Friday, December 22, 2017

[Enters Trepidatiously] "...Hello? Is Anyone Here?"

Hopefully you're all in the midst of abandoning your respective posts for the holidays, but in case you're still staring at a screen for whatever reason you should know that Outside have deigned to publish my latest column:



Yes, sometimes nothing beats hopping on a bike and knocking around the city:


I stayed off the dirt jumps though:


And with that I resume my absence, and I'll see you back here either next time Outside posts a column or on January 2nd, whichever comes sooner.

May your holidays be disgustingly joyful,


--Wildcat Rock Machine



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39 comments:

  1. I'm not a robotDecember 22, 2017 at 4:06 PM

    Let the record show I came here sorta by mistake, aware of your purported absence, but still this'll be a measure of Snobby's cult status.

    Any commenter who ends up here via the Outside column, though, doesn't count.

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  2. dancesonpedalsDecember 22, 2017 at 4:15 PM

    scranus

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  3. dancesonpedalsDecember 22, 2017 at 4:21 PM

    Shoulda read it first.

    Thumbs up for "Escher-esque". On my few trips through that neighborhood, I would find myself descending hairpins that turned me southwards as part of my north-bound commute.

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  4. bioriderDecember 22, 2017 at 4:41 PM

    Enjoy your holidays, see you next year. Ride safe.

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  5. SoonerNateDecember 22, 2017 at 4:52 PM

    I knew it! Urban mtb is my jam too.
    Have a good holiday, sir.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 22, 2017 at 6:06 PM

    A flagrantly delectable Outside inside-the-city report.

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  7. BillyDecember 22, 2017 at 6:42 PM

    Missed the podium despite rss feed doping.

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  8. Hee Haw the baristaDecember 22, 2017 at 9:46 PM

    Rad pump track dude.

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  9. fourhourerectionDecember 22, 2017 at 10:43 PM

    Happy Holidays, Freds and Fredricas.

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  10. ken e.December 22, 2017 at 11:23 PM

    damnit's ville! outside's cold. layer away.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 23, 2017 at 12:21 AM

    Was hoping for more pictures. Don't get out much.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 23, 2017 at 3:12 PM

    You make the city sound so nice even though I know better. I'm not far from Tampa right now and I wouldn't ride into town unless I was paid quite a lot. Have a good day every day.

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  13. Lieutenant ObliviousDecember 23, 2017 at 7:17 PM

    A day late and 13th Scranus?

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  14. JLRBDecember 23, 2017 at 9:08 PM

    Escape from NY

    Hoping you can keep the pace in 2018, Sir Blogsalot

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  15. SkidmarkDecember 25, 2017 at 9:42 AM

    Holy Happydays to all Snobittes.

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  16. paulbDecember 25, 2017 at 10:04 AM

    One of your very best! "The resolute skyline of the Bronx..." Practically counting the weeks until I can plunge back into the Riis Park surf. Wish I had the chops for single track.

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  17. Artie LangeDecember 25, 2017 at 11:08 AM

    Merry Christmas to all. I feel pretty good going into the holiday's, I mean other than my obvious challenges. I was stumbling around the web looking for different way of exercise for a guy my size & found this site. I need to concentrate on getting better and fitness is a HUGE part of that. The bicycle seems an obvious choice for me, so I m hoping to make some new friends in the cycling community. I will be starting in baby steps, so any encouragement is appreciated.
    Artie.

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  18. DBDecember 25, 2017 at 4:18 PM

    Thanks for entertaining us all year. Appreciate all that you do with TransAlt and this blog.
    Look forward to a ride around Astoria with you and Leroy’s dog in the spring.

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  19. SpokeyDecember 26, 2017 at 4:05 PM

    ok, so i a 4-day late and a fiber-fix spoke short for the podi

    but really a hi-ate-us from the hie-hate-is so soon? who wooda thought?

    any who assuming no snobbery before the grate year of 2018, everyone have a happy new years eve.

    BUT DON'T LET YOUR BALLS DROP ! !

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  20. DoothDecember 26, 2017 at 5:10 PM

    T’was the day after Christmas
    And all through the blog
    Not a creature was stirring
    Not even a Snob

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  21. dopDecember 26, 2017 at 7:08 PM

    From one aging boomer to another, Leroy, that whole ‘don’t let your balls drop is easier said than done. Gravity gets the better of our sinews, and the next thing you know, your balls get wet sitting on the office crapper

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  22. bad boy of the southDecember 27, 2017 at 5:41 AM

    All the bike socks were hung by the chimney with care
    In hopes that a new post soon would be
    there
    (Apologies to a certain Mr.Moore)

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  23. NHcyclerDecember 27, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    And Mama in her kerchief
    and I in my BSNYC Waltz cap
    had just settled down
    for a long recovery nap

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  24. McFlyDecember 27, 2017 at 3:03 PM

    Holy shitballs those jumps look sketchy "AF" as the kids say.

    Make sure your in the optimum position on the Jones Bar before launch.

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  25. bad boy of the southDecember 27, 2017 at 10:18 PM

    thanks,dooth.see what you started?lol.

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  26. cdinvbDecember 28, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    Yeah. Okay. See you then. I was out riding sand roads.

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  27. George BerkeleyDecember 28, 2017 at 3:48 PM


    If a blog posts, and no one is in the forest to notice, is it realy a blog?

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  28. bad boy of the southDecember 29, 2017 at 4:24 PM

    Leroy,warm up yet?

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  29. Wrench MonkeyDecember 30, 2017 at 10:11 AM

    Ok then: E-bikes should not be allowed on any off road trails or bike paths EVER! Helmets need to be mandatory for any activity involving more than one wheel and less than four wheels. Disc brakes are superior to all other types of brakes. Fat bikes are the solution to a non-existent problem. Just trying to get the ball (t)rolling here.

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  30. bad boy of the southDecember 30, 2017 at 4:31 PM

    Crickets in the snow.

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  31. AnonymousDecember 30, 2017 at 10:00 PM

    Are you there God? It's me, Bikesnob.

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  32. fourhourerectionDecember 30, 2017 at 10:05 PM

    So peaceful here.

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  33. AnonymousDecember 31, 2017 at 12:37 AM

    Well that was fun. While I was there I belatedly read your thing about riding with headphones. (https://www.outsideonline.com/2263576/go-stick-it-your-ear) I'd go even further and say: Assuming you're obeying traffic laws and not acting like a jackass, there are zero hazards out there that you're going to be able to avoid by hearing them. Which is why we let deaf people cycle. Anything relevant either has a visual component too, or it's approaching you from behind you and there's not much you can do about it.

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  34. bad boy of the southDecember 31, 2017 at 5:33 AM

    Ride safely in through new year.

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  35. dopDecember 31, 2017 at 7:48 AM

    Cricket in the snow? or Cricket in the snow?

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  36. bad boy of the southDecember 31, 2017 at 1:16 PM

    Either one works.

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  37. AnonymousDecember 31, 2017 at 8:58 PM

    "approaching you from behind and there is not much you can do about it". don't like the sound of that. maybe it's the backside of another year.

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  38. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2018 at 11:47 AM

    Welcome to the future...future..future.

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  39. SpokeyJanuary 1, 2018 at 11:50 AM

    well happy news year to youse all

    gotta go jump start daughter-1 (well actually her stupid honda). but other than that i ain't goin out there. i think i'll put on the heat in de-basement and spin to ralphy, mr spock or something else i've seen 6.02 x 10**23 times on that little 19" thing.

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