Friday, September 2, 2011

BSNYC Friday Foot Quiz! (And Away-Going Announcement)

Monday, September 19th is a very special day. Why? Because that will be the date of my next blog post!

Yes, that's right, circumstances require that as of today I take temporary leave of this blog until Monday, September 19th, at which point I will return with regular updates. This leave has been in the offing for quite some time, so don't act all surprised about it, even though I haven't mentioned a thing about it on this blog until just now. Also, I won't bore you with what I'll be doing during my leave, though I can confirm that I will not be doing any of the following:

--Going to Interbike
--Going to Eurobike
--Going to the Vuelta a EspaƱa
--Going to Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp™
--Getting an adult Bar Mitzvah

In my absence, I suggest that you follow my Twittering account just in case I have important news to relate, such as my consumption and enjoyment of a particularly tasty brand of corn chip that I think you might also like to try. (Where's that check, Doritos people?) And speaking of Twitter, a fellow Tweeterer recently alerted me to the existence of this:


It would appear that someone is trying to achieve a sort of arch McSweeney's-meets-Cycle-Chic effect by combining photos of models on bicycles with prose like this:

When piloting your velocipede it is imperative that you consider prudence, modesty, and decorum at all times, lest you be sanctioned by local law-keepers for improper attire. For, you see, high moral conduct is the chief concern of our metropolitan constabulary, and young women on bicycles must bear in mind the moral weakness of pedestrians as they navigate our sin-besotted conurbation.

In other words, don't ride with your ass crack showing.

As for the so-called "Brooklyn Magazine" itself, I had never come across it before, but the following video they've produced is a pretty good summation of the current state of affairs:

Brooklyn Magazine Promo from Louis Gruber on Vimeo.

Yes, Brooklyn does have many faces, and they make you want to grab them by their patterned scarves and shout horrible, horrible things into them.

In any event, pending my return, I'm pleased to present you with a quiz. As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer. If you're right you'll feel inexplicably tingly, and if you're wrong you'll hear a song.

Thanks very much for reading, ride safe, and I look forward to "seeing" you when I return on September 19th.


--Wildcat Rocking Chair


(You can't tell from the picture, but it's pretty wild.)





1) The speed at which a retrogrouch goes "Woo hoo!" is:






(Off to a foffing good start.)

2) There is only one Dmitry Fofonov.

--True
--False





“But with the miles, the pain from the hole in my perineum got stronger."

3) Who said this?





4) This $5,500 titanium and belt-driven commuter:








5) Do police officers hate cyclists?

--Yes
--No




6) To this day, nothing gets attention in Williamsburg like a nice set of:






7) Hooray! It's ________:





***Special Health-Themed Bonus Question!***

In addition to exposing the dangers of excessive groin and ass use, this graphic also quantifies the importance of:



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Hipster for Sale (cheap) said...

If you put an 18 tooth chainring and a 20 tooth cog on the rear of your fixie, I know you could climb a steep hill easy enough. But, my question is, how hard would it be to ride down the other side?

Hipster for Sale (Now Reduced) said...

Comment 1821. Let's dissect that for a minute. There are several number combinations that these four numbers can create but the most significant ones are 18 and 21.

In my state, it was not too long ago you could legally start to buy PBR when you turned 18. Later they set the age you could buy PBR at 21.

So what? Nothing earth shattering, guess this comment is just a good excuse to go pop the top on a cold one.

Hipster (now full of PBR) said...

1822 divided by 2 equals 911.

Just showing you how to get information from the number 1822.

Anonymous said...

SSCXWC is the snob already there? we wonder here

mr.pissta

Nogocyclist said...

Mr. pissta, he may be on a long road trip. WCRM could be doing the Cyclocross Race this weekend and next weekend on his way back, he could see if he still got it at the BMX race in Tulsa.

Sounds like a good reason to take a road trip with some good friends, to me. He also would be practicing being a good parent. His boy will be ready soon enough to make his appearance on a mini and WCRM needs to get ready for that day.

Lanterne Glooge said...

Desultory Wave To ZOD...
It's raining out and I ain't takin' no fuckin' BUS to work!

Time to start pedalin', have a fun weekend, y'all.

Lanterne Glooge

LK said...

Embarrassed? Black Jersey Fred is wearing a TOGA Jersey! A friend of yours maybe?

Here's it is 7:02PMish and nobody else has mentioned it...... Sad sad sad.

Never let it End said...

WCRM is not posting for a whole week. Everyone over on the current comment section does not want a "Podium Chase" run up of the comment sections, so should we do it again over here?

Maybe, maybe not. I wonder if anyone will take a pull to another podium if the reward for being first commenter on the page that starts with 2001 were to win the opportunity to take a ride on the recumbabe cycle?

Anonymous said...

It's raining here. Can't go for a ride or do any trail work, so what can I do? Comment on WCRM's posts for today.

No, I am not even given the opportunity to do that because he wanted to take a vacation for some reason.

Maybe I will go take a ride out in the hard rain and 40-60 mile wind gusts.....

On second thought, I think I will just stay here and see what everyone else has to say.

Anonymous said...

It is Wednesday in NYC.

Anonymous said...

Happy Thanksgiving.

Hope you enjoyed your tofu-turkey!

Anonymous said...

I think I left something back here.
....has anyone seen my G4 its not on my barz anymore...

mr.pissta

Someday (Now or much later) 2000 Comments said...

Mr. Pissta, If by "G4" you mean your Apple IPhone 4G, you no longer have to worry.

I love apples! I took the one that was lost back here during the Thanksgivings Day Holiday weekend and dipped it in caramel and then dipped it again in crushed almonds right afterwards.

It tasted great but was way to crunchy. If this was your apple, I will willingly give you another and even make it into a Caramel Apple to you to replace it. I have a couple in the refrigerator now. I can promise you the new ones are much better. I made them myself and used granny smith apples to make them this time. They are taste much better made this way, and I have not had a major stomach ache from one yet.

Someday 2000 Comments said...

Boy, I sure should have proof read that previous comment better.

Hope what it says is close enough for you to figure out, for I sure don't desire to re post that comment with the corrections.

Anonymous said...

Someday that is about the stupidest comment I have ever read!

Anonymous said...

1835 comments. I am going to take a short pull. We will eventually make it to 2000.

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1842 sounds like a good number.

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1843

Anonymous said...

Vulcanized rubber was invented by Charles Goodyear in 1844.

Yes, 1844 was an important year for bicycles. Can you imagine still riding around on tires made of anything like wood, metal, or even bamboo?

Robert Thompson said...

I was the inventor of the tire that made the bicycle practical, not that NuFred Charles Goodyear!

Nogocyclist said...

I'm guilty.

I just want to help everyone else to have one more chance at a podium, even if it is just a chance at a podium due to a page change.

Anonymous said...

THIS WAS AROUND WHEN I STARTED WALKING

MR. PISSTA

Anonymous said...

WAS? I MEANT OCTOBER

un chat gris said...

millennial comments page

Hief Loste said...

Pedal, pedal, pedal, pedal, pedal...........whew! C'mon, someone else pull now! Before Leif Hoste starts screaming at us again!

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Anonymous said...

Ernest Michaux invented the modern bicycle pedal and cranks in 1861.

That makes it an excellent year for cyclist unless they were in the United States at the time.

The modern bicycle pedal was invented in the year of the start of the American Civil War.

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1862 Comments

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1869

I remember '69 for some reason.
Why? I don't know, just remember this year for some reason.

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Portrayer of Worthless Facts said...

1876 was the year that two craftsmen created two wonderful artisan products. The first was Adolphus Busch who curated Budweiser. The second product was Heinz Tomato Ketchup.

Even though no one would consider them artisan products today, were they not considered artisan back then?

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This Fact Is True said...

1887

My grandfather was born in this year. Just thought you would like to know.

Anonymous said...

1888

18 old enough to drink legally. At least it was when I turned 18.

88 old enough not to want to any more.

What happens between those two ages........

Anonymous said...

11 more comments to 1900?

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A Cyclist From Brooklyn said...

1 more comment and we will be at 1900.

Well I checked. 1899 is a very significant year for cycling. It was the year that Mile a minute Murphy set the speed record for riding a bicycle for one mile in less than one minute.

Sounded like a very interesting ride, to say the least.

Commenter 1900 said...

Wooooooooo Hooooooo!!!!
1900!

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This is the real truth said...

Aught six. The year my rifle ammunition was designed. Just a warning for any users of this board. Don't try to shoot an aught six from a mountain bike. The time I did that the stupid rifle knocked me square off my bike and right into a pile of bull manure.

Anonymous said...

Lucien Petit-Breton

Who won the 1907 Tour de France?

Anonymous said...

Who won the 1908 Tour de France?

The same guy that won the 1907 Tour.

Anonymous said...

FranƧois Faber won the 1909 Tour de France. This was one of the toughest tours on record.

He did not only win the race, he earned it.

Anonymous said...

1910

It is so boring with WCRM not posting again. I will take a pull for a few minutes in honor of him.

AKA, if Snob would actually post, I would not be doing this boring stupid pointless time waisting junk.

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1911

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1912

Marcel Duchamp said...

Comment 1913.

19 is a prime number
13 is a prime number

Together they are 1913, also a prime number.

This is also the year Richard Nixon was born.

Marcel Duchamp created a work of art in 1913 called Bicycle Wheel.
This work of art was a bicycle wheel in a fork mounted upside down on a painted stool.

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1914

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1919?

It was the first year the leader of the Tour de France wore the maillot jaune.

It was the year the fewest cyclist finished the Tour, ten (11 finished, one was disqualified.)

1919 was the year the 18 amendment was ratified starting the era in the United States often referred to as Prohibition.

In 1919 motorcycle companies tried to sell motorcycles by selling bikes in the same shop. Interesting concept sure, but check out the link. It is interesting what they finally came up with utilizing this idea. motorcyclemuseum.org

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Anonymous said...

Well another day without being able to indulge in infinite wisdom of WCRM.

I am bored out of my skull with nothing whatsoever to do. Can't go for a ride. It is dark and the weather is bad, so I will just take another pull over here.

So ready, get set, and 1930!

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1947.

Well, I will take a break now. My car was built in that year.

It is a Hudson Super Six with 27,000 original miles on it. Straight Six and suicide doors in the rear. Other than that, the only thing unique about the car was it was one of the few models with a wet clutch.

I got more miles on my bikes than I have on my car. Meh!

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1948

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1950 I wonder how many readers of Bike Snob NYC were born in the 1950's?

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Anonymous said...

1960. The decade of Flower Power and Free Love.

Wonder if anyone rode a bike to Woodstock?

Now what next? said...

1961

One half a century ago. This was an excellent year being it was the year I was born.

Anonymous said...

1962

This was a year of exceptionally unexceptional cars. For that matter, it was also an unexceptional year for the art of bicycle building.

Anonymous said...

Joe Murray was born in 1963.

And the rest was mountain bike history.

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1965

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1969

A year that many people remember fondly because of all the nights they don't remember a thing about.

Anonymous said...

Eddy Merckx won the 1970 Tour de France. He so dominated the tour, the organizers of the event considered changing the rules to make it more interesting.

Anonymous said...

Eddy Merckx won his third consecutive Tour de France in 1971.

He did not dominate this one, but was greatly challenged by Luis OcaƱa what was leading the Tour until he crashed on the descent of the Col de MentƩ and thus ending his race. This fall was named the most famous fall in Tour de France history.

Anonymous said...

1972 Merckx again. What can I say!

Anonymous said...

Merckx did not participate in the 1973 Tour de France because of angry French fans ????

Anonymous said...

Merckx did it again in 1974.

Anonymous said...

1975 Merckx was attacked by an angry fan in stage 14.

Talk about spectator rage!

Anonymous said...

1976 The year of the Bike Centennial, bicycle tour across America.

Just over 2000 cyclist completed the whole route.

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Peugeot Bicycles Promotional Video from way back in 1985.

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Bicycle from 1991.

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Fabio Casartelli wrecked during the fifteenth stage of the 1995 Tour de France.

RIP Fabio.

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1998 was the year of Tour du Dopage.

Meh!

Anonymous said...

Party like its 1999.

At the very end of the year the world worries about widespread computer failure known as Y2K.

What happened at New Years at the end of the Party Year, 1999? Nothing special. Life went on as it did before.

Everyone might as well have just taken a long bike ride than to have waisted all the time they did to prepare for the Y2K disasters.

What happened in 1999. Well, Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France. WoooooHooooo!

From the Era of Lance Armstrong said...

And now for the last comment on this page, comment 2000. The next comment will start a new page, and therefore there will be another podium. At midnight NYC time, I'll post a comment on the most current comment section to start the race for the podium. So, for anyone posting on BS NYC who wants to win the very first podium for 2012, have fun.

I have taken my pull, and now it is everyone else's turn.

domestique mystique said...

very informative page

Nogocyclist said...

Woooooo Hooooooo !!!!

Second!






Meh.

Anonymous said...

2003

One of the years most everyone who keeps up with bicycles still remembers what happened in that year, so I will just skip the history lessons.

I am going to look for bicycle trivia in the next few years that someone would likely not know. So tune back in, it may be interesting or it may just deserve a great "Meh" from the peloton.

Anonymous said...

Stupid bike crash in 2004.

Anonymous (AKA Bozo) said...

In 2005, it was wise not to park your truck or car in a bike lane.

If you did clowns would put a fake ticket under your windshield.

A true deterrent, if there ever was one.

Anonymous said...

The band Bombay Bicycle Club was formed in 2006.

According to one article they were not necessarily avid cyclist, but they just chose to name the band after a curry restaurant with that name.

Anonymous said...

Why you should ride a bike video from 2007.

Anonymous said...

Rocket Bike came to the Louisiana Bicycle Festival in 2008.

I would probably not want to buy one of those, but hey, I won't tell a lie, I would love to ride that thing at least once.

Anonymous said...

2009 seems like just yesterday.

Well, I don't just want to post a number so I will post a YouTube of a bike that elicits the question from its viewers of "Why?"

Anonymous said...

My search for something trivial for 2010 returned an entry for the guy they call El Diablo who is familiar to every viewer of the Tour de France.

His theatrics at the Tour pails in comparison to his collection of his creations.

I did not have a clue he was so creative. I just thought he was a big cycling fan with a memorable outfit that always got shown on TV.

Nonsense Post said...

The last comment for this day can't be SPAM.

Nonsense sure, but not SPAM!

Fixie Bikes said...

Brooklyn indeed has many faces.

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