When Bike Snob is right, he's right.
I'm still laughing about the Ritchie / Amazing Larry comparison.
frumble11.13.09 - 10:25 am
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"Leto and his band have truly managed to coax all that is slimy and mucous from deep within the alveolae of cycling and music."
bike punk11.13.09 - 10:33 am
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my favorite quote.."At which point the victim's spirit is manifest in the form of a riderless Mongolian cyclocross bike:"
mandingo11.13.09 - 10:58 am
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...with bike polo...there's nutttin but satisfaction
NOISEPOCKET11.13.09 - 11:01 am
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I like this one:
"the exuberant fixed-gear freestyle ballet-esque hipster-on-a-dais "Look at me, I'm fabulous!" back wheel spinny thing"
la duderina11.13.09 - 11:03 am
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More like FLAIL.
Two failed pics in a row.
bentstrider responding to a
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11.13.09 - 11:19 am
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Weather this is the end all and be all of selling out, or the clear sign of an end of an era. Isn't cycling being seen in pop culture a good thing? Couldn't this maybe just maybe inspire some poor kids that lives in backwater Kansas to get together and ride bikes? And really the more cyclists there are on the road the better it is for all of us. The video is mediocure if you compair it to its peers. What I like is that it might be seen by some kids out there that have forgotten about bikes.
Either way, I expect to hear this same song being used in a Nissan commercial in about 2 months.
thegodofthor11.13.09 - 11:36 am
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What I like is that it might be seen by some kids out there that have forgotten about bikes.
It's true, this is the silver lining on the cloud of shame... and BSNYC has chosen to overlook it... but that article had me laughing so hard in my office, I started to fear my job security.
canadienne responding to a
comment by thegodofthor
11.13.09 - 11:44 am
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I really, REALLY don't want to meet the kind of person that is "inspired" to start biking by this video.
Team Creanberry responding to a
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11.13.09 - 11:45 am
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Who cares what the bike snob says ... I mean really who cares...
OsnapsonJC11.13.09 - 11:46 am
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"At which point the victim's spirit is manifest in the form of a riderless Mongolian cyclocross bike:"
+1
Gav responding to a
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11.13.09 - 11:56 am
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actually, a LOT of people care.
bicycling magazine cares
the 50 or so people that compete to be the first comment on his blog cares
and most importantly,
I CARE
.
Bike Snob is bigger than midnight ridazz.
la duderina responding to a
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11.13.09 - 12:01 pm
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ahh c'mon it aint the end of the world. LOL still though it is pretty funny that MR gets to be the butt of bike snob's jokes for the last couple months with the Kuang Lee incident and now this.
Roadblock11.13.09 - 12:04 pm
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Positive side - It will bring attention to bike riding to a lot of teenage girls.
oh... wait...
Joe Borfo11.13.09 - 12:06 pm
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he was making fun of the flaming lips vid they made with portland cyclists just yesterday. he makes fun of EVERYone. no one should take it too seriously
la duderina responding to a
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11.13.09 - 12:07 pm
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I just LOL'ed in ma pants
sancho1 responding to a
comment by la duderina
11.13.09 - 12:14 pm
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Flaming Lips is one of my fave bands..... and that video is genius.
Roadblock responding to a
comment by la duderina
11.13.09 - 12:17 pm
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yeah. you seem like the type to get off on hairy vagina balls.
la duderina responding to a
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11.13.09 - 12:22 pm
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Bike Snob dis'n MR is like Pepsi Dis'n Coke. It's is just what they do.
2zRescue11.13.09 - 12:29 pm
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It may take Leto 30 seconds to get to Mars, but it only took half that time for him to get me to vomit.
I don't think he likes our video? :-(
User111.13.09 - 12:31 pm
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HA HA HA HA!!
oh man I missed that one!
god I love Snob.
la duderina responding to a
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11.13.09 - 12:37 pm
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Thats great .. but the world isnt going to blow up because of this video ... sure people are not happy that it was made .... and everyone it entitled to speak.... Im not trying to be all offensive ... Im just not going to cry myself to sleep....
OsnapsonJC responding to a
comment by la duderina
11.13.09 - 12:44 pm
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Bike Snob is just full of sarcasm. Nobody should take him so seriously. His/Her blog is sure entertaining though.
Joe Borfo responding to a
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11.13.09 - 12:46 pm
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I would be BSing if I said it was entertaining ...
OsnapsonJC responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
11.13.09 - 12:49 pm
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LOL, REALLY WHO LISTENS TO THIS SNOB?
MY FAVORITE PICK OF HIS COMMENTS:
the video also features two instances of the exuberant fixed-gear freestyle ballet-esque hipster-on-a-dais "Look at me, I'm fabulous!" back wheel spinny thing
NOW TELL THE TRUTH, THATS FUNNY RIGHT?
JUST THINK ABOUT IT, SOMEBODY SAW YOU ALL IN THIS VIDEO, IN NEW YORK, YOUR FUCKIN FAMOUS NOW. YOU HAD FUN, AND GOT PAID.
THE BITCH FROM NYC IS JUST JEALOUS, FUCK HER SNOBBISH ASS.
eddieboyinla11.13.09 - 1:00 pm
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UMMMM..... THAT BITCH FROM NYC WAS BSNY. IT WAS PART OF HIS ARTICLE. YOU HITTING THE PIPE AGAIN?
User1 responding to a
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11.13.09 - 1:22 pm
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About Me
BikeSnobNYC
While I love cycling and embrace it in all its forms, I'm also extremely critical. So I present to you my venting for your amusement and betterment. No offense meant to the critiqued. Always keep riding.
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hockeyjockey11.13.09 - 1:28 pm
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Not as good as Bike Snob's seal of disapproval...but please click to see the sparklies I added to Jared's eyes.
It is a symbol of his love for MR.
Also, of course Bike Snob's blog is just a character. I actually wrote him this email about how I admire his writing and he wrote me back some very nice things.
HappyLand11.13.09 - 4:36 pm
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why not?
Suppose some kid watches the video and thinks "shit, that looks like fun -- I wouldn't have thought dressing in costume and riding around town would be something to do, but now I do... I'd like to do that"
Not sure how Team Cranberry started riding with MR, but I think 99% of MR ridazz pretty much started in similar fashion as the "kind" of people you dont want to meet.
"Maybe because everyone's so excited by the 15 seconds of fame that's not really fame because nobody knows who we are and nobody cares and this video will only appeal to an extremely limited audience (pre-teen girls) anyway?" --Team Crybaby
--nobody? Really? How so?
--not real fame? what is real fame? Can you explain you experience, expertise in fame? I know some of the riders and I care... does that make for real fame? I'm listening...
-- Pre-teen girl's are an extremely limited audience? Wow... no wonder Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears... New Kids on the Block.... struggled to gain in popularity, fame, and riches... it was because they only reached the weak pre-teen girl demographic.
md2 responding to a
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11.13.09 - 6:12 pm
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