fietsbob

dont apply The "This Bike is a Pipe Bomb" sticker and then the Police Bomb Squad Blow it up just to make sure it's Not .

AlmostTrick

Cool bike, Dude!

Hypno Toad

As a person that lives in QBP's home town (parent company of Surly) and the owner of a Surly. I will defend the Surly owners. I did not buy a Surly Pugsley for the "alt lifestyle", I bought it because it's the classic. My riding buddy didn't buy a LHT to be anti-establishment, he bought it cause nobody made bikes with the same features he wanted for commuting and touring. Another friend bought a Big Dummy so he could ride with his young daughter and pick up groceries. Sure some people buy the "alt lifestyle" bike.

By this logic, I will not buy a Specialized, because it's the go-to bike for people that want to "pay-to-play". Sure, the S-Works isn't a bad bike, but I see too many D-bags riding these bikes, it has made Specialized uncool and unridable to me.

(I do have a Globe, made by Specialized, I won it ... and comically, I had a guy on a Specialized road bike talk smack about this bike while at a spotlight)

Hypno Toad

Oh, and I forgot about this, this is very uncool

Shimagnolo

There is a skinny basterd around here that we encounter from time to time riding one of those.
I've seen him climbing mtn canyons on it, and the last time I met him on the Morgul Bismark, the SOB dropped me.

OldsCOOL

Probably his only "bike".

Cougrrcj

I'd say Huffy if I didn't have one... I garbage-picked a like-new Huffy MTB that only needed new tires, otherwise, it looks new!! I use that as a 'corner store' bike. Meaning I only ride it to the corner store.

For riding to the store two miles away, I'll use the 'Mutt' or the Schwinn Woodlands, because either of those beaters are so ugly, nobody would want to seal them anyway. I still haven't figured out what the Mutt's lineage is, but I'm leaning to a Raleigh of some sorts...

ltxi

I thought that way, also. Got a wimmen's 7d for my wife out of frustrated necessity. A month later I bought a men's 21d for myself. It's kept me on a bike during winter weather and it's a great putter about and errand runner.

SteelIsRealHevy

Modern Cinelli - Paying a ridiculous price for a
non Italian built frame, for
vanity.

Trek - The G.M. of the cycling industry. Buying
up companies (Bontrager, Gary Fisher,
LeMond, Klein, etc.) & run them in the
ground. Also, the clueless public view
Trek as top shelf, the end all & be all
bicycle.

Schwinn - The Varsity. A turd so infamous
it casts a shadow over their only
bike worth mentioning, the
Paramount.

70's boom bikes - 40lbs of gas pipe, steel rim,
pie plate, turkey lever, stem
shift, & bomb proof. For the
low price of $250 on CL.

chaadster

That's fair...either way you wanna cut it, provided you're being honest about the culture around Specialized.

Needles

Depends on the bike. In the '70s I rescued a Sears Free Spirit, which I believe was actually a Puch, or Sachs (Austrian?). It was certainly not a top-end bike, but decent enough, all around. It lasted for years, then I gave it to my younger brother. I didn't know anything about bikes at the time, other than I liked to ride, and that one said "Made in Austria" somewhere on it, so I guess I got lucky. I don't automatically dis any bike--- Huffy and Murray team racing bikes were made by Serotta, even though they say "Huffy" and "Murray" on the bike. Actually, one of those would be a cool find. I DO tend to laugh inside at high end bike snobs who laugh at low cost bikes--- I've seen those very guys get dropped on level trails by kids on dual suspension "Next" Wally World tanks. (It has happened to me, on my Kamra--- I got passed by a young guy on a Western Flyer single speed on the W&OD trail outside DC. Maybe he was tweaking...) Sure a better bike will make a good rider faster, but I think we all ride what we can afford.

Banzai

Yeah...not with your handlebars tilted up like that on that angled up stem. A setup like that doesn't get to claim glory or power. It's just a fancy hybrid there.

jamesdak 

You didn't!! You try being a disabled vet with a jacked up back and see how you fit a bike. At least I can still knock out over 8000 miles a year with a setup like that! I guess I could try and be cool, drop the bars 6 inches and then be lucky to get in 100 miles a year. Jeesh, the nerve of some people blaming the almighty Trek for the woes of it's owner.

Totally kidding of course (sorta...) but if you slammed one of my steel rides like that it would be on!

Shimagnolo

If I have nightmares tonight, I'm blaming you.

scott967

I have to say I don't think I could see myself on a Stradalli.

scott s.
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GamblerGORD53

Uncool :
Anything with derailleurs.
Especially Surlys with those many puke colors.
Any brown bike.
Gumwall tires.
Camo anything.
Walmart anything.
The new Windows systems 8+ WTF

kickstart

Ouch,
That was painful to look at, for the sake of decency you should censor that image.

kickstart

I'm actually rather fond of my Schwinn Continental.


But since I don't race, or pretend to, its supposed liabilities are actually advantages in comfort and reliability.

slimyfrog

Oh yeah. I mentioned Cipollini, but I forgot to mention Cervelo. Cervello (double L) in Italian means brain. Couldn't ride a 'brain' bike, especially not one with a forever-typo in it.

AlmostTrick

Agreed, the Schwinn Electroforged road bikes roll just fine, and are plenty cool.

If Kool is the attribute in question, it's near impossible to top this Schwinn...



I rode this to a swap meet last fall and boy did it cause a stir!

Maelochs

Only problem with the leopardskin bike is the mismatched colors on the wheels. Should have stayed with the leopard theme.

HauntedMyst

As a Surly fan, I agree. The Dummy is a great, usable bike. I too stay away from Specialized, Trek and Giant due to the d-bag association. Cannondale used to make beautiful frames but since the sold out, they've become just another me too brand other than the Hooligan which I am sure was underdevelopment by the old guard.

hatrack71

I think it is laughable that just because someone owns a Surly that they fall into a certain "niche' look and secret society. Or think that's the case. What a load of BS. Surlys are becoming as numbered as Trek. All I read about in touring forums is the LHT, like there is nothing else. If anything, buying a Surly just shows a lack of individuality and a desire to be like everyone else. They are boring looking, trendy bikes that have over priced welded frames..nothing special in my opinion. And I certainly don't feel special riding one.. no more than a comparable Schwinn, Specialized or Trek. But it amazes me the $$ length some will go to keep their egos intact. Or think they are..

Gerryattrick

Although it is undoubtedly extremely uncool, even to an old geezer like me, it looks to be a great workout, probably better than a bike, a bit like running but without the jarring that affects my knees and spine.

SHBR

Heh, The marketing machinery has made fools out of many here it seems.

Funny that most who post in this thread have the makes and models of the bikes they own listed in their profiles for everyone to see.

There was a thread about that too.