messenger couture (longish)
05-05-05, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by William Karsten
I don't mind breaking forum rules if someone has the audacity to disagree with me.
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Originally Posted by hyperRevue
I've never said it was a palpable community. I've repeated myself numerous times on this responding to you. There is no organized collective it's more of a shared mindset. But i do feel as if I am wasting my time.
I really feel sorry for how close minded and hostile you are. but at least i know that you are in the minority. so suck it.
I really feel sorry for how close minded and hostile you are. but at least i know that you are in the minority. so suck it.
Organized collective or shared mindset? You're back peddling. Rather, you're coasting.
Close minded and hostile?
Sure, sure. If I don't agree with you I'm close minded. Hmmm.. Pot, kettle, krylon... you know.
As far as hostile? You brought up baby killers and then told me to suck it....
Same difference. Perhaps you and I have some sort of shared mindset? Perhaps we are more on the same level then not? You'll never know until you play fixie tag....
05-05-05, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by krispisedonbyaperson
Who knows who I am? Certiainly I don't!!!
Made my day there Kris!!
05-05-05, 03:20 PM
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I was being sarcastic. A$$
05-05-05, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by William Karsten
Organized collective or shared mindset? You're back peddling. Rather, you're coasting.
Close minded and hostile?
Sure, sure. If I don't agree with you I'm close minded. Hmmm.. Pot, kettle, krylon... you know.
As far as hostile? You brought up baby killers and then told me to suck it....
Same difference. Perhaps you and I have some sort of shared mindset? Perhaps we are more on the same level then not? You'll never know until you play fixie tag....
Close minded and hostile?
Sure, sure. If I don't agree with you I'm close minded. Hmmm.. Pot, kettle, krylon... you know.
As far as hostile? You brought up baby killers and then told me to suck it....
Same difference. Perhaps you and I have some sort of shared mindset? Perhaps we are more on the same level then not? You'll never know until you play fixie tag....
In fact, I did not bring up babykillers, [165] the ex-solder did in reference to being called one.
I don't believe I'm back peddling at all. Let's go back and see the words i've used so far: community, general camaraderie, shared mindset. I stand firm to all those word choices.
You can keep ignoring the facts and the points I've refuted, but the truth is, I've never said it was anything organized or visible. And, while you may not have experienced it, I believe there is a shared sense of comraderie among bikers. This forum shows it clearly. Bikers of all different ages and religions and stripes come here and share stories, advice and offer assistance to complete strangers. and why? because we all ride bikes. And while you may not believe that there is interaction between different kinds of bikers, youre just wrong.
I'm not saying that people HAVE to be friends with somoene just because they happen to ride a bike. But for the great majority of riders there is a sense of unity.
And while you don't want any of my sympethetic downplay crap, you have obviously never experienced it. And there is nothing I can do about that.
05-05-05, 03:32 PM
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it might help if you stepped out of the "cold grey world" of san diego for a little bit.
05-05-05, 03:33 PM
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can we get back to the bunny with a pancake on it's head?
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bring out the strippengers!
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it happens everywhere.
https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/100459-disappointed-local-bike-club.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/100459-disappointed-local-bike-club.html
05-05-05, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jfmckenna
HaHa now thats funny.
I think being perhaps one of the older members in this forum the whole thing is funny. I was riding a track bike while mike dee was suckin on his mothers teet. I never messed and never had the desire. I commute with a messenger bag (if thats what you want to call it) I always called it a shoulder bag. Mike dee got a problem with that he's gonna get a left hook that he never saw comming.
Don't worry some day you all will be too old for this sh1t too
I think being perhaps one of the older members in this forum the whole thing is funny. I was riding a track bike while mike dee was suckin on his mothers teet. I never messed and never had the desire. I commute with a messenger bag (if thats what you want to call it) I always called it a shoulder bag. Mike dee got a problem with that he's gonna get a left hook that he never saw comming.
Don't worry some day you all will be too old for this sh1t too
Wow, you're obviously very wise as well, so ready to resort to violence with a total stranger over something he wrote in a blog.
05-05-05, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by turd
my main point of contention is this -- when did fixed/track bikes become the sole domain of messengers?
(1) not all ppl who ride fixed are/have-to-be messengers
(2) not all messengers ride fixed
also there's the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" double-standard: if you ride a geared bike, you suck and if you ride a fixed bike and are NOT a messenger, then you doubly suck. wtf.
(1) not all ppl who ride fixed are/have-to-be messengers
(2) not all messengers ride fixed
also there's the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" double-standard: if you ride a geared bike, you suck and if you ride a fixed bike and are NOT a messenger, then you doubly suck. wtf.
As far as the double standard goes, screw anyone who thinks like that. I ride all sorts of bikes and enjoy the hell out of all of them, and couldn't give a rat's ass about what some small minded idiot thinks.
05-05-05, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by noumena9
and just as a side note, Vails excluded, the messengers get their asses beat at the velodrome by old guys in lycra pretty much every time. so a more convincing argument would be that the messengers are wanna be poseur track stars... *if* one were to follow your logic.
I'm assuming you're referring to kissena? I know more than a few messengers/ex messengers who have done really well out there after Vails and before the Puma thing. You should do more research before you shoot your mouth off.
05-05-05, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperRevue
...This forum shows it clearly. Bikers of all different ages and religions and stripes come here and share stories, advice and offer assistance to complete strangers. ...
Not true.
I come here for the fables of pie experiences, bickering, pics of beautiful bikes, and MERTON.
If anyone tries to give me advice, assistance, tries to hold my hand, or touches my knee, I'm going for my gun.
05-05-05, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TeleJohn
Not true.
I come here for the fables of pie experiences, bickering, pics of beautiful bikes, and MERTON.
If anyone tries to give me advice, assistance, tries to hold my hand, or touches my knee, I'm going for my gun.
I come here for the fables of pie experiences, bickering, pics of beautiful bikes, and MERTON.
If anyone tries to give me advice, assistance, tries to hold my hand, or touches my knee, I'm going for my gun.
05-05-05, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperRevue
Well you may not. But if you scan through the 117 pages of posts, you're going to run across quite a lot of people seeking advice, sharing stories, and asking for assistance.
Oh and I forgot...
Reading how seriously people take themselves on an internet forum.
05-05-05, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by luckycat
I'm assuming you're referring to kissena? I know more than a few messengers/ex messengers who have done really well out there after Vails and before the Puma thing. You should do more research before you shoot your mouth off.
But I agree with the sentiment: Mikey is saying that hipsters on fixies are losers because they are stealing messenger culture. But the messenger culture that he is talking about is all about the bike, and the bikes he is talking about are track bikes. So by his own logic messengers are losers because they stole/are stealing track culture. All of which is just bull****, imo. Bikes are bikes.
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ok people, enough is enough. we should change the title of the thread to "messenger couture (damn long)"
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Originally Posted by neuron
Of course, their thread only went on for 4 pages...
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na9]dunno who you're responding to, but I was just copy pasting from the dude's blog. But I agree with the sentiment: Mikey is saying that hipsters on fixies are losers because they are stealing messenger culture. But the messenger culture that he is talking about is all about the bike, and the bikes he is talking about are track bikes. So by his own logic messengers are losers because they stole/are stealing track culture. All of which is just bull****, imo. Bikes are bikes.[/QUOTE]
Damn... My bad. Obviously Mike should do some research, he knows a few of those people I was referring to.
And yeah, I get the thing about messengers stealing track culture. I guess it's true if it's really all only about the machine, but I think it's much more than that.
Yup, bikes are bikes, and we should just ride them and not worry so much about what other people think.
But I agree with the sentiment: Mikey is saying that hipsters on fixies are losers because they are stealing messenger culture. But the messenger culture that he is talking about is all about the bike, and the bikes he is talking about are track bikes. So by his own logic messengers are losers because they stole/are stealing track culture. All of which is just bull****, imo. Bikes are bikes.[/QUOTE]Damn... My bad. Obviously Mike should do some research, he knows a few of those people I was referring to.
And yeah, I get the thing about messengers stealing track culture. I guess it's true if it's really all only about the machine, but I think it's much more than that.
Yup, bikes are bikes, and we should just ride them and not worry so much about what other people think.
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05-05-05, 07:15 PM
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ok, 1,2,3: BREATHE. everybody. again: in through nose, out through mouth.
my grandfather once said, "no matter where you are in life, 3 out of 10 people are a$$holes." accept it and you will feel better.
my grandfather once said, "no matter where you are in life, 3 out of 10 people are a$$holes." accept it and you will feel better.
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Ho man this was funny thread! I can't say I read i all, jus skimmed these last two pages but let me just say "BWAHAHAHA cough cough huhhuhu"
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For some reason this thread makes me think of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Where Affleck's character is explaing what the message board Movie Poop Shoot is "...a place where people go to talk about movie stars they claim to despise but yet can't seem to stop discussing..."
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This is entertaining all around.
The only problem is that this guy's inflated ego is going to swell even more if he's got web hit tracking and finds so many people are viewing his blog. Oh well... at least he's taking the time to express his views, no matter how self-righteous they are. I'm kinda digging [165]'s outlook on it all.
The only problem is that this guy's inflated ego is going to swell even more if he's got web hit tracking and finds so many people are viewing his blog. Oh well... at least he's taking the time to express his views, no matter how self-righteous they are. I'm kinda digging [165]'s outlook on it all.
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anyway, why would you WANT TO WAVE TO ANOTHER CYCLIST unless u know him?
..sign messenger
..sign messenger
05-05-05, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by armia
anyway, why would you WANT TO WAVE TO ANOTHER CYCLIST unless u know him?
..sign messenger
..sign messenger
here we go again. ...