What do others say about your bike?
11-01-10, 08:53 AM
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I had a Puerto Rican guy stop me and tell me that I had the biggest white walls he's ever seen.
I get "nice bike" a lot but other than that not too many people comment on it. where I live most people don't have nice bikes so I do get looked at while riding and in some areas you don't want to stop because they will steal your bike right out from under you.
I get "nice bike" a lot but other than that not too many people comment on it. where I live most people don't have nice bikes so I do get looked at while riding and in some areas you don't want to stop because they will steal your bike right out from under you.
11-01-10, 09:21 AM
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About a month ago i passed a woman on a road bike, all kitted out, going uphill. She caught me on the downhill and asked if my Kilo was an "ultralight" frame.
11-01-10, 09:27 AM
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11-01-10, 09:29 AM
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-walking up and unlocking my bike.
"I thought that bike belonged to a hipster"
"I thought that bike belonged to a hipster"
11-01-10, 01:44 PM
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people don't say much about my fixed gear - it's a stock bianchi pista, nothing spesh.
i get a lot of comments on my road rocketship, though. it's flashy.
i get a lot of comments on my road rocketship, though. it's flashy.
11-01-10, 01:45 PM
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That thing must weigh a ton.
15.5 at least.
15.5 at least.
11-01-10, 01:52 PM
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needs some platforms, risers, and ourys for a jack*** photo op.
11-01-10, 02:01 PM
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11-01-10, 03:06 PM
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"I thought I've been seeing some skinny tracks (on the trails)"
"thats how you do it"
^^from mountainbikers on the trails
"soo sick, you're so hardcore, so cool!"
^^kids mocking me from their cars
"thats how you do it"
^^from mountainbikers on the trails
"soo sick, you're so hardcore, so cool!"
^^kids mocking me from their cars
11-01-10, 04:07 PM
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"Nice bike"
"You've only got a brake on the front? Is that one of those fixies? You guys are crazy! Beautiful bike though." (older guy at the bike shop)
"Did you add the chrome fork and back part yourself?"
"Fixed gear.. Nice job.." (sarcastically, from high schoolers in prius)
That's about it.. not too many people talk to me..
"You've only got a brake on the front? Is that one of those fixies? You guys are crazy! Beautiful bike though." (older guy at the bike shop)
"Did you add the chrome fork and back part yourself?"
"Fixed gear.. Nice job.." (sarcastically, from high schoolers in prius)
That's about it.. not too many people talk to me..
11-01-10, 04:26 PM
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most ppl just ask me why i'd ride a bike instead of drive a car i just tell them they are fatties. also 1nce time fred came up behind me and said my gears were missing and did i lose them on the road and snickered at me. i dont kno why he was snickering at me tho man because he was the ******** looking dude with "cannondale" plastered all over his spandex
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11-01-10, 05:54 PM
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That is either really good satire or I don't even
11-01-10, 06:02 PM
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11-01-10, 08:29 PM
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I get a lot of females (in cars) that say "Wow, you're going really fast!!!!" Its a nice ego boost even when its not exactly true. Most people equate keeping up with traffic and going fast, which is not necessarily the case given that 99% of the time its downtown, stop-n-go traffic. But I can't help but grin regardless.
I get a ton of people (usually people who don't know much about bikes) ask, "Is it light?" No. No its not. Its a Draft. But I always lie and say it is. "Hellz yeah, brah. 6lbs 8ouces like sweet little baby Jesus." Or I've had people ask me if it was carbon (I'm not even joking).
A few days ago I was unlocking my bike in the rain, and some guy came up and said, "I bet that sucks, doesn't it? Riding in the rain?" People make similar comments as if to suggest that I ride out of necessity as opposed to preference.
A lot of "fixie" guys ask me why I ride with brakes.
I get a ton of people (usually people who don't know much about bikes) ask, "Is it light?" No. No its not. Its a Draft. But I always lie and say it is. "Hellz yeah, brah. 6lbs 8ouces like sweet little baby Jesus." Or I've had people ask me if it was carbon (I'm not even joking).
A few days ago I was unlocking my bike in the rain, and some guy came up and said, "I bet that sucks, doesn't it? Riding in the rain?" People make similar comments as if to suggest that I ride out of necessity as opposed to preference.
A lot of "fixie" guys ask me why I ride with brakes.
11-01-10, 08:40 PM
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The drunk chicks yelling out of cabs "YOU'RE GOING 25 MILES PER HOUR!!!!!!" are great.
It's always girls, though. Never once had a guy do that.
They're probsy jelly of my spinergy.
It's always girls, though. Never once had a guy do that.
They're probsy jelly of my spinergy.
11-01-10, 08:47 PM
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I had a big burly bearded guy on a harley with ape-hangers pull up next to me while riding and asked if i "wanted to ride with the big boys" and then proceeded to call out my speeds for the next few blocks.
11-01-10, 09:21 PM
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7:00am, homeboy crossing the street next to a 7-11. In one hand in a coffee, and the other a slurpy. He just gave me a nod and carried on.
11-01-10, 09:25 PM
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Old man on a motorcycle pulled beside me and asked me how I liked my fixed gear, yes he said fixed gear. I was like "Yea, I like it a lot, it gets me where I want to go."
He talked about the he likes to ride his bicycle and drag his BOB Yak around with his dog on it, we chatted a bit til the light changed.
The coolest most awesome incredibly tremendous thing was, he had his dog in the back seat in a crate of some sort. The dog was wearing goggle, helmet and scarf/vest? and it was probably the best thing I've seen in awhile. It totally made my day/week/month, and other pedestrians' day as well.
11-01-10, 11:36 PM
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I thought this was a good one:
Riding down the street with a friend. She sees a bike shop, wants to get a basket for her cruiser. We go in, I set my bike against the wall.
After purchase, bike shop guy says "Nice bike!" in regards to my Raleigh Rush Hour, and makes a B-line for it and immediately hefts it. He then says:
"Pretty heavy. At least it looks nice."
**** YOU DUDE
Riding down the street with a friend. She sees a bike shop, wants to get a basket for her cruiser. We go in, I set my bike against the wall.
After purchase, bike shop guy says "Nice bike!" in regards to my Raleigh Rush Hour, and makes a B-line for it and immediately hefts it. He then says:
"Pretty heavy. At least it looks nice."
**** YOU DUDE
11-02-10, 12:10 AM
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The coolest most awesome incredibly tremendous thing was, he had his dog in the back seat in a crate of some sort. The dog was wearing goggle, helmet and scarf/vest? and it was probably the best thing I've seen in awhile. It totally made my day/week/month, and other pedestrians' day as well.
?
i'ld love to see one in person tho
