Vlad_Type_S

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Majofo

Fucking tons of vids of protesters getting mowed down around the world.. some of them make me chuckle..

Some of them..

rockstar143

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Must be my Messican side...but I don't understand them all ganging up on the poor dude...then he already fucked his truck up trying to squeeze through...then they still tell him not to pass as if that would prove their point...then attack him and throw shit at him.

I would have done more than one loop...fuck that.

and 12 hurt...only 1 critical. Shittttt...gotta get more velocity goin and lower that bish!

Majofo

Better to be superman than a speed bump

Majofo

I'm compassionate and could never imagine myself running someone over. But if you're forcing your will on someone who is behind the wheel of a +2 ton vehicle, you're going to have a bad time mmkay.

If you're going to disrupt the peace to get your point across.. prepare to get tossed. Not just protestors. Love my biker community, but when dbags go out in force to cause chaos, they're asking for it.

I'm not condoning road rage or violence, but what do they expect. People are often violent and erratic.

Vlad_Type_S

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So do you love or hate critical mass?

Majofo

I don't know much about it, but I fundamentally don't agree with any form of unstructured protest that forces an agenda on others.

If it were a scheduled event, like a marathon, I'd have no problem with it. But it really seems like a disguised protest. I've been a cyclist most of my life.

I've had cars purposely try to run me off the road. I'm all for cyclist advocacy, but at the same time, don't be an asshole.. whether on foot, in a car, riding a motorcycle, or on a bike. Unless you bring jelly.

Yumcha

Evening.

rockstar143

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I'm an avid cyclist...mountain, road (mostly not, soccer mom texting and driving is scarier than a tree)...

I fucking hate critical mass and all the hipster bull fucking shit it stands for. It makes traffic, gets people hurt/killed...creates a huge divide between us vs them...puts LEO's in difficult position. For what...to prove that we can own the roads too? Sure...but do they want to get tickets for running stop signs and speeding () like a motor vehicle.

Those people don't understand physics...bike on a path...or take up another hobby. It's Darwinism at it's finest...

rockstar143

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Now...a unscheduled urban ride with a couple a hooligans, some beers, and some stair surfing on our mountain bikes...count me in. I also don't think we'd cry like little bitches if we did so and fell off our bikes.

Majofo, H Cha, Justin...you all in? Franchise and Vlad said they'd meet us there...Gary says he'd keep pace for us in his walker.

N1h1l1ty

Morning gentlemen

Would never ever want to bike on the roads in Toronto. The ratio of morons to sane people on the road is just too damn high for it.

As for the protest thing - well, as many of you have said, the reaction is to be expected, especially if the protesters themselves react with violence. That being said, without public protest, where would we be now? Certainly living in a very different world imo. As a Ukrainian, the Maidan is the first thing that comes to mind in recent events when it comes to protests truly changing the path of a nation, we have plenty of excellent historical examples here in NA, going right back to the foundation of the USA and plenty of examples in Canada as well. Just my

thoiboi

Like you said Maj, it's about not being an asshole, but at the same time, it's also high time for drivers to realize that they're not the only vehicles on the road (motorcycles and bicycles have the right to be there as well). It's all about mutual respect for everyone else. Whenever I see a motorcycle lane splitting coming up behind me, I always move over to the left as much as I can to allow him to pass with ease. I always give cyclists 3+ feet when passing them going 50 miles an hour (while they're in the bike lanes). Why? Because I know when I'm on my bike, I'd appreciate the same type of respect.

Road cycling is definitely tough. I'm still recovering from a partially torn tendon in my ankle from when a car pulled out of his driveway and t-boned me because he (18 year old kid) wasn't paying attention while turning out.


Can't we all just be friends? :gheyhug:

Jamie's 08 TL

I bet Adam, pb, and some others would enjoy that too.

Good Hump Day guys!

N1h1l1ty

Tell that to Putin

Franchise1124

Morning

N1h1l1ty

http://imgur.com/DKMwTOb

'Murica

polobunny

Fuck man I miss mtb! Not sure why I ever stopped. Probably because cars.

thoiboi

Silly rabbit.. there's no cars in the mountains.. Just huge boulders and trees and such.

I'd be so down to go on an urban ride with a bunch of bros.

polobunny

Urban is nice, but there's nothing like forest. It's just great. In the summer it's cooler, and the sound and smell of nature... it's great!

rockstar143

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Get back out there...fk that...don't have to have only one hobby...shoot, biking can be an hour of your day, 2 or three times a week!

polobunny

Hey I know I know. I still got my road bike, I'll try to do more of it this summer. Used to come to work with it. Have only went biking twice last summer.

rockstar143

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Fk that...sell the road, buy the mountain.

Or be like me...

I have hanging in the garage:
Betty's beach cruiser
my stumpjumper fsr pro for the Florida "mountains"
my specialized crossroads for comfort
my jamis converted road bike for speed
my origin 8 fixie that i built with a frame my dad found in the trash to get poon
my buddy's giant nrs to take friends out...

polobunny

I swear if you didn't have two cars and a billion bikes you'd be rich.


Can't really afford to buy so many bikes and not use them. I'll use my road bike this summer as much as I can.

Plus I still hit the gym 3 times a week, that's a hobby at that point. And a cheapish one at that.

rockstar143

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I only buy stuff at a great deal...or build it myself for cheap!

You can find a reasonably priced hardrock or rockhopper. Specialized is my brand of choice....not top of line, but reliable and rugged for a cheap price!

Majofo

Shiett.. I'm going to hit some sweet jumps.

polobunny

Good way to make it sound like you didn't spend a little fortune on random bikes!

Anyway, like I said, I'll start by using my road bike then I'll see. If I can't deal with not going in the trails I'll get me a MTB.

rockstar143

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Betty sometimes surfs the forum! STFU!

polobunny

She should join us.

rockstar143

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For a quality bike...I don't mind paying. Once you've ridden a real bike....Walmart don't cut it That said, the only one I paid a ton for was the Stumpjumper...and even then, I got it for 1/2 off a few years lightly used. Everything else was $400 and under...

rockstar143

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shoot...the jamis cost me $50...Well, 34.50, but I also bought a six pack to ride it.

thoiboi

pb, now that you're single, you should come down to the States and chill Fly down to Florida before summer so it's not as humid. Hell we can do a ramblings meet and toss each other's salad in person. I'll gladly go back to Florida, I miss being down there Sure beats damn North Carolina...

Majofo

My ninja Dustin! Top Shot elite.. This guy is the straightest arrow out there. He could be the Playboy mansion camp director in charge of hiding the bologne.. and he would do so diligently, by placing said bologne in his mouth.

Also.. you see this:

polobunny

Hey I agree. In sixth grade I won a dictation writing thing at school (inb4 is polo asian questions) and got a $150 voucher for a local bike shop. I spent the $200 I had amassed then plus that voucher and got myself a nice Norco MTB with a front shock.

Got it stolen under a month from my backyard.

Nevertheless, I started building vintage bikes from parts I'd find around, banana seats and chopper handles style. At some point I had a fleet of 10 of them, all in good working order with no actual money spent. Just careful digging around and exchanging parts. It was great.

Then I don't know, at some point in life I started going less and less outside and biking except to go to work. Time flies man... wish I was still 11 and in sixth grade.


The only good thing about cheap bikes is that you can always build a bike you don't mind trashing. Had a cheap 18 speed diamond frame bike my dad bought me when I was a kid, he bought it used from our neighbor and I must have used that thing until I was 16 as an MTB... Thing was all bent by the time I stopped using it. No suspension nothing, I'm surprised it lasted that long. Got so many punctures and hit so many trees.

That works!

Hey I don't know man, if I went to Florida it would be to get the full experience. I'm too tight on cash right now for that stuff anyway. Gotta get me some summer tires and prob some cheap 18" wheels for the TL. Maybe looking for something like rockstar had in terms of looks, but for poor people.

Also your profile says SoCal, sup with that?

Majofo

It's that time..

polobunny

imbed101

Majofo

mmmm... bacon

thoiboi

Nah... if you were , it would have been a math competition..

I live in SoCal but travel for work (IT Consultant). From September to the end of February, I was in South Florida on a project. My new project is in North Carolina and I'm slated here until 10/31 . So I'm across the country 4-5days a week and then home for the weekends.

polobunny

erry mornin'

2 large eggs 2 bacon slices 1 OJ 1 big spoon of cottage cheese is my nearly every morning breakfast.

Majofo

If I were to cook bacon.. I'd do it on a AK gas block.. more efficient.

Majofo

I be eatin' eggs bacon sausage brisket tacos..side of beans.