BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!

We may be on the tinsel-festooned cusp of the holiday season (as well as all the depression and misanthropy it entails), but lest you find yourself tempted to embark on some kind of Zabriskie-esque nog-fueled bender I've prepared a quiz in the hopes that sobriety and knowledge will prevail. As always, read the question, swish it around in your mind like you're savoring a fine nog, and click on your answer. If you're right, you'll see either the item or some other kind of affirmation. If you're wrong, you'll see some guy in pajamas running over a bicycle helmet with a pickup truck.

See you next week, and ride safe.


--BSNYC/RTMS



1) What are "Bar Mitts?"

--A new way to keep your hands warm while cycling

--What you get when you drink too much and get all touchy-feely
--A malapropism for "varmints"
--A Jewish rite of passage undergone by males at 13 years of age

2) This is the "hippest fixie in town." Which town?

--Raleigh, NC
--Oakland, CA
--Austin, TX
--Portland, OR

3) P-fars are to wine as:

--Fixed-gears are to canned domestic beer
--Cyclocross bikes are to Belgian beer
--Tri bikes are to POM juice
--All of the above

4) According to Core77, these pant cuff retainers are cool:

--True
--False

5) Which football (soccer) star is rocking/running a kickstand?

--Ronaldo
--Rolando
--Rondalo
--Mandala





6) According to the Power Cranks website, their product can help improve erectile function.

--True
--False

7) Step 1 in the Wired tutorial on how to stop a fixed-gear bicycle with no "breaks" is to "Find a Safe Place to Practice." As part of Step 1, the article warns, "Remember that it is next to impossible to 'anticipate' an emergency stop." So what is Step 2?

--Wear a Helmet
--Choose Your Braking Method
--Mount a Brake
--Anticipate Your Stops



8) "Hipster Cysts" are sooo 2008. For '09 it's all about:

--Duct tape-mounted Maglites
--Handlebar-mounted Menorahs
--Oil-burning lanterns
--Night vision goggles

***Special P-Far Bonus Question***

Why is this p-far rider spreading his legs?

--He's p-far freestyling
--He's p-far cyclocrossing and he just did a flying remount
--He overcooked the turn
--He's making the "leg V," a typical salute among members of Jules Verne's fan club in the 19th century