Stop With the "If you ride x bike and don't y, you're a poseur" Crap!
01-19-08, 08:13 PM
#1
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Stop With the "If you ride x bike and don't y, you're a poseur" Crap!
I'm tired of people calling other people poseurs just because they ride a nice bike and don't race. I saw a nice guy riding a gorgeous Orbea Oiz Carbon the other day, and I mean GORGEOUS. Full XTR, carbon seatpost, bars, et cetera. $5g bike. The guy looked to be around 40 or 50, and was wearing some baggy MTB shorts and a t-shirt. We had a nice conversation, and I asked him a bunch of questions about his bike. I think we both enjoyed talking about it. BUT, next thing you know, some lycra-wearing asshat pulls up next to me and him (fire-road leading up to trail head) and starts talking crap about how if he's not a racer, he shouldn't be riding that bike.
This is bull crap. Why can't everyone just be happy for someone if they have a great bike. If you can afford a dream-bike, buy it. And race it. Or don't race it. Just ride the hell out of it and enjoy it. Don't let the elitist ass-holes make you feel like a poseur or talk you out of buying a bike. A poseur is someone who sits at the trail-head with their shiny new bike and doesn't ride it, so everyone can see each inch of it's titanium, unridden glory.
TL;DR- STFU Elitists
This is bull crap. Why can't everyone just be happy for someone if they have a great bike. If you can afford a dream-bike, buy it. And race it. Or don't race it. Just ride the hell out of it and enjoy it. Don't let the elitist ass-holes make you feel like a poseur or talk you out of buying a bike. A poseur is someone who sits at the trail-head with their shiny new bike and doesn't ride it, so everyone can see each inch of it's titanium, unridden glory.
TL;DR- STFU Elitists
01-19-08, 08:31 PM
#4
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Wut
Orbea isn't owned by Specialized, is it?
Orbea isn't owned by Specialized, is it?
01-19-08, 08:39 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Brainerd MN
Posts: 999
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
01-19-08, 08:43 PM
#6
Guest
Posts: n/a
Mentioned: Post(s)
Tagged: Thread(s)
Quoted: Post(s)
Jealousy.
01-19-08, 08:44 PM
#7
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
01-19-08, 08:50 PM
#9
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
01-19-08, 08:55 PM
#11
Wood Licker
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Whistler,BC
Posts: 16,966
Bikes: Trek Fuel EX 8 27.5 +, 2002 Transition Dirtbag, Kona Roast 2002
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
I'm tired of people calling other people poseurs just because they ride a nice bike and don't race. I saw a nice guy riding a gorgeous Orbea Oiz Carbon the other day, and I mean GORGEOUS. Full XTR, carbon seatpost, bars, et cetera. $5g bike. The guy looked to be around 40 or 50, and was wearing some baggy MTB shorts and a t-shirt. We had a nice conversation, and I asked him a bunch of questions about his bike. I think we both enjoyed talking about it. BUT, next thing you know, some lycra-wearing asshat pulls up next to me and him (fire-road leading up to trail head) and starts talking crap about how if he's not a racer, he shouldn't be riding that bike.
This is bull crap. Why can't everyone just be happy for someone if they have a great bike. If you can afford a dream-bike, buy it. And race it. Or don't race it. Just ride the hell out of it and enjoy it. Don't let the elitist ass-holes make you feel like a poseur or talk you out of buying a bike. A poseur is someone who sits at the trail-head with their shiny new bike and doesn't ride it, so everyone can see each inch of it's titanium, unridden glory.
TL;DR- STFU Elitists
This is bull crap. Why can't everyone just be happy for someone if they have a great bike. If you can afford a dream-bike, buy it. And race it. Or don't race it. Just ride the hell out of it and enjoy it. Don't let the elitist ass-holes make you feel like a poseur or talk you out of buying a bike. A poseur is someone who sits at the trail-head with their shiny new bike and doesn't ride it, so everyone can see each inch of it's titanium, unridden glory.
TL;DR- STFU Elitists
01-19-08, 08:55 PM
#12
Wood Licker
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Whistler,BC
Posts: 16,966
Bikes: Trek Fuel EX 8 27.5 +, 2002 Transition Dirtbag, Kona Roast 2002
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
oh and are you drunk?...thats quite a rant haha
01-19-08, 08:58 PM
#13
Lost in the Black Hills
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 5,725
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
what is wrong with that? i like to people watch.
__________________
Tomac Mountain Bikes | Light-Bikes l Magura USA | Industry Nine | Schwalbe Tires | Caffélatex
Tomac Mountain Bikes | Light-Bikes l Magura USA | Industry Nine | Schwalbe Tires | Caffélatex
01-19-08, 08:59 PM
#14
Lost in the Black Hills
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 5,725
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
__________________
Tomac Mountain Bikes | Light-Bikes l Magura USA | Industry Nine | Schwalbe Tires | Caffélatex
Tomac Mountain Bikes | Light-Bikes l Magura USA | Industry Nine | Schwalbe Tires | Caffélatex
01-19-08, 09:02 PM
#15
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Oh god.... This isn't how I imagined the thread to end up.....
01-19-08, 09:07 PM
#16
one less horse
What was the asshat's reaction when you said something to him about it?
01-19-08, 09:15 PM
#17
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Oh, attack.....
I play my LVL10 Polyzoid and counter with Fury of Zeus!
Actually, I shot a dirty look at him. Nothing I said would have mattered. Let's play guess how old I am!
EDIT- Are you guy's indirectly saying that you support elitists?
I play my LVL10 Polyzoid and counter with Fury of Zeus!
Actually, I shot a dirty look at him. Nothing I said would have mattered. Let's play guess how old I am!
EDIT- Are you guy's indirectly saying that you support elitists?
01-19-08, 09:18 PM
#18
Elite Rep
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Melbourne - Australia
Posts: 2,096
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
That and its my 1 day weekend.
01-19-08, 09:27 PM
#21
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
01-19-08, 09:28 PM
#22
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
01-19-08, 09:33 PM
#23
Throw the stick!!!!
I just can't imagine a mountain bike racer stopping for no reason other than to tell the person if he doesn't race he shouldn't be riding the bike he is on. I have been around a lot of racers and I have never heard of anyone actually doing that. Most of the racers I know couldn't care less what other people are riding.
Oh yeah to keep it on topic, pecan pie sucks!
Oh yeah to keep it on topic, pecan pie sucks!
__________________
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
01-19-08, 09:39 PM
#25
Generic Title
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,927
Bikes: 2008 Trek Fuel EX7, 2007 Trek 1600, 2007 Eastern Warthog
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I just can't imagine a mountain bike racer stopping for no reason other than to tell the person if he doesn't race he shouldn't be riding the bike he is on. I have been around a lot of racers and I have never heard of anyone actually doing that. Most of the racers I know couldn't care less what other people are riding.
Oh yeah to keep it on topic, pecan pie sucks!
Oh yeah to keep it on topic, pecan pie sucks!
I don't think anyone would stop to be a dick.
And since this thread has gone to hell, I hate pecan pie as well. However, pecan SWIRLS are win.