tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post7669003790713074692..comments2024-03-19T05:53:15.739-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: Call to Unction: Today's Post Will Be Short But GreasyBikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-42026126647373892962017-04-27T12:47:16.632-04:002017-04-27T12:47:16.632-04:00I loved the article by Andrew Hood over at Velo Ne...I loved the article by Andrew Hood over at Velo News - http://www.velonews.com/2017/04/commentary/opinion-six-reasons-we-should-trust-valverde_436574 - it really changed my mind about whether Valverde might be cheating to win bicycle races.<br /><br />We should believe that all of Valverde's wins are legitimate because he already served a doping ban, decreasing wear and tear on his body; Joop Zoetemelk (who never tested positive for doping) won a World Championship at 38; if he doped, it would be bad for his reputation; he doesn't win all year long, just in spring, and then does really well in grand tours (all three of them last season, in fact); he is tested more than almost every athlete in the world; there have been no major doping scandals involving a major rider or team in nearly a decade (Obviously, minus the Armstrong thing. And the Dutch thing that conveniently stopped happening right at the time where the statute of limitations could have stripped someone's accomplishments. And Astana. And Zakarin. But besides those isolated incidents, nothing); and he's winning by small margins against another successful 30-something named Contador (who we all know never used any illegal substances and has never turned in a suspicious performance). I'm sold, he must be clean and we should stop looking for dirt because it's totally normal for a guy who's 37 years old to beat 20-somethings at the peak of their physical conditioning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-10291547065109426082017-04-27T12:46:08.564-04:002017-04-27T12:46:08.564-04:00"supporting top Italian contenders"
So..."supporting top Italian contenders" <br /><br />Someone actually pays for the Milan riders to go from Italy to Red Hook? <br /><br />ESPN was going to broadcast it, but they just announced big cuts and Cipo and Red Hook got the axe. Instead their going to replay highlights from National Geo's Shark Week.Something Fishy, maybe Fish Oil, about all of thisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-69576096527007380232017-04-27T12:42:31.726-04:002017-04-27T12:42:31.726-04:00vsk said ...
It's supposed to be dry outsid...vsk said ... <br /><br />It's supposed to be dry outside, Cipo's coming,... and coming to make the Red Hook course slick again. Wha no Olio? No, estimado Cipo, en Espanol it's aceite de olivos aroun heeeya! <br /><br />Agent Orange, I voted for isolationism and all I got was this lousy war. Any mention of the current pres will get you beat down by the supposed peacenicks. <br /><br />vsk Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624930226207861836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-6295332418320294252017-04-27T12:37:59.981-04:002017-04-27T12:37:59.981-04:00The Exxon Valdez will be coming aground in Brookly...The Exxon Valdez will be coming aground in Brooklyn. Can life get any stranger, like maybe Donald Trump will be elected President.<br /><br />Oil Slick in Red Hooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-82876193681892931292017-04-27T08:17:05.952-04:002017-04-27T08:17:05.952-04:00Snob, give him a BSNYC cap — and autograph it for ...Snob, give him a BSNYC cap — and autograph it for him!<br /><br />Come for the posts, stay for the comments....Sir Realnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-64872295542841308892017-04-27T07:26:56.455-04:002017-04-27T07:26:56.455-04:00Everyone is talking about the first Hundred days… ...Everyone is talking about the first Hundred days… Of the new bike forecastJLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-39187445287499399352017-04-27T04:21:37.592-04:002017-04-27T04:21:37.592-04:00For all we know, he might be the one kicking himse...For all we know, he might be the one kicking himself for not getting his vaccinations in time to join your pre-granfondon't ride.purplerivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-89846888399317871692017-04-26T22:59:07.084-04:002017-04-26T22:59:07.084-04:00Maybe you could just happen to be in Prospect Park...Maybe you could just happen to be in Prospect Park Friday morning, ride up behind Cipo and shout HOLD YOUR LINE! <br /><br />Okay, maybe not, but it's fun to imagine.Olle Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236927144158018880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-64525041573218562852017-04-26T20:46:24.627-04:002017-04-26T20:46:24.627-04:00Why dosen't anyone talk about Donald Trump any...Why dosen't anyone talk about Donald Trump anymore? He is kicking Canada's ass on softwood lumber and is going to milk them dry on... well, milk.Agent Orangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-76704881614583737632017-04-26T20:12:32.113-04:002017-04-26T20:12:32.113-04:00Go meet him - and maybe meet the guy who smashed h...Go meet him - and maybe meet the guy who smashed his friend's bike as a bonus<br /><br />NORE GRET<br /><br /><br />JLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-8117966666858329462017-04-26T17:15:38.562-04:002017-04-26T17:15:38.562-04:00Holy crap today's comment section is GOLD, GOL...Holy crap today's comment section is GOLD, GOLD I say!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-33360211400635478932017-04-26T16:42:49.249-04:002017-04-26T16:42:49.249-04:00RK at noon..
Twenty years ago I went into R &...RK at noon..<br /><br />Twenty years ago I went into R & A twice...once with the intention of buying a DeRosa, and then a week later to pick up the Casati I bought instead. They couldn't have been nicer & the advice they gave me was all good. (I would have been better off if I followed it)dopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-18718175715504290312017-04-26T15:25:34.986-04:002017-04-26T15:25:34.986-04:00Michael Ball's Wikipedia page is hilariously s...Michael Ball's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ball_(fashion)" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia page</a> is hilariously short. Even though pretty much everybody in cycling thinks he is an epic douche nozzle that sponsored a doping clusterfuck in the guise of cycling team, cycling people may be the only people that still remember that punched up little cunt. <br />Freddy Murcksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-66171416685314520452017-04-26T15:02:59.951-04:002017-04-26T15:02:59.951-04:00Well, the Red Hook Crit people don't think Mar...Well, the Red Hook Crit people don't think Mario's all that. They won't even lend him a track bike to try a few laps.<br /><br />Did you get the Michael Ball pic from hotchickswithdouchebags.com too?Olle Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236927144158018880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-22951525490058949482017-04-26T14:45:47.748-04:002017-04-26T14:45:47.748-04:00YOU MUST GO TO HIM, Snob.
You must speak to the...YOU MUST GO TO HIM, Snob. <br /><br />You must speak to the Great One. Ask him about all the doping he did and how it's working out now.<br /><br />Do not bring the mother of your 17 children. There will be 18...<br /><br />ghostly_apparitionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-31761010890088480152017-04-26T14:16:14.762-04:002017-04-26T14:16:14.762-04:00If you meet Cipo you must air kiss each other, ple...If you meet Cipo you must air kiss each other, please!Doothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-5816183229577749612017-04-26T14:05:49.600-04:002017-04-26T14:05:49.600-04:00"...nine months later there's a child wit...<br />"...nine months later there's a child with a full mane of hair and a set of teeth like a whale's baleen."<br /><br />I read that 5 years ago, and I read it again today. Still fresh as a.... well, you're the master of similes, I'll leave this one to you.Chazunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-39760281576414729602017-04-26T13:55:10.279-04:002017-04-26T13:55:10.279-04:00In my experience people attracted to bike racing t...In my experience people attracted to bike racing tend towards being loner nerds who are turned off by team sports, so I am going to guess 'regular guy who's cannily cultivated an entertaining persona.' Which is not to discount how entertaining it has been, how canny Cipo is, or how much fun he realized he could have once people started thinking he was cool. Freddy Murcksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-10547135725303260812017-04-26T13:22:25.395-04:002017-04-26T13:22:25.395-04:00Ask him if there are any houses to rent in Tuscany...Ask him if there are any houses to rent in Tuscany.<br /><br />"Ci Ci...Tuscana...." McFlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-59468917885984744182017-04-26T12:55:32.272-04:002017-04-26T12:55:32.272-04:00The yellow staining around the top of Cipo's j...The yellow staining around the top of Cipo's jersey confirms everything you've said about his oiliness.Jon Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944939117507730995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17802708069791718632017-04-26T12:54:30.953-04:002017-04-26T12:54:30.953-04:00@Roger Kummert 12 PM,
I've had similar experi...@Roger Kummert 12 PM,<br /><br />I've had similar experiences at R&A. I'm a bike commuter riding a Surly, not a Fred on a carbon fiber. Such fucking attitude. The staff seemed to actually have contempt for anyone not wearing a spandex suit plastered with logos & riding a multi-thousand-dollar bike.<br /><br />I wonder if they've changed their tune too. I haven't been in there in more than 10 years. Thankfully there are plenty of other bike shops around now, it's easy to avoid that place.dnknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-77461039734234584122017-04-26T12:51:18.325-04:002017-04-26T12:51:18.325-04:00I think Fred Fredriksen is right, but I think Cipo...I think Fred Fredriksen is right, but I think Cipo wouldn't bother to look at faces, so if you stuffed some melons down your jersey you could talk to him for a while before he'd know the difference.janinedmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-66805251486250778752017-04-26T12:45:58.915-04:002017-04-26T12:45:58.915-04:00My guess is that Cipo won't have the time of d...My guess is that Cipo won't have the time of day for a middle aged male, but you can watch him operate.Fred Fredriksennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-88831611896942057392017-04-26T12:17:31.599-04:002017-04-26T12:17:31.599-04:00I imagine the shelves of the family planning secti...I imagine the shelves of the family planning sections of multiple Duane Reades will stripped bare. For my part, I'd take Plan B if he so much as looked at my saddle. I won't be going to the Red Hook Crit as watching people ride bikes sounds awful to me, but I'll be sure to set aside some money in case it's one of their off years and there's a lot of injury-related GoFundMes.janinedmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-80748980522081138542017-04-26T12:14:34.665-04:002017-04-26T12:14:34.665-04:00No, don't do it! Just like it is always said ...No, don't do it! Just like it is always said that you should never meet your hero, I expect it is also true about meeting your anti-hero. What if he DOES turn out to be a nice guy and (gasp) what if you become friends? No, no, the risk is too high!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com