tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post6331860377064659798..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: Bike Collabos: It Takes Two (to rip you off)BikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-39997217943225759732015-05-02T12:53:14.826-04:002015-05-02T12:53:14.826-04:00nice bikesnice bikesMikehttp://www.repairpc.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-20990375622368609202013-02-21T04:48:35.973-05:002013-02-21T04:48:35.973-05:00The worst part is that if it didn't say "...The worst part is that if it didn't say "obey" all over it, and had grips... it would be a good looking bike. Either way, it should not be so expensive. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-61455594034074405612012-01-27T17:50:11.555-05:002012-01-27T17:50:11.555-05:00Fuck yeah! I ride a black BSNYC collabo, and it fu...Fuck yeah! I ride a black BSNYC collabo, and it fucking rules!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-45969436645777222722011-08-31T13:27:17.166-04:002011-08-31T13:27:17.166-04:00Intresting story you place here. It will be useful...Intresting story you place here. It will be useful to find anything more concerning this topic. Thank for give that information. Lora <br><a href="http://1000kievescorts.com/" rel="nofollow">Kiev escort</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-65821120093878565022010-07-12T17:23:52.773-04:002010-07-12T17:23:52.773-04:00The Jew/Jesus Collabo comment make me laugh out lo...The Jew/Jesus Collabo comment make me laugh out loud for real.<br /><br />Aside from making it the catalyst for this diatribe on collabos, what is your impression of the fuji bike itself? <br /><br />I'm guessing its fairly negative... :)<br /><br />I'm new to cycling. I have a Trek Soho S and like it alot. Before I got it, I did check out the Fuji Obey.. but the gold handles didn't sit well with me.The People of Detroithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910751396577501645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-72065476997959883352009-04-03T03:30:00.000-04:002009-04-03T03:30:00.000-04:00There are four different Fuji Newest bikes in the ...There are four different Fuji Newest bikes in the market. The Newest 4.0 which is the cheapest of the range. Fuji makes some very nice bikes, their top end frames are very good. http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/faq/Do_We_Know_Fuji_Bikes.htmlFuji Bikeshttp://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/faq/Do_We_Know_Fuji_Bikes.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-25416133663792230662008-12-30T20:24:00.000-05:002008-12-30T20:24:00.000-05:00Being both a closet bike snob and a closet hipster...Being both a closet bike snob and a closet hipster, I found this post to be hilarious!<BR/><BR/>As we are about to drop our own fixie in Australia, we welcome you have have a look and offer any constructive or bitchy feedback.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>Mark from CELL Bikes AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68486752919767634382008-05-22T23:12:00.000-04:002008-05-22T23:12:00.000-04:00a 'stop snitching' pista?a 'stop snitching' pista?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-75215288414134768842008-02-29T21:09:00.000-05:002008-02-29T21:09:00.000-05:00The bike snob is just a bike snot and all you moth...The bike snob is just a bike snot and all you motherfuckers are on his dick! If he came out and said this bike was hot, all of you would agree. Come on, get real, go get a fucking job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-90822635490681784532008-01-28T12:04:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:04:00.000-05:00In the U.S. space program, Tang is a beverage. In ...In the U.S. space program, Tang is a beverage. In the Chinese space program, Tang is an astronaut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-10925031605070223082008-01-26T19:09:00.000-05:002008-01-26T19:09:00.000-05:00Collabo? How about El Al Isralei Airline and Al It...Collabo? How about El Al Isralei Airline and Al Italia Italian Airline to make "Well, I'll Tell Ya" Airlines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17932602875646257302008-01-24T23:08:00.000-05:002008-01-24T23:08:00.000-05:00i agree with a lot of what was said. i think its a...i agree with a lot of what was said. i think its a bit contrived to label all "street art" as pretentious. if you want to talk about pretentious you should read your own blog. youre a biker, not an artist so stick to what you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-19797228589059374612008-01-24T12:48:00.000-05:002008-01-24T12:48:00.000-05:00Swobo has a bike customized by Sub Pop and Jeff Kl...Swobo has a bike customized by Sub Pop and Jeff Kleinsmith.Jsut a bike covered with stickers. Not for sale though. Although that would the ultimate fuck-all.<BR/>You could sell a Tange prestige crapmobile constructed of vintage tubing and covered with limited edition stickers.<BR/>Why the stickers alone are one of a kind handmade on my printer.<BR/>By themselves they are worth thousands.<BR/>Hey Kid Robot, wanna sell it?Poppymannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474985553595038775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-73331593589138822632008-01-23T20:15:00.000-05:002008-01-23T20:15:00.000-05:00this went up in the local Silverlake, Los Angeles ...<A HREF="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2027/2210870080_78e87b473c.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A> went up in the local Silverlake, Los Angeles SuperCoolSneakerStore (who are selling 6 of these bikes)<BR/><BR/>a few days later <A HREF="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2372/2210068857_2ffb75bf12.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A> happened...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-90561103147760210772008-01-23T17:19:00.000-05:002008-01-23T17:19:00.000-05:00I'll take an Indy Fab custom paint job any day.And...I'll take an Indy Fab custom paint job any day.<BR/>And the bike frame. They do nice paint work.<BR/>So do many others.<BR/><BR/>I mean... if you're going to pay that much, why not go custom. <BR/>Design your own art bike or better yet, paint it yourself.<BR/><BR/>Unless of course you find beauty in the other limited editions. Marketing is an art form, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-75651744241284911492008-01-23T14:26:00.000-05:002008-01-23T14:26:00.000-05:00>Blogger ZiP said...>my fav collabo:>DQM and Trac...>Blogger ZiP said...<BR/>>my fav collabo:<BR/>>DQM and Trackstar last year.<BR/>>Question though: how much were those Bianchi Pista Concepts they had fixed up?<BR/>>I see one or two around here in the Lower, they're pretty.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, but you're likely not getting the joke that they may not have realized they made.<BR/><BR/>All those collabos had late 80's/early 90's freestyle stickers referencing bikes that slammed the door on the era of the really cool BMX bikes and style. By the late 80's companies like GT, Hutch, Schwinn, etc were no longer built in Santa Ana or Chicago or Florida, but outsourced to Taiwan. With some exceptions, the only thing remaining of the product that made them famous in the first place was the name on the sticker. Predictably, as the quality went down the tubes and interest in BMX moved on to MTB, BMX's relatively reserved chrome and candy colors were replaced with neon. <BR/><BR/>Does this story sound familiar to anyone? I think Trackstar is actually fairly prescient in predicting their own demise.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah: BikeSnob, enjoyed the Z-Rims mention a while back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-56540836716120830262008-01-23T13:09:00.000-05:002008-01-23T13:09:00.000-05:00Ahhh, a discussion of what is art with a reference...Ahhh, a discussion of what is art with a reference to the art versus artifice conundrum!<BR/><BR/>And in a bicycling blog no less!<BR/><BR/>To Daniel's and Anon 12:45's insightful comments, let me just add the following reminder.<BR/><BR/>The term "BS Artist" can refer to (a) credibility and a lack thereof, (b) the artist's disappointing aesthetics or skills, (c) a person whose advocacy abilities are so advanced that he can convince someone else to pay a substantial premium for a bike because it comes with a colorful patter and back story, or (a)someone one who works with cow pies.<BR/><BR/>Notice I used "(a)" twice. That was not a typo.<BR/><BR/>Rather it was a bold aesthetic choice demonstrating that I am not enslaved to the accepted conventions of alpha-numerical progressions and their related epistomologies.<BR/><BR/>Or it could be evidence that I too am capable of some modest BS Artistry. <BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-13902280964457185412008-01-23T12:45:00.000-05:002008-01-23T12:45:00.000-05:00If art is in the eye of the beholder Brad, then th...If art is in the eye of the beholder Brad, then the comments here aren't absurd, they're just what we're seeing when we look at your project. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't see a lot of craftmanship or any real understanding of what bike is or does. I see something that has a particularly non-distinct form which has almost completely supplanted all function, and looks much like any hipster fixed gear I see here in the Mission. But of course costs way more. <BR/><BR/>If I was going to drop the kind of money you guys are asking for this bike, I'd go with these guys (and probably still have some change leftover)...<BR/><BR/>http://www.vanillabicycles.com/<BR/><BR/>...as to your comment about art spurring controversy, I think you're leaning a little heavily on that cliche; after all we've been criticizing the price you're asking not some underlying theme you've explored or some innovative technique you've used. Maybe you're aspiring to be the Andy Warhol of fixed-gears, but that's hardly controversial in any substantive way.<BR/><BR/>But hey, these are just the thoughts that come to mind when I see your project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-24320293029703498562008-01-23T12:36:00.000-05:002008-01-23T12:36:00.000-05:00Jeez Brad, relax.Jeez Brad, relax.AnnaZedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606860601592137889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-42249399406949455752008-01-23T12:35:00.000-05:002008-01-23T12:35:00.000-05:00ART: by definition is perceived in the eyes of the...<I>ART: by definition is perceived in the eyes of the beholder.<BR/>Art should spur discussion and controversy <BR/>Thus you have all done this for me , so thank you for legitimizing my ART bike.</I><BR/><BR/><B>art –noun <BR/>1. the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.</B><BR/><BR/>I don't see anything about the, uh, "eye of the beholder" in there. Or discussion and controversy. Nor do I see anything of more than ordinary significance in the bike, except the price tag and the ridiculous paint job. That <I>thing</I> is not art, anymore than my bike is art. Just because you made it and you think it's neat doesn't mean it's in the same category as, say, "JUPITER AND SEMELE". It's just a bike. It has a weird paint job. That's it. Of course, if you're referring to the definitions farther down on the page, I might concede that there's an element of art to what you do:<BR/><BR/><B>art –noun<BR/>13. trickery; cunning<BR/>14. studied action; artificiality in behavior.</B><BR/><BR/>Trickery, you know? Like telling people True Temper is the "best material possible" (well, I suppose they did use it to build some awesome low-to-mid range Trek in the eighties) or that the retail value of the parts on that bike is over $2500 (is, ahem, "Kid Robot" selling them?)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12204535284643064789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-18241583047407057442008-01-23T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-23T12:31:00.000-05:00speaking of mission cycles...speaking of mission cycles...Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525358836305101042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-36216114325461613952008-01-23T12:09:00.000-05:002008-01-23T12:09:00.000-05:00Hello bikesnob Blogfirst off let me say thank you ...Hello bikesnob Blog<BR/>first off let me say thank you for generating over 2500 hits to my web blog over the past 24 hours!<BR/><BR/>The comments comprised here are absurd .<BR/>First off let me remind you of a few things you all might have forgotten.<BR/><BR/>ART: by definition is perceived in the eyes of the beholder.<BR/>Art should spur discussion and controversy <BR/>Thus you have all done this for me , so thank you for legitimizing my ART bike.<BR/><BR/>Kid-Robot spec'd the outrageous price of 6K <BR/>What hasent been mentioned is the amount of time and hand labor that went into building this bike , EVERYTHING was either custom painted or modified in some way.<BR/>The frame is a one off hand built 1 of 1 custom , build in the USA from the best materials possible.<BR/>STOCK Nemesis Project frames range from $850-$1500<BR/>The retail value of the parts alone is well over $2500 not including custom paint of the frame .<BR/><BR/>A few of you have commented on the dropouts <BR/>These are by NO means catalogue rip offs , but 1000% one off designed drops .<BR/>Please see attached link below for pic's of the solid works renderings of the drops that were one off CNC'd for this bike .<BR/><BR/>http://www.hcor.net/gallery/NemesisProject/1_G_001.sized.jpg<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the hype <BR/>Brad Hodges<BR/>Framebuilder -Nemesis Project cyclesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-84669772769911690812008-01-23T11:39:00.000-05:002008-01-23T11:39:00.000-05:00Leroy, first, ha.second, botched could call the lo...Leroy, first, ha.<BR/><BR/>second, botched could call the lock the "canvas lock." like those mission cycles folks.<BR/><BR/>wonder how they're doing.Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525358836305101042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-3093296592438776652008-01-23T11:37:00.000-05:002008-01-23T11:37:00.000-05:00Speaking of Cayne Uno Bikes, yike!http://denver.cr...Speaking of Cayne Uno Bikes, yike!<BR/><BR/>http://denver.craigslist.org/bik/546947656.htmlAnnaZedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606860601592137889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-84044574141214051382008-01-23T11:31:00.000-05:002008-01-23T11:31:00.000-05:00Botchedexperiment --Will it cost more if someoe wa...Botchedexperiment --<BR/><BR/>Will it cost more if someoe wants to choose the colors?<BR/><BR/>Or would that be like asking Picasso if he could put the nose between the eyes of those folks in that Guernica painting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com