Dodge Dart - I teach third grade special education and I voted for Eisenhower
Dodge Daytona - I delivered pizza for four years to get this car
Ferrari Testarossa - I am known to prematurely ejaculate
Ford Explorer - I will not be caught dead in a mini van
Ford Fairmont - (See Dodge Dart)
Ford Mustang - I cant afford a Camaro
Ford Crown Victoria - I enjoy having people slow to 55 mph and change lanes when I pull up behind them.
Geo Storm - I will start the 11th grade in the fall.
Geo Tracker - I will start the 12th grade in the fall.
Honda del Sol - I have always said, half a convertible is better than no convertible at all
Honda Civic - I have just graduated and have no credit
Honda Accord - I lack any originality and am basically a lemming.
Infiniti Q45 - I am a physician with 17 malpractice suits pending.
Isuzu Impulse - I do not give a damn about J.D. Power or his reports.
Jaguar XJ6 - I am so rich I will pay 60K for a car that is in the shop 280 days per year.
Kia Sephia - I learned nothing from the failure of Daihatsu Corp.
Lamborghini Countach - I only have one testicle
Lincoln Town Car - I live for bingo and covered dish suppers
Mercury Grand Marquis - (See above)
Mercedes 500SL - I will beat you up if you ask me for an autograph
Mercedes 560SEL - I have a daughter named Bitsy and a son named Cole
Mazda Miata - I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler
MGB - I am dating a mechanic
Mitsubishi Diamante - I don't know what it means either
Nissan 300ZX - I have yet to complete my divorce proceedings.
Oldsmobile Cutlass - I just stole this car and I'm going to make a fortune off the parts
Peugeot 505 Diesel - I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List
Plymouth Neon - I sincerely enjoy doing the Macarena
Pontiac Trans AM - I just cant get it right
Porsche 911 Turbo - I have a three inch penis.
Porsche 944 - I am dating big haired women that otherwise would be inaccessible to me
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow - I think Pat Buchanon is a tad bit too liberal
Saturn SC2 - (See Honda Civic)
Subaru Legacy - I have always wanted a Japanese car even more inferior than Isuzu
Toyota Camry - I am still in the closet
Volkswagon Beetle - I still watch Partridge Family reruns
Volkswagon Cabriolet - I am out of the closet
Volkswagon Microbus - I am tripping right now
Volvo 740 Wagon - I am frightened of my wife
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My bike says I'm a middle-aged, above middle-income bike shop owner's dream come true.
But too cheap for a true custom bike.
(07 Madone 5.2 w/Kysyrium ES, Deda bars and stem, Selle Italia saddle, Speedplay pedals and Obama 08 stickers covering up the Disco logos.)
(Oh, and like HRC, I have one testicle to spare.)
But too cheap for a true custom bike.
(07 Madone 5.2 w/Kysyrium ES, Deda bars and stem, Selle Italia saddle, Speedplay pedals and Obama 08 stickers covering up the Disco logos.)
(Oh, and like HRC, I have one testicle to spare.)
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My bikes don't talk, and neither do my cars. One of my cars made the list above ('97 Miata), the other one didn't (Honda Insight Hybrid). Thought for sure the Prius would make the list though . . .
Prius: You really wanted an Insight, but got tired of waiting for Honda to make more!
Just kidding.
Rick / OCRR
Prius: You really wanted an Insight, but got tired of waiting for Honda to make more!
Just kidding.
Rick / OCRR
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What all of my bikes say about me:
I really wish that lard @$$ would lose some weight!!!
I really wish that lard @$$ would lose some weight!!!
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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson