tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post8236060253712858598..comments2024-03-19T05:53:15.739-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: Urban Alienation: Cultural Carnage and AlleycatsBikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-28800995932830097692008-10-02T17:38:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:38:00.000-04:00I followed a well known blog until i read this pos...I followed a well known blog until i read this post. Disgusting behavior really..... why freak bags hide behind a bike to be a loser i'll never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17019202627566535452008-10-02T15:38:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:38:00.000-04:00Hahahahaha Job for a cowboy... once you think you ...Hahahahaha Job for a cowboy... once you think you can finally escape those fanboys of pseudo metal at the shows, you see them at a pseudo alleycat... (After having stood over an hour and a half waiting for Behemoth to play at Slims two years ago, I never cared to hear that name again... fucking terrible.) They bastardized the Morbid Angel logo too! Fooools! May they all be raped by a thousand wolves in the darkest of forests they'll never go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-59544297588216760162008-09-23T13:58:00.000-04:002008-09-23T13:58:00.000-04:00I care. I own a small BMX shop in Middle America a...I care. <BR/><BR/>I own a small BMX shop in Middle America and my ability to raise a family has been diminished by Mr. Prolly's usurpation of the trick-bike culture. It used to be, back in the good ol' days, that bikes were utilitarian objects, made for specific tasks. It took a lot of elbow grease and trial and error to come up with the BMX bike: a bike designed for tricks and wheelies and such. Now I won't disregard the fact that it looks silly and ironic to do a wheelie on a road bike, but spare my family the hardship and do the tricks on a good ol' BMX. Sorry if that means doing harder tricks to get some limelight, I know those professionals are good n' all, but don't let that stop you.kalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737218892907029213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-40890175236500328582008-09-23T10:40:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:40:00.000-04:00Houston did get pulverized. I'm glad there was no ...Houston did get pulverized. I'm glad there was no power because I think I would have descended into deep depression after seeing the news that weekend.Christopher Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002365899847342677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-51265001004509819902008-09-21T23:08:00.000-04:002008-09-21T23:08:00.000-04:00I usually find BS's posts to be witty to the point...I usually find BS's posts to be witty to the point of milk-out-nostrils laughter, but this was just sort of boring. Sure the tried and true anti-brooklyn quips are there as is the holier than thou reference to the bygone era of "real" alleycats (can you really hold someone's birthdate against them?). And the veritable landslide of applause from the peanut gallery follows with the type of venom that it seems only John Prolly can draw.<BR/><BR/>I don't see what harm was done by this race, no animals were hurt by them (please, if you're so concerned about roadkill's dignity, take the initiative to give each a proper burial), they had some fun albeit not the type of fun some of you would likely have on a normal weekend. It takes different strokes, folks.<BR/><BR/>I take issue though with the people who constantly hate on Prolly's interest in doing tricks on a fixed gear bike. Let me separate it from the rest of the paragraph here so it's clear.<BR/><BR/><B>Who fucking cares?</B><BR/><BR/>The simple fact is that we all (presumably) ride bikes of some sort and with whatever amount of dedication we're ready to shout about over the internet. The stuff he and the others in that scene are doing is pretty hard, in a weird way it's a type of progress within cycling, and far be it from me to be out of tune with the Snob's children of Hamelin, but I think any progression of skill on a bicycle is a good thing. If nothing else it gets more people into the idea of riding a bike.<BR/><BR/>I respect the Snob for callin' em like he see's 'em, and I respect John for standing up to the lot of you pussies in the face of such blatant attempts at being somehow validated by constantly rewording what bsny has observed. If tomorrow he's backing McCain, I'll expect you bitter sheep will follow suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-38425835012657407932008-09-20T22:37:00.000-04:002008-09-20T22:37:00.000-04:00An Oscar Goodman reference on the Bikesnob comment...An Oscar Goodman reference on the Bikesnob comment board? This is like shopping at the Goodwill store. You never know what you're liable to stumble across.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-51649585020216964482008-09-20T09:23:00.000-04:002008-09-20T09:23:00.000-04:00Wow, what a case of Cultural Degeneration (and I m...Wow, what a case of Cultural Degeneration (and I mean the original post, not the follow-on messages). I'm afraid it's more a symptom of the Big City. After all, the more people are in a given area, the more liberal, and, therefore, more restrictive and constrained it becomes. To the point where people do strange (sick?) things to express themselves (analogous to squeezing on a pile of goo and having it squirt out in unexpected places). I put it down to the Abdication of Responsibility tenet of the left.<BR/><BR/>For the folks in a typical metropolis (NYC, LAX, etc.), think about how many rules you have to deal with on a daily basis - where you can work/live/park/drive/ride/walk, finances, self-defense, pet ownership, taxes, etc. and compare that with what someone living in rural Nebraska or Utah. Not that it's all skittles & beer out here, after all in the neighboring county we have to put up with retards like Oscar Goodman and Chester Stiles.<BR/><BR/>I'd be willing to bet that the NYC Penal Code alone is considerably more lengthy than the entire Nevada Revised Statute.<BR/><BR/>So it leaves me with a question that I often ask, "How do more laws increase your freedom?"<BR/><BR/>The benchmark seems to be the backwater bumpkin in rural Nebraska. However, I'd point out that, while perhaps slovenly, he's undoubtedly freer and happier than the folks depicted above.<BR/><BR/>PS - What a choice: John "Lipstick Pig" McCain, or Obama "Kill Whitey" bin Laden. Good thing I'm voting Libertarian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-67237817014973304982008-09-19T15:27:00.000-04:002008-09-19T15:27:00.000-04:00The event looks very similar to the Bone Deth BMX ...The event looks very similar to the Bone Deth BMX jams. Fixed gear culture seems intent on aping BMX in the most pathetic ways imaginable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-79063090160645187152008-09-18T17:38:00.000-04:002008-09-18T17:38:00.000-04:00BHAAP-I never saw Hawkeye with a track bike.BHAAP-<BR/><BR/>I never saw Hawkeye with a track bike.kalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737218892907029213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-22372814765933457812008-09-18T17:32:00.000-04:002008-09-18T17:32:00.000-04:00everyone in new york has a trust fund right? just ...everyone in new york has a trust fund right? just like you gnarles. stop lying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-2593244981031138772008-09-18T12:18:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:18:00.000-04:00"BALL SACK""KNOG CYST""BALL SACK"<BR/><BR/>"KNOG CYST"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68225474481837974722008-09-18T12:10:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:10:00.000-04:00What did I do on my Saturday night? the same thin...What did I do on my Saturday night? the same thing I do every Saturday night. I get off of work because I don't have a trust fund I have to work for a living. I rode loops in Prospect Park then went to the bar and drank two beers for every loop I did. I'll take that over your roadkill fondling race any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-63080673628330301252008-09-18T11:48:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:48:00.000-04:00it's a godawful small affair... the film is a sadd...it's a godawful small affair... the film is a saddening bore...oh man, look at those cavemen go... wonder if he'll ever know, he's in the best selling showmollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518799278527572168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-65736324175063234882008-09-18T10:57:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:57:00.000-04:00Kale, you're the idiot.Working class's observation...Kale, you're the idiot.<BR/>Working class's observations are basic, true, and well-written. You could take a Poly Sci 101 class and write what he wrote. <BR/><BR/>What's different about our current counter cultures such as hipsters and their many subgroups, bike hipsters included, is that something semi creative is introduced, companies grab a hold of it and very quickly sell it right back to them. They think that they are creating more, being different, but they're not. They're being sold a style, eating it up, and then crying when everyone else has the same great idea.<BR/><BR/>MASH had Phil Wood hubs before the movie was even released. And by the time that movie even hit the market after over a year of the preview circulating, the Fast Friday preview had hit the web, and the MASH kids were suddenly passe. <BR/>Fancy that.<BR/>But yeah, these trends have nothing to do with commodification, social capital, or supply and demand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-47148959030320792562008-09-18T01:58:00.000-04:002008-09-18T01:58:00.000-04:00"By the way, if you don't know what an alleycat is..."By the way, if you don't know what an alleycat is, it's something that used to be a messenger race, then became a race for people who copy messengers, and then became a race for people who copy people who copy messengers."<BR/><BR/>such a brilliant observation.Stoked on Spokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199408354330386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-45944796350068671812008-09-18T00:51:00.000-04:002008-09-18T00:51:00.000-04:00Haven't driven since GW's daddy was prez, there ba...Haven't driven since GW's daddy was prez, there baby pop. BTW I would be honored if Sarah Palin ran my alleycat, just to make things dumber, they won't take my bike till they pry it from cold dead thighs after they pry my gun out of my cold dead fingers. 273 can this thing get sillier?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286644638034845050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-51234724330395741442008-09-18T00:43:00.000-04:002008-09-18T00:43:00.000-04:00Curious as to how many of you ill-mannered Bike Sn...Curious as to how many of you ill-mannered Bike Snob whoreshipers drive your cars to ride your bikes on the weekends with your buddies? <BR/><BR/>Who ever said these guys don't ride (I think it was that ex-druggie triathlete up there - wear a fucking helmet bitch), most of those people log more miles in a week than you do in a month and they don't drive their cars to ride their 12 lb race bikes on some back country roads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-31858755133561790542008-09-18T00:39:00.000-04:002008-09-18T00:39:00.000-04:00Hey you upstairs could ya keep it down some of us ...Hey you upstairs could ya keep it down some of us have jobsKirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286644638034845050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-59335420343678666142008-09-18T00:31:00.000-04:002008-09-18T00:31:00.000-04:00SPANDEX WEARING PUSSIES EAT DICKS FOR DINNER ON TH...SPANDEX WEARING PUSSIES EAT DICKS FOR DINNER ON THEIR DELECTABLE DELICATE CARBON FRAMES FILLED WITH DOUCHEBAG DISCHARGE AS THEIR DEBUTANTE DAUGHTERS DELIGHTFULLY DIP THEIR BOYFRIENDS DICKS IN THEIR DEEP ASSHOLES.<BR/><BR/>F<BR/>U<BR/>C<BR/>K<BR/><BR/>A<BR/>L<BR/>L<BR/><BR/>Y<BR/>O<BR/>U<BR/><BR/>B<BR/>I<BR/>T<BR/>C<BR/>H<BR/>E<BR/>S<BR/><BR/>GET REAL RIDE MTBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-58153898336902243302008-09-17T19:42:00.000-04:002008-09-17T19:42:00.000-04:00Morbid Angel is to QueensrycheASA white 1992 GT Av...Morbid Angel is to Queensryche<BR/>AS<BR/><A HREF="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6069/gt2259qp.jpg" REL="nofollow">A white 1992 GT Avalanche</A> is to <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v616/Fenring/BACKWOODS.jpg" REL="nofollow">A purple 1990 GT Backwoods</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-41340689422079847912008-09-17T19:39:00.000-04:002008-09-17T19:39:00.000-04:00Prolly and his friends are a bunch of pussies. Th...Prolly and his friends are a bunch of pussies. The problem with this alley cat is that there wasn't any REAL killing. The metal scene in NY is filled with poseurs. Even when Absurd played its infamous show in Queens, the crowd was mostly skinheads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-21774342752474288102008-09-17T19:27:00.000-04:002008-09-17T19:27:00.000-04:00working class...I'll trade you my fixed gear for y...working class...<BR/><BR/>I'll trade you my fixed gear for your semblance of education. It's too bad that Cragslist doesn't have a for sale section for Liberal Arts degrees. <BR/><BR/>I can't wait for the market to crash, so I can finally build that Pista-only tall bike I've been dreaming about.kalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737218892907029213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-3507356062867718362008-09-17T16:57:00.000-04:002008-09-17T16:57:00.000-04:00I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT 300 POSTS ASSHOLES!I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT 300 POSTS ASSHOLES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-7278080172995652352008-09-17T15:53:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:53:00.000-04:00Umm, Morbid Angel are NOT grindcore, not even clos...Umm, Morbid Angel are NOT grindcore, not even close..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-31083631364917710282008-09-17T15:46:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:46:00.000-04:00Wave yer panties in the air like u jes don't kare!...Wave yer panties in the air like u jes don't kare!<BR/><BR/>And have some pigeon zoup wid dat grindcore wydontcha?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com