More trendy than functional?

cervelo48 · 2010-02-23 15:13:40

I want a shirt with one of these on it... Pic related http://foodbeast.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bacon-cheese-turtle-burger.jpg

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02-23-10 | 09:15 PM

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NinetiesKid

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I want a shirt with one of these on it...

Pic related

02-23-10 | 09:20 PM

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Brian

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This is what 1.5lbs of bacon looks like on a turkey.

02-23-10 | 09:20 PM

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all That looks good^^

02-23-10 | 09:24 PM

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Brian

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Flash_BeeZy

all That looks good^^

In order to complete the above image, you will need this:

02-23-10 | 09:32 PM

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jvm051

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kyselad

Brakeless riding provides a zen connection to the bike and trains one not only to think ahead, but also to look through solid objects to see hazards not apparent to cyclists with brakes, let alone those pantywaists running gears. But this stuff is all over the internetz anyway, so read up and check back in later.

Being a Pantywaist running gears on my road bike, I decided to try and improve my leg strength for both Mountain Biking (Where I wear baggy shorts) and road biking. I ended up purchasing a Windsor Clockwork and swapped out the broken out of the box freewheel for a fixed cog. It is very much improving my cycling but damm near scared the crap out of me the first few times I thought I could freewheel. I kept the brakes, and find them very useful even with the fixed gear in traffic situations. As far as the Zen connection quote, I think your skinny jeans are cutting off your circulation. I ride geared road and mountain as well as single speed mountain and now fixed, and don't remember the last time I meditated on my bike.

Main Entry: Zen
Pronunciation: \ˈzen\
Function: noun
Etymology: Japanese, religious meditation
Date: 1727
: a Japanese sect of Mahayana Buddhism that aims at enlightenment by direct intuition through meditation

02-23-10 | 09:49 PM

#31

Scrodzilla

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NinetiesKid - you just made my day.

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02-23-10 | 10:23 PM

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daybreak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Inertianinja

it is not my place, nor is it anyone elses, to judge another's choices unless they directly put us in danger. which is not likely.
it is most certainly not our place to judge another's choices based on whether we feel they are, as cyclists, more or less "authentic" as we.
it is most hypocritical to judge another for making a choice based on aesthetics, since we all do it to some extent.

that's what's up.

02-23-10 | 10:30 PM

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bryguy27007

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Originally Posted by jvm051

Blah blah blah...

You took offense to pretty obvious sarcasm.

02-23-10 | 11:44 PM

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Young Version

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I ride fixed because it's fun. Don't try to make the motivation more complicated than it is. I couldn't care less if it's trendy.

02-24-10 | 02:06 AM

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MaxSta

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LOL, if anything annoys me it's people who go "hey take the brake off!"
I ride a bike b/c i love biking and hate public transport and traffic

a bike isn't a fashion statement. these hipsters they are part of some scene and "culture" (meanwhile it's not bike culture, since i'd love for more people to ride bikes instead of cars, and most other bikers would agree.) It's a judgmental, trendy, pompous bull**** popularity contest that somehow makes you HARDCORE for not having brakes on your bike.

did you know most bicycle riders die when they get hit by a car? So spider like reflexes and a ZEN CONNECTION to the bike won't stop you when a guy driving a truck doesn't see you, but of course wearing reflectors and riding with brakes is LAME.

02-24-10 | 06:47 AM

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What does the OP look like?

02-24-10 | 06:51 AM

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man, I bet I'd look so rad on a fixie. David Hasselfoff ain't got nothin' on me.

02-24-10 | 07:11 AM

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Scrodzilla

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02-24-10 | 07:18 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bbattle

man, I bet I'd look so rad on a fixie. David Hasselfoff ain't got nothin' on me.

Nice mandals.

02-24-10 | 10:27 AM

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chevy42083

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OjaiYoda

this

I actually did once. She is still riding brakeless a year later. She is a MUCH stronger rider than I, and runs a taller gear. Very humbling.

(yes, gave her a caliper, a couple colors of cable housing, and a lever)

02-24-10 | 10:38 AM

#41

mrvile

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bbattle

man, I bet I'd look so rad on a fixie. David Hasselfoff ain't got nothin' on me.

Win.

02-24-10 | 10:43 AM

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Mongoose441

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My Bike My rules, I have bikes with brakes I have bikes without brakes.

Ride your own ride

02-25-10 | 07:51 PM

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02-25-10 | 07:59 PM

#44

LupinIII

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i think i've heard the zen is bull**** argument longer than i've heard the for the zen argument

02-25-10 | 10:26 PM

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ADSR

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So. Not much happening in BFSSFG tonight?

02-25-10 | 10:48 PM

#46

Sixty Fiver

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I am so trendy all the other kids want to be like me and when they aren't riding because they are scared of a little snow, ice, and -40C temps... I am.