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Old 08-14-20 | 12:26 PM
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Old 08-14-20 | 03:47 PM
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Old 08-14-20 | 04:12 PM
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A very annoying video.
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Old 08-14-20 | 05:44 PM
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I love this dude's videos, and he's spot on with this one! I especially love that it irritates boomers, too; that's icing on the cake!
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Old 08-14-20 | 06:41 PM
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all you have to do is look at the clothing and you'll know
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
A very annoying video.
Could not get passed the first minute.
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all you have to do is look at the clothing and you'll know
So what am I when I’m commuting in bibs, jersey and cycling shoes? How about when I’m doing wearing the same while out touring?
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Old 08-14-20 | 08:12 PM
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Why do people feel compelled to put others in categories. Didn't watch the video, though I might have seen it a while ago, or something similar.

I commute on a carbon road bike sometimes with full kit, especially during the warm months. I commute on a gravel bike with studs in the winter, with multiple layers of clothing. I am a cyclocommuter, or a commuter cyclist.
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Could not get passed the first minute.

Then you missed "he has never participated in a UCI sponsored event, but he knows people who have been to Europe." That's a damn funny line.
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Old 08-15-20 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mcours2006
Why do people feel compelled to put others in categories..
It happens all the time with all types of hobbies/activities/lifestyles. It's nothing new, humans have been putting each other in categories for thousands of years. I think only a psychologist could answer why humans do that.
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Originally Posted by BoraxKid
I love this dude's videos, and he's spot on with this one! I especially love that it irritates boomers, too; that's icing on the cake!
Why would it annoy baby boomers?
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Why would it annoy baby boomers?
ask the boomers
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Again ANYONE any age that is pedaling a 1,2,3,4 wheel machine is a cyclist. The video is a rather annoying but a satire look at wanna be racer boyz.
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So what am I when I’m commuting in bibs, jersey and cycling shoes? How about when I’m doing wearing the same while out touring?
cyclist that commutes
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I kept waiting for equal time making fun of commuters, but it looks like that 60 seconds of time was spent on the sponsor of the video.
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Originally Posted by BoraxKid
I love this dude's videos, and he's spot on with this one! I especially love that it irritates boomers, too; that's icing on the cake!
Shut up, go to work and pay your taxes. I need my social security check so I can buy a faster bike.
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
I kept waiting for equal time making fun of commuters, but it looks like that 60 seconds of time was spent on the sponsor of the video.
It would actually be funny if it spent time picking on commuters also.
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Originally Posted by Ferrouscious
ask the boomers
The video is making fun of Gen X, not baby boomers.
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The video is making fun of Gen X, not baby boomers.
ok.
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Originally Posted by Ferrouscious
ok.
"... well into their 40s or even 50s ..." = Gen X
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"... well into their 40s or even 50s ..." = Gen X
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