40 Yr Old Virgin is a bike riding loser...
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here in japan, pretty much everyone rides bikes: heavy girl's bikes. mountain bikes are ridden mainly by little kids. serious(?) cycling ( by which i mean anyone serious enough about it to use a helmet) is mainly the reserve of trendy geeks.dgregory57 said:
as far as tv coverage goes, it's just as poor here. tdf was about 3 hour coverage, close to being real time. you could tune in the french or the japanese commentators. Giro was 2 hours daily, japanese only. the vuelta is actually being aired right now, only about the last hour or so of each day. i've been avoiding the grand tour section of the forum so as not to spoil the suspense.
that movie hasn't made its way here, so i can't make any informed comments, other than to say that there are plenty of geeks, losers, posers, spewers, etc. in any sport. in the realm of climbing, i'd say an easy 1 out of 10 sport climbers fall into that category. reality has little to do with public perception.
Eoin, i think it only fair to warn you that no one befouls my bike by calling it a BMX and lives to tell the tale.EoinC said:
The SMSO are all gone, some American multinational mining company has set up a titanuim mine on thier only known mating ground right in the middle of the Kara Kara groves...
still though, as long as someone profits and i havent been duped, i am happy.
I get mostly positive input from strangers, especially women ... although this may have less to do the spandex and more to do with the perfectly toned body it's stretched over.dgregory57 said:
The sooner one stops worrying about what other people think the better!
Shame about the SMSO's - still, they were about buggered anyway. That oyster / peanut cocktail was doing their collective heads in. Anyway, without titanium, we wouldn't have white paint, or titanium-framed BMX'ers. Particularly hard hit would be the white-painted BMX frame market. Progress is always good, even when it's bad.MountainPro said:
Good to see you made it back, MP. My recollection of those Beagle jaunts is that it can be a long haul between drinking houses. Alright in my youth, but nowadays I don't like to be out of canon shot of a purveyor of intoxicating liquors.
Does anyone know where I can get a pair of those clipless red heels (as seen in link 1)? I think they'd look rather fetching with my lacey lycra shorts and feather-adorned helmet. Ugh.artmichalek said:
I finally saw this movie and absolutely loved every scene, especially the ones with the bike!
I mean, the woman bought him a bike, (a Trek mind you, lol). Ah, so good.
Yes, they kind of poked fun at him, but when he went to defend himself, he said he loved riding his bike etc etc.
If people want to judge on that, their loss.
Anyways, every scene with the bike = awesome.
I mean, the woman bought him a bike, (a Trek mind you, lol). Ah, so good.
Yes, they kind of poked fun at him, but when he went to defend himself, he said he loved riding his bike etc etc.
If people want to judge on that, their loss.
Anyways, every scene with the bike = awesome.
i went to see 40yov in the theatres when it was first released last summer. and i rode there on my bike. by myself. on a friday night.
the theatre was full of college kids, and they had a good snicker as we all walked out of the theatre and i got on my bike and fired up my various lights and pedaled home.
it didnt bother me though. cant say i really give a **** what a bunch of college kids think of my transportation choices
it'd be nice to see more bike commuting in pop culture (jason bateman in Arrested Development was a more or less positive portray of bike commuters), but at the end of the day, i can laugh at myself, and at the climax of 40yov, he not only gets the girl, but he has a great line about why he bikes, that had me wanting to cheer for him... so i dont think its entirely fair to say that the movie was picking on bikers. he was the hero, and he was not beholden to what others thought of his lifestyle choices, and i respect the movie for that
the theatre was full of college kids, and they had a good snicker as we all walked out of the theatre and i got on my bike and fired up my various lights and pedaled home.
it didnt bother me though. cant say i really give a **** what a bunch of college kids think of my transportation choices
it'd be nice to see more bike commuting in pop culture (jason bateman in Arrested Development was a more or less positive portray of bike commuters), but at the end of the day, i can laugh at myself, and at the climax of 40yov, he not only gets the girl, but he has a great line about why he bikes, that had me wanting to cheer for him... so i dont think its entirely fair to say that the movie was picking on bikers. he was the hero, and he was not beholden to what others thought of his lifestyle choices, and i respect the movie for that
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