Friday, April 30, 2010

BSNYC Friday Cheese Plate!

Cyclists in New York City and elsewhere have been following the Patrick Pogan Critical Mass trial with rapt attention, and as you probably know by now the jury has reached a verdict. While they somehow found Pogan not guilty of assault, they did find him guilty of falsifying his report. If you're a criminal layperson like I am, you might assume that being convicted of falsifying a report isn't as bad as being convicted of assault. However, it turns out that the whole falsification thing is a felony, but the assault charge is only a misdemeanor, so he was actually convicted of the more "serious" crime--so the verdict isn't as benign as it seems. You might also have trouble understanding how Pogan could be innocent of committing the actual assault yet guilty of subsequently lying about it, but such is the nature of the legal system. I also have trouble understanding the point of a three-speed fixed-gear hub, so I'll just assume that this verdict is the legal equivalent of that wishy-washy component.

In any case, now that Pogan is an ex-cop and a convicted felon, you can be sure he's looking for security guard work, and I can guarantee you that I will not be engaging him to work at my appearance at the Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn tomorrow:

I very much hope that at least some of you will join me at this event, to which I will be bringing not only a special and embarrassing (to myself) PowerPoint presentation I'm still at this very moment working on (or at least thinking about working on), but also various prizes from sponsor Knog to give away in a manner I have not yet determined.

Also, the following morning I'll be at the Five Boro Bike Tour, so if you're participating (or even if you're not) please come by the Toga Bikes tent at the start, where I'll be working. There will be copies of my book as well as opportunities to purchase last-minute ride necessities you may have forgotten (this does not include "Wednesday weed") and to have your bicycle repaired by experts (or, if you're unlucky, me). If you've ridden the Five Boro Bike Tour in the past and have visited the Toga tent I very well may have inflated your tires for you since I help out there every year, but this time you can at least put the douche to the face. (I will "Tweet" my exact location on my "Twitter" when I know what it is, and I may or may not also bring one or two of these to either event.)

Having thoroughly and grossly plugged myself, I'm now pleased to present you with a quiz. As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer. If you're right you'll know, and if you're wrong you'll be exhorted to "bring out your best."

Thanks very much for reading, ride safe, and I hope to see you Saturday or Sunday.

--BSNYC/RTMS




1) Mark Cavendish's recent controversial victory salute was intended as:

--"A message to commentators and journalists who don't know jack shit about cycling."
--"A message to Bradley Wiggins."





2) Cavendish is sorry.

--True
--False




3) Why is this Tour of the Gila rider smiling?

--He just won a stage
--He has taken the overall lead
--He's holding the race's official (and venomous) live Gila monster mascot
--He has a bird's-eye view of the podium girls





4) Which city will host the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships in 2010?

--Seattle
--Vancouver





(Hangin' it up.)

5) "Messenger chic" is over; now, it's all about:




6) What are these cyclists looking for?

--A game of bicycle beach volleyball
--Lone Starr and Princess Vespa






7) Where does this professional leg shaver ply his trade?





***Special Bicycle Maintenance-Themed Bonus Question***



When is a chain whip useless?

115 comments:

Anonymous said...

tgif

sufferist said...

booooyahhh!!!!!! early bird this....

hillbilly said...

hey, that's my first podium

sufferist said...

Patrick Pogan Critical Mass trail

Is this a commemorative trail, is it made of granola and whey?

Anonymous said...

the bsnyc book is in the mail. oh, top ten

Cav Not said...

(moral) victory salute!

wishiwasmerckx said...

Top Ten placement today!

g said...

missed the podium, but slayed that quiz. Dual finger bang to that mother.

Anonymous said...

top 20 biotch

sufferist said...

Man we ain't found sh*t! Classic Space Balls....love it

chlomo said...

top 12

fierce panties said...

top 20 from NM!

Anonymous said...

When will then be now? Soon.

Anonymous said...

Wait... where is everyone? Even if the rapture HAS come I can't believe most readers of this blog would be affected. Too busy reading the book to bother with the blog?

yofilly said...

Help me. What's the key to victory in the Friday quiz? Alternative search engines? Ironic interns? Drinking more Budweiser Light?

Anonymous said...

Goddamnit get a load of those tits!

wishiwasmerckx said...

Imagine the margin of victory if that guy had not been slowed by the drag created by his 70's porn-star facial hairway.

I wonder what yearway Budweiser Light morphed into Bud Light.

shoegazer said...

i only said

krafty said...

top 20, and i aced the quiz.
i think there will be bourbon in my morning coffee today to celebrate.

wishiwasmerckx said...

I can not believe they feed day-old burritos to the homeless. The guacamole has turned a disgusting shade of brown by then, you know.

Isn't it time the fresh-food movement reached the homeless, too? Just because they eat out of a trashcan the rest of the week does not excuse serving yesterday's food to them.

Anonymous said...

Hillbilly, you're first podium, really? Now I feel guilty.

Everyone have a great ride and don't piss off the cops.
BL

Anonymous said...

The Manx Missile should have used the backhanded apologyway and said something like, "I sincerely apologize that you took offense to my finish line saluteway."

bob evans said...

sausage helmets!

g said...

I think this is what Cav was trying to do with his salute:
Kingpin

Captain Hairdo said...

Do you sell those shirts? I GOTTA have one!

ant1 said...

ant1st!

ant1 said...

congrats BL, and hillbilly.

dignan said...

Not even with the pack. R Sys explosion, pooped in my shants, had to stop for cockles. Same old excuses.

Anonymous said...

The Burrito Project goes the full circle: first you create homelessness when you gentrify, then you soothe your conscious with an empty gesture.

Dave said...

Is anyone else disturbed by the Houston leg shaving pervert?

Will he also shave triathletes. Three inches above their speedo? heh, heh, heh.

mikeweb said...

Aced the quiz!! And congrats to hillbilly and BL!

Hopefully I'll be in town for the next round of RTMS in person interaction-way themed events. This weekend though, I'll be in Cape Cod, one of the Lobster holy-lands.

Maybe one day, Lobster willing, I'll get to have my own BSNYC t-shirt.

Anonymous said...

Sweet geezus, I wonder if Bruce needs an assistant. I might be willing to provide a 'happy ending' or two.

portland anonymous said...

i once put douche to face and it wasn't pretty

Keith Hearn said...

Professional leg shaver? Ye gawds!

rezado said...

Bring out your best!

SOYE JISM

ringcycles said...

Its too bad Cav caved. He should have said that all those pink paper scribblers, who can't even ride a vespa at 30 kph, should stick their pens somewhere more useful. Though I think his gesture was making that point.

@yofilly, it is all in doing the proper "openers" on Wednesday.

@frilly, your generousity is why I adore you.

luciferyellow said...

I would also like to thoroughly and grossly plug yourself (to others), and I'd even spend my own money doing it if I could do it in the T-shirtway!? There is no use for pretense anymore; embrace the sell-out! BOO-YA!

ant1 said...

portland anon - i learned the hard way not to store by douche kits next to my mouthwash.

curry goat said...

Since the mask got revealed game got real. -Ghostface

kale said...

Snob,

I can't read your book until it comes out for Kindle. Can you scan it into PDF so I can read it the way it was meant (on a screen)? I don't want to be left behind...

Pontius Pilate said...

HAIL CSZR

-P.P.

homeless biker said...

i think i coulda podiumed had i just skipped those friggin burittos the burittozillas handed out this morning and stuck to dumpster diving...damn it..

Unknown said...

Cavendish is such a (Park?) tool.

Salty and Sore said...

TGIF is right!

Had a Woody-Allenesque freakout this week. Made me realize that I really do need to find a new set of pants yabbies. I refuse to pay overmarket prices, though, for a pair that's not already available for sale.

TRPN BALZ

Unknown said...

Lots of crabon fibre on your poster image. Is that Cav's whip?

Cysted Hipster said...

Another great pic of the Gila girls(sweet jeebus, I would literally fight to the death for the chance of a go on that brunette) and I got max marks in the quiz!

This has been a classic week Snobby, lots of real laugh out loud moments. Oh and Snobby? Wantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirtwantateeshirt. Please sell us teeshirts.

W

Cysted Hipster said...

Five actually. I want five teeshirts.

Salty and Sore said...

ant1, Frilly, and Kale-

Ditto.

hillbilly said...

don't feel guilty bl - i don't need top step, any top 3 will do.

thanks guys! have a good weekend yall

yofilly said...

@Ringcycles

Many thanks. I will try not to over-partake in my weedway o'wednesday next week.

ant1 said...

hillbilly - you say that now, but the day you do get a top step, nothing else will ever do again. it's kind of like going black, from what i hear.

Cyclin' Missy said...

Let us know when and where we can buy your book online. For those of us who can't get to NYC by tomorrow. Thx!

Dr. Who said...

I think your heart maybe useless as well when it is detached from the vascular system and in the center of your chest...even with cogs floating over it.

Billy Reid said...

well, if the cog is on the chest, maybe the chain whip could actually be used for whipping.

Billy Reid said...

awwwwww. they flagged and removed the leg shaving post!!! I'LL NEVER GET TO SEE IT!

The Fixed Gear Homeless Guy said...

Those sorry hipsters! They brought me a burrito that was already a day old and gave me a bottle of water to drink with it. At least they could have gave me a Budweiser Light six pack to wash it down with.

Unknown said...

Keep plugging away bikesnob!

Nogocyclist said...

Billy Reid just click on the photo. The screen shot of it is still there.

Billy Reid said...

Cyclin' Missy:

Amazon is already discounting it (although ship date is next week).

Ouch Snob, your stock appears to be dropping faster than the burrito crew's next edit. You'd better tell Amazon to respect, granted, I don't think amazon has ever sold anything at full retail pricing.

leroy said...

If I had to guess, I'd guess that ex-officer Pogan was acquitted of assaulting the cyclist and convicted for lying that the cyclist assaulted him.

I'll leave the legal analysis to experts like Bad Lawyer, but it looks like the jury sifted the evidence and determined that no one assaulted anyone. Shucks, that ought to show all them folks that claim New Yorkers are inconsiderate.

BSNYC -- On a more important note, what timeway-ish is your powerpoint on Saturday and will there be a prize for best costume?

(I'm not asking for me about the costumes, it's for a friend. Honest. Why do folks just always assume I dress funny all the time?)

Daddo said...

"A small part of a larger pantomime in which he reenacted a scene from Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" with finger puppets."

How can this answer possibly be wrong?

..now if you'll excuse me...I must be on my way to train for next year's TOTG...

(have a fantabulous weekend full of immenseness)

recumbent conspiracy theorist said...

May the Swartz be with you!

Stupid Name said...

Does somebody know where the video of the assault is. I was told it is on you tube somewhere?

Removed, or never there?

Unknown said...

Snob, you've got to get that book available in Kindle too.

Never Knows Best said...

I almost feel like I should apologize on behalf of Houston. It's no longer enough for me to keep a keen eye out for cars when I ride, now I have to watch out for Freaky McMeshavesalot as well.

Nogocyclist said...

Police pushing down cyclist at Critical Mass.

yogisurf said...

TGIF, damn right. Had some Cheese on my salad.

Hey gang, not only does the book have 4 Gold BSNYC Book stickers in it....it is small-sized for easy packing on your bike. I'd bet 30 would fit in your average designer messenger bag. The content? Big…big..big (small print).

Snobby, agree with Hairdo, put some shirts up for sale. I've got Boy vs. Bike, Imagine, Big Ring Brew Club, Commuter, Group Therapy, even a Primal :-(.

Shaun said...

Wait... We were rooting for the bearded guy in the blue jersey; right? Was he on a Rivendell?

Vito Weiss said...

I will transcribe his blog for electronic consumption, but some other monkey is going to have to submit the book in such an outlandish format!

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CommieCanuck said...

Wow..proof that in 1981, bearded guys had not yet discovered recumbents. And..and..you can hold your beer in one without spilling it.

Jefe said...

Small thanks to Bud Light for the prehistoric victory salute. It was much more annoying than anything Cavendish has done.

Fred said...

I loved watching the Bud Light Fred win that sprint so much, I got every question wrong on purpose.

I have a recurring dream in which I win a sprint but when I am awarded the Yellow Beard-net of victory, I learn that the podium girls have been arrested, deported and replaced with Gov. Jan Brewer. Turns out their dresses were too snug to carry all the needed ID.

Salty and Sore said...

Commie-

Can you translate that from Canadian for us?

Is it easier to hold the beer on a recumbent, or in a beard?

Salty and Sore said...

Vito-

Thanks!

And we appreciate all your hard work.

IBS said...

I only travel at ludicrous speed

Eric Lowe said...

Hey BSNY, will you make your powerpoint available for download on this here blog.

Anonymous said...

RTMS,

If I stop by the book launch party will you trade me a copy of your book for a copy of David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries? Got it as a gift and it is unreadable. I will throw in a pair of gently used half shorts?

CommieCanuck said...


Is it easier to hold the beer on a recumbent, or in a beard?


The beard acts as an insulator, keeping the beer cold. This is why hockey fans don't shave in the playoff season.

I can explain with defining Gibb's free energy:

Gibbs free energy ΔG, equals the work exchanged by the system with its surroundings, minus the work of the pressure forces, during a reversible transformation of the system from the same initial state to the same final state, which is beard length dependent.

Salty and Sore said...

Buy The Book today, and it will ship the next business day (by Monday, it appears) at this point.

It turns out Nutella is not truly vegan, and I've been sinning, unknowingly. If I'm going to sin, I want to, at least, enjoy the fact that I am doing so. Therefore, my vengeful side wants to punish the trees for being part of a conservationist collusion against me.

Besides, I hear stickers are involved.

Salty and Sore said...

Commie-

Thanks!

My head just exploded a little, but you said the magic words, Beards and Beer.

mmm...

CommieCanuck said...

For those follically challenged, or Asian, there other solutions.

CommieCanuck said...

the UCI banned this when Zabriski tried to us it.

CommieCanuck said...

..and there are pubic hair versions, similar box, just replace "beer", with "urine".

ant1 said...

people - get snobby's book here

enter newuser09, or newuser08 in the promo code box for 30% off.

recumbent conspiracy theorist said...

CC -Thanks for that beer beard. I'd be lucky to get a shot glass under my current gotee-whey.

ant1 said...

check out the customers who bought this also bought sidebar. who the hell is buying the book?

ant1 said...
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CommieCanuck said...

Customers who bought this product also purchased:

French General: Treasured Notions
$24.95 Hardcover

The Art of Toy Story 3
$40.00 Hardcover

Hush Little Baby
$12.99 Hardcover

Sukie Noteblock
$14.95

The Beer Beard
$29.95

mikeweb said...

I just ordered the stickers- um, I mean the book.

Also ordered 'A Dog in a Hat' for my reading pleasure.

Broz3736 said...

I gots your book last week & I didn't get no stickers. I wuz robbed.

Shaun said...

Does "Catcher In The Rye" show-up in the "people-who-ordered-this-book-also-ordered" list?

hillbilly said...

love that book mikeweb, just in the middle of his new one, "come and gone"

end of train device said...

Snobby,

How can I get a signed copy short of staking out this years sscxwc? You're not going to want me to accost you, pen in hand, while you try to run the barriers.

leroy said...

A first edition "The Art of Toy Story 3" is a timeless keepsake of movie magic, a nascent family heirloom whose value will only increase over the years.

(That said, Joe Parkin's "Dog In A Hat" was a good read. But imagine my embarrassment when I figured out it wasn't a sequel to that Dr. Seuss book with the cat pictures and rhymes. I wonder if his new book has anything to do with that August Wilson play about Joe Turner.)

J-Bird said...

My copy of the book arrived in the mail yesterday.

Now, do I have to read it, too?

leroy said...

Oh what the heck, it's Friday, I'll do the lead out.

99....

(Ride safe all!)

Unknown said...

kindles are so passé.

erik k said...

snob love the new shirt

Salty and Sore said...

Commie-

Does it come in a merkin?



Oh dear. the things I say..

Salty and Sore said...

heath-

So is The New Yorker..

Salty and Sore said...
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Jefe said...

No stickers on Kindle. Think about it.

Fred said...

Re: the Beer Beard.
Piffle. I basically have that setup already because I ride my recumbent wearing a front-mounted Camelbak bladder slung in a baby carrier.

As CC points out, the beard insulates it nicely unless I get up to a high enough speed to blow it sideways. Which I don't.

Red neckerson said...

Was there a race today or something?

cyclotourist said...

I assumed Cavendish was saying "Win number two."

stephenieman said...

Figured since you worship the lobster god you would appreciate my t-shirt:

http://bit.ly/an7qns

!

J.Brewer said...

Aggressive gentrification and immigration enforcement are necessary to preserve white privilege and smugness.

Amazon Sales Stats said...

Apparently there is no convergence between BSNYC book buyers and The Bicycle Wheel by Jobst Brandt. Why is that?

Dee Kellan said...

YAY I received my Bikesnob NYC book in the mail from amazon today! Thanks for the free stickers! I love you Snobbie.

gih said...

That's a victorious moment to him.

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