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ilikebikes 02-06-09 11:10 AM


Originally Posted by Captain Bad (Post 8316400)
Pfft!

No foot retention and no brakes. Skeeter's a jackass.

Skeeters up there with A.Einstein :)

dietstu 02-06-09 02:01 PM


Originally Posted by Captain Bad (Post 8316400)
Pfft!

No foot retention and no brakes. Skeeter's a jackass.

That's hillarious!

Santaria 02-06-09 02:22 PM

Skeeter's pants are way too loose for proper street cred though. And he has tape on that bullhorn, clearly a fakenger.

PunctualAlex 02-06-09 02:46 PM


Originally Posted by sixdrinks (Post 8314170)
I saw one in an old Simpsons episode once, no brakes, track drops, track grips. Had to freeze frame the episode to get a look but it was there for a split second.

I think this is just how lazy animators and the general public view bicycles in general. Saw one in a political cartoon that had the stem on backwards. Made me kind of want to try it...

dietstu 02-06-09 02:53 PM


Originally Posted by PunctualAlex (Post 8317878)
I think this is just how lazy animators and the general public view bicycles in general. Saw one in a political cartoon that had the stem on backwards. Made me kind of want to try it...

Good point. They're just easier to draw.

http://bikehugger.com/images/blogs/Atlantic%20cover.jpg

oeuf 02-06-09 04:00 PM

http://www.cpluv.com/www/medias/mnew...cb85b4d7ae.jpg

yahnming 02-06-09 05:57 PM

yo son. easy. skeeter ain't no jackass. he's rocking an Affinity pursuit style frame with a hed. solid rear wheel and a hed. tri spoke in the front. plus he's got matching knickers, adidas kicks, and a flash jersey. and a time trial helmet. and his gear ratio is off the hook. in the early 90s. what.

Prime 02-06-09 08:17 PM

The Ellen Degeneres Show...

91MF 02-07-09 12:13 PM

in VW print adds featuring the tiguan when they show it with roof racks there are 2 trek t1 on the roof.

dietstu 05-10-09 01:42 PM

new puchout commercial
 
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.c...ercial_580.jpg
Short chain punch out.

Aries 05-10-09 01:59 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QBOJZolP6o

Motion City Soundtrack - LGFUAD video.......skip to 1:35. b123s ftw

Understanding 05-10-09 02:20 PM

how many times have i seen that video and not even notice that :(

ontologik 05-10-09 02:22 PM

There were several parked on bike racks during the city scenes in Monsters Vs. Aliens.

t0kin 05-10-09 02:59 PM


Originally Posted by ontologik (Post 8891489)
There were several parked on bike racks during the city scenes in Monsters Vs. Aliens.

I saw that too!

stsmytherie 05-10-09 03:43 PM

jay ryan
 
http://www.thebirdmachine.com/fullsi...D_fullsize.JPG

Meepers 05-11-09 05:59 AM

there were a few in Heroes Season One in the background. there was also a "bike messenger" i forger if it was one or two. but he was wearing a Chrome Kremlin upside down. later in season three they went to bike Messenger Co. to get back the comic book that was give to the "Messenger" in a earlier season. there was a bike chase, but i am pretty sure it was a geared bike in that scene. i will have to go back on Netflix and try to find the episode to check it out.

muckymucky 05-11-09 07:57 AM

Coming back from The Tourist Trap yesterday, my neighbor's 10 year old kid came up to me as i was unloading my bike and said: "How much was that fixie?!" ..... how do 10 year olds know about fixed gears i now wonder.

devilshaircut 05-11-09 08:04 AM

There is an awful write-up in GQ about fixed gears also:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KnV2fGs8CR...0387796a_o.jpg

It's a large image ... if it isn't working for you, you can see it here.

cockbag 05-11-09 09:37 AM

saw the same one a few times on this one episode of Gossip Girl.

devilshaircut 05-11-09 09:50 AM


Originally Posted by oeuf (Post 8318326)

Not that this is the only thing I disagree with but I must say I am mystified at the whole "pointless keys" thing. I've heard about "pointless keys" in a variety of threads but never understood it. I mean, yeah, we don't have cars ... but don't we still need keys for other things? Personally, I have several keys ... for the front door of my apartment building, another for the back door, for my apartment door, for my mailbox, for my office, for my bike lock. That's 6 keys right there. I also carry (these could come off though since I don't often use them) 2 keys to my parents' house. Maybe I am missing something though.

Attic2zoo 05-11-09 09:51 AM

Caught that episode with my gf the other week

nichupte 05-12-09 02:03 AM

iirc at the end of that ****er asher roths "college" video theres a super sick tarcky with an aerospoke on back, its in the bottom left corner.

i dunno, it kinda even looks like a mag wheel.

G60 05-12-09 02:07 AM


Originally Posted by oeuf (Post 8318326)

ughhhh....i've been using sand paper to scuff my shoes this whole time :crash:

oneangrytoast 05-12-09 11:25 AM

i just read the first line of that GQ article and im dying. they have to label it as a European trend to give it mystique for their sheepish readership to be interested. what snobs.

Cursed 05-15-09 07:55 AM

Nada Surf Video..im sure its been posted a billion times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLKvWf4Fd0


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