tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post8390154876830590991..comments2024-03-19T05:53:15.739-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: Beasts of Burden: Long Bikes and Shiny RidersBikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-6560231540005826412011-05-24T20:42:14.862-04:002011-05-24T20:42:14.862-04:00He said what?He said what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-67356042973579879932010-05-25T15:47:26.885-04:002010-05-25T15:47:26.885-04:00snob. why would you care if someone pays that much...snob. why would you care if someone pays that much for pedals. <br /><br />its funny you speak about practicality in a lot of your posts but then buy a fairly impractical bike. which you probably dont need and could buy panniers for. <br /><br />done.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-21433639153333034262010-04-25T21:12:13.596-04:002010-04-25T21:12:13.596-04:00pippo's nipples are tinypippo's nipples are tinyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-31543564200544721992010-04-14T15:44:21.879-04:002010-04-14T15:44:21.879-04:00Red Lantern.Red Lantern.yogisurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032912803441801934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-36221794404257914602010-04-12T12:01:08.072-04:002010-04-12T12:01:08.072-04:00ITs hard to decide whats worse.
Pizattos creepy n...ITs hard to decide whats worse. <br />Pizattos creepy nipple, his super skiny arms of the perverted smile he has while standing naked with a pair of white shoes. <br /><br />Opps....looks like I just judged him, guess he needs to finish that "tat" now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-23183238785827886492010-04-12T05:12:38.403-04:002010-04-12T05:12:38.403-04:00oh! what a poor dog. The bike is too high for him....oh! what a poor dog. The bike is too high for him.gihhttp://get-infoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68523535662675872032010-04-10T10:57:29.611-04:002010-04-10T10:57:29.611-04:00Brilliant!!Brilliant!!Kimhttp://kimharding.net/blog/?cat=9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-61167504128349350102010-04-09T13:50:01.604-04:002010-04-09T13:50:01.604-04:00@FP wrote:
I'm been following your comments on...@FP wrote:<br /><i>I'm been following your comments on this blog since back in the day, and I have to say that although this is your best work to date we still need photos.<br /><br />Send my love to your beard</i><br /><br />Thanks, FP (and MikeW), but the Fredgül cannot be photographed. They are like vampires only instead of sucking blood, they simply suck.<br /><br />I think I have some of your love in my beard already.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574554371253301662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-43768639194286467562010-04-09T11:24:31.406-04:002010-04-09T11:24:31.406-04:00I second the compliments of the commentary opus of...I second the compliments of the commentary opus of Fred.mikewebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534302647612107660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-66353327800310234692010-04-09T11:16:41.895-04:002010-04-09T11:16:41.895-04:00A duck walks into a hardware store, the owner says...A duck walks into a hardware store, the owner says, "hey, we have some tape named after you."<br />The duck replies, "what..Greg?"CommieCanuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359032516895341235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-79814383807357314342010-04-09T11:10:30.229-04:002010-04-09T11:10:30.229-04:00@Fred
I'm been following your comments on this...@Fred<br />I'm been following your comments on this blog since back in the day, and I have to say that although this is your best work to date we still need photos.<br /><br />Send my love to your beard,<br />FPFierce Pantiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-74887018410574093662010-04-09T10:16:17.443-04:002010-04-09T10:16:17.443-04:00Obviously I meant to say complex CroMoSm alloy, Cr...Obviously I meant to say complex CroMoSm alloy, CroMo is as old school as straight Sm.cehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506942063484875229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-40983412273527962632010-04-09T09:51:39.009-04:002010-04-09T09:51:39.009-04:00Seriously though Mr Snob, I think you have made a ...Seriously though Mr Snob, I think you have made a mistake investing your time in the Big Dummy. When the Surly Racing Team engineering department (and the advisors they brought in from NASA - credit where it is due) were running the extensive super computer simulations during Big Dummy frame design, adding a little bit of material here and shaving a little off there, I think they may have made a miscalculation. Or, perhaps the CroMo alloy they chose for the tubing is not quite right, the percentage of the element Sm might be too low? I can't be sure what oversight has caused it, but the ride just doesn't feel how I expected. Sure it's stable and smooth, but I am definitly not feeling the degree of smug that I thought I would for the money. <br /><br />My only other guess is that the engineers have installed a computer chip somewhere in the frame that records your mileage and many other factors and which will only open the valve to allow the smug to flow (like a Specialized Brain with a brain) when you have ridden enough car replacement miles to render your Big Dummy carbon neutral. This calculation includes the embodied energy in the frame, the components, the many other components that came and went, the air freight for the components bought online, the electricity used spending a 1/16th of a lifetime online researching, buying and commenting things bike. <br /><br />So I'm afraid you might be testing the wrong bike if you want the full smug experience anytime soon. Those old school Dutch bikes look like a better bet as they wouldn't have any complex CroMo alloys, just straight Sm and they surely wouldn't have computer controlled smug regulation. I should be able to give you an answer on the computer chip theory once I've ridden, I reckon, about 13,000kms. Lucky the Big Dummy is ideal for riding around the world. <br /><br />So not much smug, but some feelings I have found myself enjoying lately include:<br /><br />Terror. Sharing [in italics] the road with mine workers drifting in and out of micro-sleeps on the drive home from 12 hour night shifts, and allowing pissed (my faith in human decency is less damaged if I imagine that alcohol is involved) red necks to use my Xtracycle Wideloaders to clean mud off their truck side steps. At least they yell out something in appreciation as they skim by, unfortunatly muffled by the road noise. <br /><br />Slow. I may need to look at my position on the aero bars, or it could be I need to tweak the pressure I am running in the sweet Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour tyres (1.1kg... each) that I bought online and recieved via air freight. <br /><br />Thanks for the great blogcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506942063484875229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-83286903501211136692010-04-09T08:28:49.146-04:002010-04-09T08:28:49.146-04:00i saw a recumbent tandem last night. i didn't...i saw a recumbent tandem last night. i didn't get a pic though.ant1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03899715510551798686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-86811705829107698362010-04-09T05:59:17.835-04:002010-04-09T05:59:17.835-04:00Dear Sidi Shoes & Filippo Pollazatto. YOU HAVE...Dear Sidi Shoes & Filippo Pollazatto. YOU HAVE RUINED WATCHING THE SPRING CLASSICS. Why oh why do you weird arse Italians think that cyclists (the large majority being male) want to see a douche with "only god can judge me" tattooed on his back nacked and covered in cooking oil with a pair of ghey white shoes in front... of his Italian-Man-Olives & Spaghetti?<br /><br />I vow to never ever ever ever buy a pair of Sidi shoes. I also will now have to add "poppo" to my list of all time cycling douchebags:<br /><br />1) Alberto 'fingerbang' Contador<br />2) Michael 'the chicken feeding on EPO' Rasmusen<br />3) Greg 'I want to lance Armstrong up the date' LeMond<br />4) Alex 'Verry nice EPO! How Much?' Vinokockov<br />5) Ricardo 'slimey skanky snake' Ricco<br />6) Filippe 'eM egduJ naC doG ylnO - Italian Man olives' PollazattoShiny Fluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02128050542043120768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-24987742913408379012010-04-09T05:04:24.035-04:002010-04-09T05:04:24.035-04:00I can easily fit four 20L jerry cans plus addition...I can easily fit four 20L jerry cans plus additional supplies on the back of my Big Dummy. This means I can carry enough Liquified Smug (LS for short - similar molecular structure to LSD) to sustain me for an entire grueling, unsupported desert crossing with enough in reserve to do a Critical Mass ride on return... with all the participants on the back of the Big Dummy.cehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506942063484875229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-79725483290598840872010-04-09T04:50:18.626-04:002010-04-09T04:50:18.626-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.cehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506942063484875229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-56955946488122766962010-04-09T04:29:27.490-04:002010-04-09T04:29:27.490-04:00Pay that much for speedplay?Hah!
Do what I do.Befr...Pay that much for speedplay?Hah!<br />Do what I do.Befriend a fellow cyclist who likes to upgrade...alot. Then get them off him.<br /> <br />But I guess getting the glittery Sidi shoes wont work. Hes straight and doesnt favor shoes 6 sizes too small, sigh.Odile Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542664222423479077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-11315318609122211482010-04-09T04:07:15.550-04:002010-04-09T04:07:15.550-04:00I want some of those sidi pedals for my Big Dummy....I want some of those sidi pedals for my Big Dummy. They'll go nicely with my aero bars.cehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506942063484875229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-88944665649837762552010-04-09T02:14:54.697-04:002010-04-09T02:14:54.697-04:00The Sidi website is the worst I've ever seen. ...The Sidi website is the worst I've ever seen. I refuse to ever go there again. Lake has a pretty good one though. I like their shoes more, too.cyclotouristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432432995861421062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68752683266262110662010-04-08T23:50:35.268-04:002010-04-08T23:50:35.268-04:00"which had been stripped more thoroughly than..."which had been stripped more thoroughly than a bikini waxer depilates an exotic dancer's genitals". I would think snob would have done enough research to know that exotic dancers always shave, not wax, since they can never let their hair grow out long enough to wax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17388363730447148232010-04-08T22:56:16.798-04:002010-04-08T22:56:16.798-04:00Speaking of long bikes one would think that having...Speaking of <a href="http://www.recumbentblog.com/images/051807a4.jpg" rel="nofollow">long bikes</a> one would think that having excess disposable income would buy taste or perhaps common <a href="http://www.longbikes.com/SiteII/Images/Hexatandem1.jpg" rel="nofollow">sense</a>, not always..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-81316579122637557312010-04-08T22:42:30.639-04:002010-04-08T22:42:30.639-04:00BSNYC: How much is that duck?
Shopkeeper: Ten doll...BSNYC: How much is that duck?<br />Shopkeeper: Ten dollars.<br />BSNYC: Okay, could you please send me the bill?<br />Shopkeeper: I'm sorry, but you'll have to take the whole bird.<br /><br />aaarrrrggggg...Goosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68902889816679001272010-04-08T22:40:20.329-04:002010-04-08T22:40:20.329-04:00If the non-plussed journalist owns a pet, I imagin...If the non-plussed journalist owns a pet, I imagine it is the Pug of Perspicacity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-86792368714531465742010-04-08T21:04:36.015-04:002010-04-08T21:04:36.015-04:00OK, this is really pissing me off. Enough is enoug...OK, this is really pissing me off. Enough is enough. Stop the duck jokes or I will personally evoke the Four Freds of the Apocalypso, and they'll make you ride a catamaran for the rest of eternity.System Administratornoreply@blogger.com