Why do bike shoes all look so gay?
06-13-05, 08:57 PM
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Mountain bike shoes. Actually I wear Vans, left over from my BMX days...SPD compatible, but my wife's mountain shoes don't look too far off from black sneakers.
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06-13-05, 09:19 PM
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These look pretty civil to me. I wear these most of the time while being out and about.
When I actually intend to go for a longer ride and don't intend on walking around I wear these considering they're better for me to ride in, as far as support goes, they do look a bit odd though.
When I actually intend to go for a longer ride and don't intend on walking around I wear these considering they're better for me to ride in, as far as support goes, they do look a bit odd though.
06-13-05, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PWRDbyTRD
These look pretty civil to me. I wear these most of the time while being out and about.
Thoes are nice, but how much? Probably overpriced at $200+
06-13-05, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tweek
Thoes are nice, but how much? Probably overpriced at $200+
06-13-05, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PWRDbyTRD
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When I actually intend to go for a longer ride and don't intend on walking around I wear these considering they're better for me to ride in, as far as support goes, they do look a bit odd though.
When I actually intend to go for a longer ride and don't intend on walking around I wear these considering they're better for me to ride in, as far as support goes, they do look a bit odd though.
--I didn't know shoes could be into bondage. . .
06-13-05, 09:30 PM
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I'll bet the guys who wear these are probably gay too. Seriously, it's a specialized athletic shoe for a specific sport. It's like that for the lycra too. Football players wear spandex and silly shoes, wrestle each other to the ground, and slap each others assess, but nobody calls that gay.
06-13-05, 09:52 PM
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Of course cycling is the only sport that has flashy shoes. I mean when has basketball ever had silly looking shoes?
06-13-05, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
Golly King, first you need to educate us on what makes a hunk of leather and canvas turn "gay". Can helmets turn "gay" also? If I keep my helmets and shoes in separate closets, will that reduce their "gay" tendencies. You obviously have some insights into "gay" clothing that the rest of us may have missed.
Get a bmx or skateboard helmet..round like your head,plenty of padding, y'know..non-gay!
RELAX...........just having fun.....it's a funny word! Everyone's so freakin' uptight about
stupid sh*t ! Relax, don't do it! (gay song)! SEE? That's funny!
06-13-05, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by interceptor
Helmets are already gay...most of them. Sitting high on your head,funny shape,all the holes...
Get a bmx or skateboard helmet..round like your head,plenty of padding, y'know..non-gay!
RELAX...........just having fun.....it's a funny word! Everyone's so freakin' uptight about
stupid sh*t ! Relax, don't do it! (gay song)! SEE? That's funny!
Get a bmx or skateboard helmet..round like your head,plenty of padding, y'know..non-gay!
RELAX...........just having fun.....it's a funny word! Everyone's so freakin' uptight about
stupid sh*t ! Relax, don't do it! (gay song)! SEE? That's funny!
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06-13-05, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by larue
Of course cycling is the only sport that has flashy shoes. I mean when has basketball ever had silly looking shoes?
except im pretty sure those are running shoes, basketball ones have a higher ankel support.
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06-13-05, 10:53 PM
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I dunno, those look alot higher than my nike runners.
Maybe they are low-top basketball shoes.
Maybe they are low-top basketball shoes.
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A gay thread?
well then, we must post the gayest of gay...
No *****exuals were harmed in the making of this post. Copyright Absurd Productions 2005.
well then, we must post the gayest of gay...
No *****exuals were harmed in the making of this post. Copyright Absurd Productions 2005.
06-13-05, 11:05 PM
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haha bikerfox to the rescue!
06-14-05, 12:30 AM
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Golly, people in this thread are so out of touch. Don't you know gay doesn't mean *****exual in this context? It means wacky, slightly absurd, colorful, far out, something like that. Language changes, and gay has a new meaning. Wake up and get with the 21st century!
06-14-05, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by interceptor
Helmets are already gay...most of them. Sitting high on your head,funny shape,all the holes...
Get a bmx or skateboard helmet..round like your head,plenty of padding, y'know..non-gay!
RELAX...........just having fun.....it's a funny word! Everyone's so freakin' uptight about
stupid sh*t ! Relax, don't do it! (gay song)! SEE? That's funny!
Get a bmx or skateboard helmet..round like your head,plenty of padding, y'know..non-gay!
RELAX...........just having fun.....it's a funny word! Everyone's so freakin' uptight about
stupid sh*t ! Relax, don't do it! (gay song)! SEE? That's funny!
06-14-05, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by IanB
Golly, people in this thread are so out of touch. Don't you know gay doesn't mean *****exual in this context? It means wacky, slightly absurd, colorful, far out, something like that. Language changes, and gay has a new meaning. Wake up and get with the 21st century!
Given that it is the 21st century, I'd expect people to be more sensitive and less juvenile than displayed here
Maybe I'm lame, but I don't see the fun in associating things with sexual orientation?!?
06-14-05, 01:49 AM
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I am in the 21st century, hell I'm 15. I'v probably heard "gay" used in that context (literally) over a million times.
Doesn't mean I have to like it.
Doesn't mean I have to like it.
06-14-05, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by larue
Really? So if someone posted "why do all the new sneakers look like they belong on ******s" we should just have a laugh?
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THEY ARE JUST WORDS..BIG DEAL,LIGHTEN UP! Everyone is SO offended! Get over it.
All of this politically correct B.S. It's ridiculous! WORDS, not physical harm!
It's like when people go ballistic when someone gives them THE FINGER! Where did that come from?
Oh no,the finger! If you read something and don't like it, don't respond and get worked up over it.
There are so many important things going on in the world everyday...don't let stuff like this make
you angry. It's just the way people talk and see things. They think it's funny and you don't and
vice versa. That's the way it is and will always be so don't waste your energy over it.
No harm done,you don't agree..but that's ok...no big deal.
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Originally Posted by KingTermite
I've been thinking about making the next plunge and possibly getting bike shoes and the pedals.
One thing that annoys me is that almost every shoe I see looks like it was worn by an elf in Lord of the Rings. Why are they all so damn frilly looking.
I find it annoying...I don't want flashy bright colors, even the black ones look like they shine like dress shoes.
Ugh!!
One thing that annoys me is that almost every shoe I see looks like it was worn by an elf in Lord of the Rings. Why are they all so damn frilly looking.
I find it annoying...I don't want flashy bright colors, even the black ones look like they shine like dress shoes.
Ugh!!
Oh and yes, probably the silliest looking piece of cycling attire is the very thing I am wearing in my avatar - a Louis Garneau Rocket helmet!
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Originally Posted by KingTermite
Finally....someone who understands my sense of humor.......lighten up all those who are getting uptight! We're just having some fun here.
*I'm actually Anglo-Saxon, I have just decided to make white my default derogatory term...
06-14-05, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by LordOpie
A gay thread?
well then, we must post the gayest of gay...
No *****exuals were harmed in the making of this post. Copyright Absurd Productions 2005.
well then, we must post the gayest of gay...
No *****exuals were harmed in the making of this post. Copyright Absurd Productions 2005.
Oh man.... I laughed sooooooooooooo hard when I saw this. Oh man....
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Originally Posted by skydive69
Gee, and lycra shorts and jerseys, and many cycling socks don't? Did I mention helmets? Oh and yes, probably the silliest looking piece of cycling attire is the very thing I am wearing in my avatar - a Louis Garneau Rocket helmet!
Oh and yes, probably the silliest looking piece of cycling attire is the very thing I am wearing in my avatar - a Louis Garneau Rocket helmet!Still.....I think I accomplished my goal.....a few people have posted some shoes much more to my style so now I have something more to go on. I hadn't done a lot of online looking....just what was at my LBS and it was all (now I realize) road shoes and all are either colorful or black with super shiny silver stripes.