PedallingATX

Cool cards tucked in your spokes man! You're right, that's not jackass at all

cc700

it's not lance himself and it's not photoshop.

people take pictures of lots of things.

le'ehov

ITS A WAX MODEL! HAHAH.
https://www.nybma.com/archive.htm

"Madame Tussaud's in Times Square has unveiled their "Lance Armstrong Experience" with a special promotion for NYBMA members. (In case you don't know, if you're a messenger in New York, we technically consider you one of our members. One Love, Baby!) Until July 4th, with this coupon (pdf), when you buy one ticket, you get one FREE! Squid, Amy, and Ken stopped by this morning for the unveiling of the figure, clad in the Tour De France's Yellow Jersey and mounted on the actual bike he rode to his 6th tour win in 2004. While Amy & I scurried back to our stupid work, Squid went inside to "race Lance" on a stationary bike set up to simulate an uphill time trial. If you're in front of a TV at 10 p.m. tonight, he's going to be on the WB11 news!"

craigcraigcraig

thats not too bad, the pedals need to go and that spitfire spoke card lol

zzyzx_xyzzy

So how is it that a "wax model" is lit from above right when the guy standing next to it is lit from above left?

3feetplease

Some people have a hard time accepting the truth.

zzyzx_xyzzy

Thanks for the illustration.

So how is it that a wax model is lit from above right when the guy standing next to it is lit from above left?

4doorhoor

Stop

zzyzx_xyzzy

I'm just trying to figure out if the other guy is shopped in or what.

cal_gundert05

I think the issue of conflicting shadows only comes into play when there is supposed to be a single, strong source of light in the scene.

And it seems to me that there could be multiple sources of light in that scene--the sun overhead, it's reflections off of shiny buildings, lights set up specifically for the display...Just look at the wax figure of Lance--the right side of his face is in shadow, while the outside of his right arm is lit. So maybe his arm was shopped in, too.

rymep

You do realize that it's possible for there to be multiple light sources lighting the subjects of a picture, right?

martinus

I wonder whos job it was, to keep the keeys "straight" ...


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JohnDThompson 

Only if he uses the brake...

craigcraigcraig

hopefully not the same guy that has the keep the front tire full of air job.

cc700

why have it if it won't be used? get a disc fork.

old scratch

i dont get it. what is wrong with this bike?

franknstein

bboysubhuman

I went to a house party on Saturday, and that bike was in one of the hallways. I also said, "WTF."

muckymucky

...his rear tire is touching the center? how can this be possible to ride?=/

cc700

the tire probably isn't touching, it's probably just barely grazing the frame.

what's worse is the disc brake on the non-disc fork. i swear that thing is going to fold the fork in two if it is used like it should be.

bboysubhuman

not sure if this has been posted yet:

Marrock

Primarily, using a disc brake on a fork never designed with one in mind.

bbattle

And it doesn't appear there's enough brake cable.

bbattle

The pink does not work with that yellow. Rear brake only and no foot retention. Maybe it's singlespeed but I'd still move that brake to the front.

Meepers

i saw this saddle and immediately thought of Mario Brothers. it looks like a mushroom helmet.