BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz (Special Thursday Edition)!

As those of you familiar with the United States may be aware, this Saturday, July 4th, marks our Independence Day. As is our custom, we celebrate this day by watching things explode in the sky. In fact, this year there are rumors of a USA x Mavic pyrotechnic "collabo" in which the famed wheelbuilder will launch thousands of R-Sys wheels over our nation's capital, which will then explode in a delighful burst of carbon and kevlar. In any case, in observance of America's favorite long weekend, please note that I will not be posting tomorrow, but will return on Monday, July 6th with regular updates.

In the meantime, though, I'm pleased to report that I've made some fascinating discoveries recently. Firstly, you may recall three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond's controversial and awkwardly-delivered talk at the "Play the Game" conference in Coventry, UK not too long ago. Well, audio from a second microphone placed behind the podium reveals what very well could have been the cause of his befuddlement:



You've got to give LeMond credit for covering so convincingly with the drinking glass. Clearly he's no amateur. I bet he also blocks the crack in his hotel room door with a rolled-up bath towel dorm room-style.

My second discovery concerns what could very well be a new trend in fixed-gear freestyling. I was visiting Prolly's blog recently where I saw this video of noted fixed-gear freestyler Keo Curry:


If you're not familiar with Keo Curry, you may recall him as the amateur metallurgist who proclaimed that steel frames "draw a circle" while aluminum ones produce "a square feel." Well, I was taking note of his setup (I'm always looking to improve my own fixed-gear freestyling) when I realized that I'd seen his bicycle someplace before:
Yes, it looks very much like Curry may be palping a Terry Symmetry conversion:


Clearly this must be the new hot setup. I wonder what shape a Terry Symmetry draws. In any case, that small front wheel is aesthetically the centerpiece of the groupo.

And with that, I present you with a quiz. As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer. If you're right you're right, and if you're wrong you're wrong--and you're also going to learn correct cycling posture from an "enthusiastic triathlete."

Thanks for reading, drink responsibly, and ride safe this weekend. (That means no R-Sys rubbage!)

--BSNYC/RTMS





1) Locking your bike up high is the new thing.

--True
--False




2) These handlebars are called:

--Riser bars
--Unibrow bars
--Frida bars
--Any of the above is acceptable




3) What is this?

--The world's youngest hipster
--A typical New York City fixed-gear freestyler
--The new Cinelli x Sesame Street limited edition "collabo" bike
--The new Outlier Tailored Performance Clothing children's line





4) On what kind of bike are these aerobars mounted?

--A Bianchi B.A.S.S. single-speed mountain bike
--A Fuji Obey brakeless track bike
--A Trek Y-Foil
--A Co-Motion tandem






5) The future of on-the-bike beverage consumption is:

--The CamelBak hydration messenger bag
--The helmet-mounted bottle holder
--The Top Tube-Mounted Bottle Cap (TTMBC)
--Antifreeze





6) How do you have a party Garmin-Slipstream style?

--Get together with your teammates and test each-other's urine
--Put on a Garmin-Slipstream t-shirt and guzzle wine from pint glasses
--Slather yourself with DZ Nuts and drink Thunderbird fortified wine and grapefruit juice
--This is a trick question; Garmin-Slipstream do not have fun




7) In the Craigslist universe, a garment can indeed be "checkered-ish."

--True
--False



8) What is this?

--Dave Zabriskie onomatopoetically reproducing the sound of a puncture on his Twitter
--The sound of actor James Mason savoring a class of chilled Thunderbird
--The Lone Wolf's mantra
--"the sniffn sound"

***Special "This Is How the Magic Happens" Bonus Question***

This Nike photo shoot of sprinter Mark Cavendish will result in an image of him:

--Winning the final stage of the 2009 Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées
--Chasing a chicken like Rocky Balboa
--Riding with a piece of green duct-tape on his mouth
--Staring in disbelief at the "oversized bottom bracket" of the rider in front of him