Dude Explains Cycling
He seems deliberately casual. |
Kinda silly. I tried to poke fun @ 'cyclists' in a thread a while back, but it didn't go over too well.
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The thing I find amusing is that the saddle on the "cyclist" bike is positioned like two feet above the top bar.
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Meh. It was okay. Not the best I've seen, but not the worst either.
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Originally Posted by epnnf
(Post 21194624)
Kinda silly. I tried to poke fun @ 'cyclists' in a thread a while back, but it didn't go over too well.
Originally Posted by epnnf
(Post 20417450)
The way I understand it, a roadie is a guy (99% are guys) whos only purpose in life is to ride fast. They go to great lengths to achieve that goal. They ride some hi tech road machine using the latest gear. All other vehicles, be they bicycle or even car, are inferior to the roadie. They only tolerate the rest of us because they have to. On national rides, they frequently ride in packs and may ride past SAG stops, they're that cool. They may shave their legs, to make them ride faster AND to look sexy.
fortherecord, I ride hybrids with platform pedals. The video in the OP is quite a bit more cutting and pretty funny. Your op in that thread was just sad. |
I thought is was proven that a big belly is actually more areo that a flat 'six pack' belly?
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Originally Posted by Ferrouscious
(Post 21194596)
He seems deliberately casual.
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
(Post 21195522)
The line of videos is called 'casually explained'. Were you expecting the narrator to be like the guy from the micromachines commercials?
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
(Post 21195522)
Were you expecting the narrator to be like the guy from the micromachines commercials?
Apparently that guy still does a bit of voice work. Good for him. Before I looked him up I assumed he would've been dead from a coke overdose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moschitta_Jr. |
Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21195306)
It's like a first grader at open mike night at the Chuckle Hut. The SAG stop complaint was just plain weird and completely marked this as the rantings of someone with his own issues.
The video in the OP is quite a bit more cutting and pretty funny. Your op in that thread was just sad. Video was amusing, and accurately describes some people I know. :lol: |
I liked the insurance commercial with the guy with the huge calves better. It summed it up in about 30 seconds.
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Originally Posted by Rides4Beer
(Post 21195562)
I often ride past SAG stops, it's not to show any kind of superiority, if I don't need anything, I don't stop, seems pretty simple to me.
Video was amusing, and accurately describes some people I know. :lol: The video was pretty effective ribbing with some good lines, I think you'd have to be pretty humorless to take offense, The poster with the SAG line just annoyed people because his observations were either trite or just stupid. Unfunny people like to pretend it's someone else's fault no one thinks they're funny. |
Originally Posted by Boxkite
(Post 21195385)
I thought is was proven that a big belly is actually more areo that a flat 'six pack' belly?
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Originally Posted by ksryder
(Post 21195556)
Dang that's a deep cut.
Apparently that guy still does a bit of voice work. Good for him. Before I looked him up I assumed he would've been dead from a coke overdose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moschitta_Jr. I loved seeing those micro machine commercials as a kid. It's as good an advertising campaign as the often referenced iconic 'where's the beef'. Etched in the memories of a generation, decades after it aired. |
Originally Posted by mstateglfr
(Post 21195800)
Ha- the coke comment got an audible chuckle out of me.
I loved seeing those micro machine commercials as a kid. It's as good an advertising campaign as the often referenced iconic 'where's the beef'. Etched in the memories of a generation, decades after it aired. Speaking of nostalgia did you ever watch Square One TV on PBS? It was humorous sketch shows but with math. I hated (still kind of hate) math but the show was so entertaining I watched it religiously. The last few minutes of each show were a spoof of Dragnet called Mathnet. Yep, two detectives solved crimes with math. You can probably find it on Youtube. Anyway the Micromachines guy was on one of the episodes. Pretty sure he was a villain. |
Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21195306)
You mean this comedy gem?
It's like a first grader at open mike night at the Chuckle Hut. The SAG stop complaint was just plain weird and completely marked this as the rantings of someone with his own issues. The video in the OP is quite a bit more cutting and pretty funny. Your op in that thread was just sad. |
Originally Posted by ksryder
(Post 21195556)
Dang that's a deep cut.
Apparently that guy still does a bit of voice work. Good for him. Before I looked him up I assumed he would've been dead from a coke overdose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moschitta_Jr. |
Originally Posted by m3tal070
(Post 21195965)
You are coming across as an ass just looking to argue an old thread.
He brought it up and it reminded me of how asinine it was. TBH, I had forgotten he was the one who posted it |
Loved it! Absolutely loved it. Hilarious. This is gold, Jerry! GOLD! :thumb:
As someone who isn't totally submerged in cycling culture, I thought this was pure art! It's too bad few here have the ability to laugh at themselves once in a while. |
Originally Posted by Doctor Morbius
(Post 21195982)
Loved it! Absolutely loved it. Hilarious. This is gold, Jerry! GOLD! :thumb:
As someone who isn't totally submerged in cycling culture, I thought this was pure art! It's too bad few here have the ability to laugh at themselves once in a while. I have to say, though, that he missed a significant "serious cyclist" sub-category--the super-duper kit group with the $10,000 bikes spending more time in the parking lot talking about golf than actually riding. |
Originally Posted by smashndash
(Post 21195759)
It probably is if you ride bolt upright, but anyone who is interested in aero is not going to be riding upright, especially when putting down the hammer.
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Falling into both camps I find it funny. Love the pancake syrup in the water bottle holder!
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Originally Posted by epnnf
(Post 21194624)
Kinda silly. I tried to poke fun @ 'cyclists' in a thread a while back, but it didn't go over too well.
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Originally Posted by Ferrouscious
(Post 21194596)
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Did nothing for me.
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I ride a Cervelo too!
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Originally Posted by N00b_Cyclist
(Post 21198333)
Don't know what you did wrong...because this video almost made me have to take another emergency trip to the hospital. Not only was it funny, it also matched a few of the people who I ride with. They are really into it...are mostly in the age range mentioned, don't race, and absolutely-positively care about everything that probably doesn't matter for someone in their situation. :D So yea, pretty hysterical really.
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The video was cute. The best part was actually during the ad at the end where he says he uses the sponsor VPN to be virtually in London while he rides Zwift virtually in London.
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This video is somewhat funny but doesn't really break any new ground. In particular, it's sticking to the "annoying type-A cyclists are the lolz" trope. I don't understand why so many people are so annoyed by cyclists who want to get a workout in and go fast. Middle-aged cyclists like me who wear lycra, use a power meter and attack each other on rides are usually portrayed as pathetic and pretentious dorks trying to assert their dominance in the most eye-rolling way possible. The thought that maybe going fast is fun to some people, maybe getting in a tough workout is what some people are looking for and maybe it has nothing to do with the observer doesn't seem to occur to these people. No one seems to make similar comments about runners who like to go fast or people who take tennis seriously, only cyclists are singled out in this manner. It all fits in with the "entitled scofflaw cyclists in dorky lycra" stereotype that many drivers love to cite. I also see it all the time on this forum: "this ******* in lycra had the temerity to pass me on the road today! What a jerk! He's not a real cyclist!".
Don't get me wrong, there are many things to make fun of this in this niche subculture. I just wish the creator of this video went a little further than the trope-y low hanging fruit he stuck to. |
Originally Posted by Hiro11
(Post 21202610)
This video is somewhat funny but doesn't really break any new ground. In particular, it's sticking to the "annoying type-A cyclists are the lolz" trope. I don't understand why so many people are so annoyed by cyclists who want to get a workout in and go fast. Middle-aged cyclists like me who wear lycra, use a power meter and attack each other on rides are usually portrayed as pathetic and pretentious dorks trying to assert their dominance in the most eye-rolling way possible. The thought that maybe going fast is fun to some people, maybe getting in a tough workout is what some people are looking for and maybe it has nothing to do with the observer doesn't seem to occur to these people. No one seems to make similar comments about runners who like to go fast or people who take tennis seriously, only cyclists are singled out in this manner. It all fits in with the "entitled scofflaw cyclists in dorky lycra" stereotype that many drivers love to cite. I also see it all the time on this forum: "this ******* in lycra had the temerity to pass me on the road today! What a jerk! He's not a real cyclist!".
Don't get me wrong, there are many things to make fun of this in this niche subculture. I just wish the creator of this video went a little further than the trope-y low hanging fruit he stuck to. Cute made-up quote. Care to actually quote someone saying something remotely like that? Hate to break it to you, but it's definitely possible to ride very fast without wearing lycra and attacking people with power meters. The "real cyclist" snobbery seems to run from people who insist other people need that gear, not the other way around. |
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