Tour De France: Living the Dream

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

From cyclingcyclone in my in-box:



Dude.

I don't even know where to begin. My post was probably the least offensive thing I've put up years. I can't imagine Adam thinks of himself as future Pro Tour rider. Clearly, he wasn't born with the physique of a professional cyclist.

And who are you? Some kind of protector of the Adams of the world? Does he need your protection? Did he even ask for it?

You asked me to "kindly delete my message." I'm asking you -- for the sake of the holidays -- to kindly shut the fuck up you super hero wanna be ass clown.

Originally Posted by cyclingcyclone

Thanks brother.

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

Look, you signed up today for the express purpose of spreading spam. Then you lecture forum members, some of whom have followed the sport since the late 60s, about what it is to be a cycling fan while all the time you've been a cycling fan for, what, ten minutes?

I'm sure you're glad you got to ride with the Discovery team and they put your big fat ass on TV, but don't expect everyone else to feel the same. Many of us here are competitive cyclists, so we have no desire to relate to fat people wobbling up the Tourmalet on an overpriced bicycle. Everyone here are cycling fans, so, again, we have no desire to relate to fatties on bicycles gushing over how fit everyone else is.

Dude, honestly, what did you expect?

Isn't there a fatty forum you can post this shit on?

Of course, I state all this in the spirit of the holiday season.

Stay away from the second helpings, you.

Originally Posted by cyclingcyclone

You are heard loud and clear.

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

Really? I don't think you do. I don't think you've given much thought at all as to why some people on this forum are not interested in your 15 minutes of fame. If you had you wouldn't have posted here.

In your original post, you said "2 amateur cyclists." (Note that I spelled amateur correctly.) Therein lies the rub. Amateur cyclist implies athlete, which is why Bro Deal asked why there wasn't a minimum mileage cutoff. Clearly, from the video, you are not amateur cyclists. You are recreational cyclists, which I have nothing against nor any interest in.

If you were amateur cyclists, then the program would be interesting because we could see a level that we, as cycling fans, could relate to since we, as cycling fans, often frequent local races where amateur cyclists compete.

Let me ask you this since you're a cycling fan: When was the last time you went to a local bicycle race to watch amateur cyclists compete? Of the things you can do to support the future of American cycling -- as you claim to be interested in -- appearing on OLN is probably the least reasonable option. In fact, I think it could safely be argued that appearing on OLN with the Discovery team isn't really supporting US cycling at all.

If you want to support US cycling, go sign up for a USAC referee course and become a cycling ref. Or, offer to drive a bunch of juniors to races. Or, put on a race. Or, sponsor an amateur cyclist for a couple months. Or, go to a local bicycle race and put up a prime, or offer to marshall a corner at a race, or make a donation to a local club, or pay the gym membership of a local amateur cyclist, or buy him or her coffee.

Stuffing yourself into a Disco kit and pretending to be a pro cyclist only furthers your image as a reality TV star wanna be. And good luck with that because in America the general population isn't interested in fat people or cyclists much less fat cyclists.

Happy holidays!

Originally Posted by cyclingcyclone

you are right

Originally Posted by Yojimbo_

Don't pay much attention to Helmut....nobody else here does.

Originally Posted by Yojimbo_

Don't pay much attention to Helmut....nobody else here does.

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

I was on another cycling forum and look what I found:



Word travels so fast on the internet.

Originally Posted by cyclingcyclone

I don't unerstand why you keep saying that I was on the show.

Originally Posted by cyclingcyclone

I never said that once and all you do is make fun of me in regards to this show. I don't know what your talking about when you say that. All I did was come to Adam's defense because the show seemed like it would be a cool thing for fans to watch on the Discovery Channel. I found the information on the Club 1080 site.

Originally Posted by cyclingcyclone

Anyhow, to address your other concerns I will list the things I have done for cycling and maybe then you will relax a bit.


-I have raced in local races and been on numerous cycling clubs

-I have put on 2 charity cycling events to raise money

-I started a collegiate cycling club

-I was part of an committee that made decisions for the purchase of 30 bikes for the high school I attended

-O, and by the way I have been watching the Tour since a fetus