Cycling Plus 2014 Bike of the Year, judged by who?
04-07-14, 01:36 PM
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04-07-14, 02:03 PM
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Are you not amazed how someone who spends his lively hood being an expert on cycling and bikes is so fat? Are you not amazed at how many $5K bikes you see on the road are being ridden by panting fatties? Are you not amazed to realize how someone can claim they ride centuries and have a massive beer belly?
Sorry, I just can't get over it. No matter how I try, I just can't do it.
Sorry, I just can't get over it. No matter how I try, I just can't do it.
04-07-14, 02:09 PM
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to be fair, a bike doesnt have to be a $10k wundermachine to be of significant importance to the market. in fact, with rare exception, I would expect most Bike of the Year selections to be of "enthusiast" level rides (even though I'm sure they are not). just my .02
04-07-14, 02:12 PM
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I'd trust GCN for example. The folks they have in video look like they have racing and competitive cycling experience. They still look like they are hardcore cyclists, not fatties.
I would hope the average cyclist who is looking to buy a bike as nice a 105 Synapse isn't a fattie. Otherwise it seems like a waste of money.
Regardless, I doubt when the these bikes were being made and designed they weren't making them for a fattie, no matter how decent of a rider he may be. Better to have the bike reviewed by someone the bike was meant for.
I could be wrong and that would really surprise me.
I would hope the average cyclist who is looking to buy a bike as nice a 105 Synapse isn't a fattie. Otherwise it seems like a waste of money.
Regardless, I doubt when the these bikes were being made and designed they weren't making them for a fattie, no matter how decent of a rider he may be. Better to have the bike reviewed by someone the bike was meant for.
I could be wrong and that would really surprise me.
What are you, like 12 years old?
04-07-14, 03:16 PM
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Man, this place must be dead for all this chatter to take place over a generic aluminum bike riding guy who post about how ugly modern steel bikes are, or starts threads fawning over Cat 5 Crits.
Lol at the "fatty" comments. Who says that?
Lol at the "fatty" comments. Who says that?
04-07-14, 03:26 PM
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And, I've been hitting a 1,000 miles a month the last year or two, but I'm still struggling with weight.
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04-07-14, 03:35 PM
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Threads like this one make me with I could sit face to face with some of you to so I could tell if you were serious. Then I could slap around the ones that are.
04-07-14, 04:10 PM
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Everyone, please stop harping on Zymphad. I am planning a happy dance for his banning, and am still finalizing the choreography. His crash and burn will light up four back up dancers, and that takes a **** lot of planning.
04-07-14, 04:11 PM
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Out of curiousity, who is supposed to judge the best bike?
1) No pro riders, because they only ride what they're paid to.
2) No retro-grouches
3) No Sunday cafe riders
4) No hipsters
5) No one with a body fat percentage over 5%
6) Must have FTP >400W (must be able to drope the hamer)
So is there anyone left? I suspect I've forgotten a few restrictions.
1) No pro riders, because they only ride what they're paid to.
2) No retro-grouches
3) No Sunday cafe riders
4) No hipsters
5) No one with a body fat percentage over 5%
6) Must have FTP >400W (must be able to drope the hamer)
So is there anyone left? I suspect I've forgotten a few restrictions.
04-07-14, 05:47 PM
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Out of curiousity, who is supposed to judge the best bike?
1) No pro riders, because they only ride what they're paid to.
2) No retro-grouches
3) No Sunday cafe riders
4) No hipsters
5) No one with a body fat percentage over 5%
6) Must have FTP >400W (must be able to drope the hamer)
So is there anyone left? I suspect I've forgotten a few restrictions.
1) No pro riders, because they only ride what they're paid to.
2) No retro-grouches
3) No Sunday cafe riders
4) No hipsters
5) No one with a body fat percentage over 5%
6) Must have FTP >400W (must be able to drope the hamer)
So is there anyone left? I suspect I've forgotten a few restrictions.
04-07-14, 05:56 PM
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Is this the thread where we brag about how skinny we are, or is it the other thread?
04-07-14, 06:29 PM
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they're all too fat for this sport. plus, any bike with a lower end group set like 105 shouldn't be bike of the year.
04-07-14, 06:45 PM
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Jeese, Zymphad, you are so sad, your prejudices make you look so small and shallow.
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