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    Good or bad?
    Pharrell Williams


    Kanye West
    • CommentAuthorryanpend
    • CommentTimeMay 31st 2009
     
    give it up...

    fucking troll....
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    Look at this douche let's see what's wrong with him:

    1) Spandex.
    2) Mavic Io/Comete wheels (Spending too much on a bike he can't ride)
    3) Casco helmet.
    4) Fat, fat, fatttttttttttt
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    Great Britain? Must be that feller from House.
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    ive ridden with milo ventimiglia. he has a pake.
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    Now there's a dochebag celebrity on a bike. Fool get off it already!
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    i just hate the bmw gangsta frame to begin with, if your gonna jump off stairs on your bike, dont get a fixed gear, get a bmx bike that's what their made for
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    i just hate the bmw gangsta frame to begin with, if your gonna jump off stairs on your bike, dont get a fixed gear, get a bmx bike that's what their made for


    Comedy gold. GOLD!
    • CommentAuthorwes m.
    • CommentTimeMay 31st 2009
     
    Photobucket

    Im sure plenty of us have seen this one.
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    i think there can be a problem. celebrities that get noticed for fixed will also get noticed for being "noob". That's not bad, but what can be is the embarassment if they fall. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall". So they risk embarassment, but if they were to privately ride without the watchful eye of the media, after they master something they can then show it to the world without others passing judgment.
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    Posted By: ryanpendgive it up...

    fucking troll....
    give what up? I don't think there is a troll here. The closest thing to one is you. I'm sure "fucking" really helps add to your repertoire in any and all aspects off your life. If you really want to go fuck trolls, please do it else where.
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    Posted By: lickedwickedi think there can be a problem. celebrities that get noticed for fixed will also get noticed for being "noob". That's not bad, but what can be is the embarassment if they fall. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall". So they risk embarassment, but if they were to privately ride without the watchful eye of the media, after they master something they can then show it to the world without others passing judgment.


    Um dude there really isn't a "Celebrities Rush Out to Buy Newest Accessory, Tarck Bikes!" craze going on right now. These retards are never going to give up their beach cruisers and SUVs.
    Funny bit though. During the DNC here in Denver there was this tiny bike ride hosted by Mathew Modine (dude from Weeds and Full Metal Jacket) that I went on. He was actually a really cool dude and knew a lot about cycling. We talked about Midnight Riddaz in LA and how fuckin silly Critical Mass has become. Guy seemed to actually understand the value of leavin them car keys on the hook in the kitchen and taking your bike out for the day.
    As cool as the dude was I don't expect to see his ass in the next MASH video though.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeMay 31st 2009
     
    you've brought up really old news, man. people were talking about this a year and a half ago.
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    Posted By: iron jaiden
    Posted By: lickedwickedi think there can be a problem. celebrities that get noticed for fixed will also get noticed for being "noob". That's not bad, but what can be is the embarassment if they fall. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall". So they risk embarassment, but if they were to privately ride without the watchful eye of the media, after they master something they can then show it to the world without others passing judgment.


    Um dude there really isn't a "Celebrities Rush Out to Buy Newest Accessory, Tarck Bikes!" craze going on right now. These retards are never going to give up their beach cruisers and SUVs.
    Funny bit though. During the DNC here in Denver there was this tiny bike ride hosted by Mathew Modine (dude from Weeds and Full Metal Jacket) that I went on. He was actually a really cool dude and knew a lot about cycling. We talked about Midnight Riddaz in LA and how fuckin silly Critical Mass has become. Guy seemed to actually understand the value of leavin them car keys on the hook in the kitchen and taking your bike out for the day.
    As cool as the dude was I don't expect to see his ass in the next MASH video though.
    Some people were cyclists before they became famous. I'm not saying that cycling by celebrities are bad, but maybe they shouldn't get noticed for riding fixed. Why is fixed such a big deal? I don't want celebrities to bring fixed to the spotlight because people will associate a specific person for making fixed famous. What I want to see is a celebrity that normally doesn't cycle support cycling. Then he can ride fixed if s/he desires because people will only bike more often because a celebrity thinks biking is fashionable rather than it also being useful and environmentally friendly first.
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    Posted By: patrickviolenceive ridden with milo ventimiglia. he has a pake.
    it's nice to see some celebrities not flaunt that they know how to ride a bike. unlike Pharrell Williams.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeMay 31st 2009 edited
     
    WWZMD??????
    What Would Zack Morris Do??

    picture was taken at Encino Velodrome. i've ridden with him at ADT.

    Posted By: lickedwickedunlike Pharrell Williams.
    and it's a known fact that picture was taken the day he got it, before he had it all adjusted. those frames notoriously fit small. don't be so quick to pass judgement. he can probably hold his own to the likes of you.
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    Posted By: the rabbiWWZMD??????
    What Would Zack Morris Do??

    picture was taken at Encino Velodrome. i've ridden with him at ADT.

    Posted By: lickedwickedunlike Pharrell Williams.
    and it's a known fact that picture was taken the day he got it, before he had it all adjusted. those frames notoriously fit small. don't be so quick to pass judgement. he can probably hold his own to the likes of you.
    he can't skateboard. he should master that first http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbtTRGhIOd8
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    there's only so many things a person can focus on before he becomes mediocre at all he does. he'll need to focus.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeMay 31st 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: lickedwickedthere's only so many things a person can focus on before he becomes mediocre at all he does. he'll need to focus.
    wait, how does one become good at riding a track bike? if you're not racing, then what is there really to be "good" at? doing trackstands, breaking traffic laws, doing a wheelie? i mean sure, he's no Gemini the Wheelie King (props to anyone that knows where this came from), but i'm sure he can slow himself down and ride his bike.

    EDIT: and what does skating have to do with riding a bike? so, he can't skate. shit, i can't skate for my life. but i sure as hell can ride a bmx bike.
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    Posted By: the rabbi
    Posted By: lickedwickedthere's only so many things a person can focus on before he becomes mediocre at all he does. he'll need to focus.
    wait, how does one become good at riding a track bike? if you're not racing, then what is there really to be "good" at? doing trackstands, breaking traffic laws, doing a wheelie? i mean sure, he's no Gemini the Wheelie King (props to anyone that knows where this came from), but i'm sure he can slow himself down and ride his bike.

    EDIT: and what does skating have to do with riding a bike? so, he can't skate. shit, i can't skate for my life. but i sure as hell can ride a bmx bike.
    effort. I'm thinking that he has to first put his mind into one thing and if he knows he can't do any better at his best efforts, I would agree he should stop. If he cannot ride even after he has tried to the best of his ability, he should stop. But I don't know how or if he decided to stop skating or not, but if he starts fixed and hasn't tried his hardest before he stops, he'll have bought a decked out fixed with front and back aerospokes. He's a celebrity and he can spend the money, but any normal person would not buy the expensive top of the line equiptment before he has even started. Take this analogy, I want to start trying to do puzzles so I buy this 1000 piece jig saw puzzle when I have had no prior experience. The dude buys the best and if he just gives up it will seem pretentious.
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    it's good to upgrade, but when he's bought expensive parts on his bike and it turns out he likes to ride fixed and he figures out what he thinks is cool or is comfortable and it's not on his bike, he'll have to recustomize anyways and in some cases he may even have to down grade if he finds that a certain part he likes may be less expensive. this way. He hasn't taken the time to find out what he likes before he blows his money, he has his money to blow but eventually when he does want to customize I'll laugh because he'll have spent large sums of money and he won't be able to sell second hand bike parts that he'll have when he swaps out parts from his bike for more preferable ones.
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    the fact that he's running an aerospoke, made to race and be aerodynamic, on the gangsta frame, made for tricks, shows how much of a poser he is. No one would buy a gangsta frame for racing, and anyone who know anything about tricks shouldnt really be using an aerospoke, because their heavier than your standard wheel. The two parts he bought are trendy and functional, when used in their own divisions, but the way he puts them together just shows he really doesn't know shit and is following the trend.
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    lol@ aerospoke for racing
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    Posted By: patrickviolencelol@ aerospoke for racing


    carbon wheels werent made for tricks buddy
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    Who races on areo spokes??
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009
     
    Posted By: GOBSTOPTODROP
    Posted By: patrickviolencelol@ aerospoke for racing


    carbon wheels werent made for tricks buddy
    aerospokes are carbon? since when? hahahha.
    carbon is a composite. plastic is also a composite. aerospokes are made out of a composite. but not a carbon composite. aerospokes are plastic.
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    Posted By: the rabbi
    Posted By: GOBSTOPTODROP
    Posted By: patrickviolencelol@ aerospoke for racing


    carbon wheels werent made for tricks buddy
    aerospokes are carbon? since when? hahahha.
    carbon is a composite. plastic is also a composite. aerospokes are made out of a composite. but not a carbon composite. aerospokes are plastic.


    ooops i just seen that on the website. says its a carbon composite
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009
     
    i'm sorry, let me edit this. it is a molded carbon composite wheel. something like a hed is wraped carbon.
    • CommentAuthorupthemaiden
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: lickedwicked
    so I buy this 1000 piece jig saw puzzle when I have had no prior experience. The dude buys the best and if he just gives up it will seem pretentious.


    so 1000 pieces is the top of the line in puzzles? upgraded from last years 9000 piece model. I heard campy just came out with an 1100 piece puzzle. Can anyone verify that?

    Pretentious? He's rich, if I was that rich I'd have a bike with aero spokes. I doubt I'd even ride it once, but with that much money, I'd just buy things to check them out, as it would honestly be easier to charge things and have them delivered rather than going to the store just to look at it.

    Either way, I bought 2 new hammers the other day that are way above my hammering skills. They both have this magnetic nail starter on the top, and the big one is half graphite. Does that make me pretentious? I just wanted a nice hammer and had the cash in my pocket. I wonder if there's a carpenters forum somewhere that's getting all pissed that I own some hammers I don't need, when I should really be hitting stuff with the $4 wooden one I had.

    I don't even like the guy, at all, but I guaruntee if I had Pharell money, I'd have a couple $150k sportbikes parked in my garage and forget aerospokes even exist, so I think he's showing himself to be pretty down-to-earth with the fact that he even spent money on a bicycle in the first place.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: upthemaiden
    Posted By: lickedwickedso I buy this 1000 piece jig saw puzzle when I have had no prior experience. The dude buys the best and if he just gives up it will seem pretentious.


    so 1000 pieces is the top of the line in puzzles? upgraded from last years 9000 piece model. I heard campy just came out with an 1100 piece puzzle. Can anyone verify that?

    Pretentious? He's rich, if I was that rich I'd have a bike with aero spokes. I doubt I'd even ride it once, but with that much money, I'd just buy things to check them out, as it would honestly be easier to charge things and have them delivered rather than going to the store just to look at it.

    Either way, I bought 2 new hammers the other day that are way above my hammering skills. They both have this magnetic nail starter on the top, and the big one is half graphite. Does that make me pretentious? I just wanted a nice hammer and had the cash in my pocket. I wonder if there's a carpenters forum somewhere that's getting all pissed that I own some hammers I don't need, when I should really be hitting stuff with the $4 wooden one I had.

    I don't even like the guy, at all, but I guaruntee if I had Pharell money, I'd have a couple $150k sportbikes parked in my garage and forget aerospokes even exist, so I think he's showing himself to be pretty down-to-earth with the fact that he even spent money on a bicycle in the first place.
    i like your style, dude.
    • CommentAuthorwes m.
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: upthemaiden
    Either way, I bought 2 new hammers the other day that are way above my hammering skills. They both have this magnetic nail starter on the top, and the big one is half graphite. Does that make me pretentious? I just wanted a nice hammer and had the cash in my pocket. I wonder if there's a carpenters forum somewhere that's getting all pissed that I own some hammers I don't need, when I should really be hitting stuff with the $4 wooden one I had.


    Actually yes. When I worked construction the carpenters used to make fun of homeowners they saw buying expensive tools at home depot. If the quality of the product is greater than your ability to use the product, you will be made fun of by someone. Its a law of nature. Kanye and Pharrell have been polluting my radio for a while now, the least they can do is be the object of my ridicule via the internet. I dont care if they are rich. I'm an equal opportunity hater.
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    hammer time!
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    because a person is rich, they don't have to be pretentious and boastful.

    on another note, I think kanye is double jointed. look at how his finger curves.
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    Honestly, if I had the money, I'd ride a Pinarello Prince or Cinelli Best Of with Bora Ultras and Super Record. Way above my skill level, but sweet ass bikes anyhow. These people are rich, they have toys, it's whatever, and we can all go about our lives once again.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009
     
    Posted By: lickedwickedbecause a person is rich, they don't have to be pretentious and boastful.
    it's not like those things are quarter of a million dollar bikes. so, they spent ~$2000 on a fixed gear. I mean, he doesn't have an iO and a Compote disc.
    • CommentAuthorNash
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009
     
    again, ridicule for being on a bike. I am missing the point of this thread. Are you a long time friend and know that they are new to riding? even so, who gives a shit. The BMW is pretty badass and if I had umpteen amounts of disposable income then I would rock it. I bet he has a garage full of awesome cars and probably not a race driver but are you going to knock him for that? Not a fan of either of their music but maybe we should start a thread.....how to spot a hatter 1) post about posers and doesnt own a bike 2) hates on people that ride a particular style 3) speaks on safety issues and does not take the 2 minutes to google the law 4) add your own comment here
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    Posted By: the rabbi
    Posted By: lickedwickedbecause a person is rich, they don't have to be pretentious and boastful.
    it's not like those things are quarter of a million dollar bikes. so, they spent ~$2000 on a fixed gear. I mean, he doesn't have an iO and a Compote disc.
    yeah, he can spend so much at once cause he's rich but I don't think any normal person would invest so much into something s/he might not even know if s/he would enjoy. maybe as people get rich, they get careless with what they spend.
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    Posted By: Nashagain, ridicule for being on a bike. I am missing the point of this thread. Are you a long time friend and know that they are new to riding? even so, who gives a shit. The BMW is pretty badass and if I had umpteen amounts of disposable income then I would rock it. I bet he has a garage full of awesome cars and probably not a race driver but are you going to knock him for that? Not a fan of either of their music but maybe we should start a thread.....how to spot a hatter 1) post about posers and doesnt own a bike 2) hates on people that ride a particular style 3) speaks on safety issues and does not take the 2 minutes to google the law 4) add your own comment here
    no insults of specific parts of his bicycle were made. The idea of spending copious amounts of money is disliked.
    I think I disagree with a style because it's stupid. Why would you have a nice track frame and make it single speed? You love to coast? Go get a beach cruiser, heavy and simple. Add more weight so you can build up momentum to coast, don't get a light frame because you won't be able to coast as long.
    The law is unclear. Hands free is also the use of speaker phone, blue tooth, or some other headset device.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009
     
    or, maybe if they're seen with less-than-the-best, it would make them look like they have bad taste.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2009
     
    Posted By: lickedwicked
    Posted By: Nashagain, ridicule for being on a bike. I am missing the point of this thread. Are you a long time friend and know that they are new to riding? even so, who gives a shit. The BMW is pretty badass and if I had umpteen amounts of disposable income then I would rock it. I bet he has a garage full of awesome cars and probably not a race driver but are you going to knock him for that? Not a fan of either of their music but maybe we should start a thread.....how to spot a hatter 1) post about posers and doesnt own a bike 2) hates on people that ride a particular style 3) speaks on safety issues and does not take the 2 minutes to google the law 4) add your own comment here
    no insults of specific parts of his bicycle were made. The idea of spending copious amounts of money is disliked.
    I think I disagree with a style because it's stupid. Why would you have a nice track frame and make it single speed? You love to coast? Go get a beach cruiser, heavy and simple. Add more weight so you can build up momentum to coast, don't get a light frame because you won't be able to coast as long.
    The law is unclear. Hands free is also the use of speaker phone, blue tooth, or some other headset device.
    some people just don't want gears. get over it.
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    Posted By: the rabbior, maybe if they're seen with less-than-the-best, it would make them look like they have bad taste.
    I can accept that, their image is on the line. what's detrimental is if they can't ride it they won't be good representatives of fixed.
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    I didn't want to mention older threads, they won't really relate to the topic.
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    hahaha just look at kanyes shoes in the first picture. there u go
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    Posted By: GOBSTOPTODROPhahaha just look at kanyes shoes in the first picture. there u go
    he can't tie them?
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    Kanye doesn't have aerospokes. It's not good to start riding fixed with aerospokes. They're heavier than traditional spokes and thus adding to the difficulty in stopping because of greater mass contributing to greater momentum
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    Posted By: lickedwickedKanye doesn't have aerospokes. It's not good to start riding fixed with aerospokes. They're heavier than traditional spokes and thus adding to the difficulty in stopping because of greater mass contributing to greater momentum


    Your ass is hilarious dude. I knew a kid like you once back east. Fool was always on the funny side of awkward.

    I also love that this thread's still breathing. Hope this thing stays stupid till the goddamn WHEELS fall off!
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    r. Rabbi says,
    ooops i just seen that on the website. says its a carbon composite


    Composite materials are materials that use one material for compressions or tension strength and a matrix to hold them in place.

    Fiberglass and epoxy are a composite. Concrete (sand and cement) are a composite. Adobe (straw and clay) is a composite. Carbon fiber (usually with epoxy, sometimes with other plastics) is a composite. Plastic by itself isn't.

    There are a lot of ways to make hard objects out of carbon fiber composite. Different weaves, straight tow, or short chopped fibers are used depending on the requirements of the final thing. They are all filled with a plastic of some sort.

    I'd like to see a carbon fiber/cement composite sometime. I bet it would have interesting properties.
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    haha this whole thread has brightened up my night.
    Who cares if they are riding nice bikes?
    If I had several grand laying around, I would sure as hell build up a a really nice track specific bike or high end road machine that severly exceeded my needs.
    If I had an income like that of these two guys, I would have several of these bikes and I would be a piss poor representative of some high end road bike, I'm sure!

    It is all relative. While an iro or a pake may be an affordable set up for someone working part time or on minimum wage while trying to sustain one's self, I would assume picking up a vigorelli is like spending almost nothing for Kanye.

    Plus, why does riding fixed have to be exclusive to the social elite of velospace?
    If these guys want to go out and ride every once in a while, for goodness' sake, let them ride whatever they please.
    • CommentAuthorSkidMark
    • CommentTimeJun 17th 2009 edited
     
    I'll tell you why the BMX/Fixed crossover is occurring. the guys who run the BMX companies are too embarrassed that they can't ride a BMX anymore, mostly cuz their back hurts from being bent forward on a BMX but they don't want to ride a 24 or a cruiser and admit they've "given up". So companies like FBM (Fat Bald Men) decided to make a BMX-y fixed frame. The other thing us old bastards can't do is ride much more than a mile on a BMX before everything starts hurting, feet, lungs (from the years of smoking weed), neck, back, my neck and my back.

    On flat ground a fixed with 120 psi in tires with a 5mm contact patch practically pedals itself in comparison to a fat-tired BMX (with a fat tired old man on it). Pretty much they are using the fixed gear bike as a beach cruiser, a beach cruiser that can be pedaled at 15 mph with very little effort.

    As far as these celebrities go, it just brings them 6 degrees closer to Kevin Bacon.

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