anyone see this?

clarkey cat
clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
edited October 2011 in Commuting chat
sounds like a right herbert

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle ... cra-lad.do
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  • ooermissus
    ooermissus Posts: 811
    ' the stark contrast between caners and trainers' is a good line
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    "You'll be shelling out upwards of £3,000 for a decent, Campagnolo-equipped carbon-fibre bike"

    :shock:
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    Mine was half that.

    They sound like the very worst kinds of MAMILS. Poncing around in Babington House (isnt it owned by Soho House?) drinking champagne, congratulating each other on finally giving up pills.
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  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    I guess it worked, but still there's something rather ironic about the phrase:
    I'd become that most awful of yuppie clichés - an all-the-gear, no-idea loser. I decided to make a profound lifestyle change, dealing with the most important issue first: a new bike. Spending £3,000 on a new frame would prove to everyone I was serious.

    :?
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    a serious chump
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    This is a pretty terrible article, and I'm associated with it by being a fairly unfit person who wears lycra. Damnit.
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  • Gallywomack
    Gallywomack Posts: 823
    AidanR wrote:
    I guess it worked, but still there's something rather ironic about the phrase:
    I'd become that most awful of yuppie clichés - an all-the-gear, no-idea loser. I decided to make a profound lifestyle change, dealing with the most important issue first: a new bike. Spending £3,000 on a new frame would prove to everyone I was serious.

    :?

    I'm guessing that was a bit of self-deprecating humour, although judging by the tone of the rest of the piece I'm not 100% sure.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    notsoblue wrote:
    This is a pretty terrible article, and I'm associated with it by being a fairly unfit person who wears lycra. Damnit.

    It is the evening standard...
    _
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    I thought it was quite funny. At least road cycling is becoming a mainstream activity - I'd rather be associated with ageing rockers with too much disposable income than hairy audaxers (probably - I need to think about that one :? )
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    This is a pretty terrible article, and I'm associated with it by being a fairly unfit person who wears lycra. Damnit.

    It is the evening standard...

    I'm looking forward reading the comments from the usual anti-bike brigade who have just had their prejudices confirmed.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    notsoblue wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    This is a pretty terrible article, and I'm associated with it by being a fairly unfit person who wears lycra. Damnit.

    It is the evening standard...

    I'm looking forward reading the comments from the usual anti-bike brigade who have just had their prejudices confirmed.

    Rather than the usual pro-bike brigade winging on about the anit-bike brigade? :P

    I'd imagine your average keeno-bike hater is more likely to read GQ than the evening standard.
    _
  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    I'd rather be associated with ageing rockers with too much disposable income than hairy audaxers

    Really? I wouldn't... unless they could help me pick up chicks.
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  • Gallywomack
    Gallywomack Posts: 823
    notsoblue wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    This is a pretty terrible article, and I'm associated with it by being a fairly unfit person who wears lycra. Damnit.

    It is the evening standard...

    I'm looking forward reading the comments from the usual anti-bike brigade who have just had their prejudices confirmed.

    What, that cyclists are a bunch of aging, self-indulgent, ex-hedonistic bell ends?
    Pompino
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Rather than the usual pro-bike brigade winging on about the anit-bike brigade? :P

    I'd imagine your average keeno-bike hater is more likely to read GQ than the evening standard.

    Point taken :P

    You think? ES/DM is about the level.
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Gallywomack wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    I'm looking forward reading the comments from the usual anti-bike brigade who have just had their prejudices confirmed.

    What, that cyclists are a bunch of aging, self-indulgent, ex-hedonistic bell ends?

    I think they'd be happy with just bell ends ;)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    notsoblue wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Rather than the usual pro-bike brigade winging on about the anit-bike brigade? :P

    I'd imagine your average keeno-bike hater is more likely to read GQ than the evening standard.

    Point taken :P

    You think? ES/DM is about the level.

    You think? ES seems a little more harmless.

    Maybe I just think that because people haven't actually parted with their own cash to read that sh!t.
    _
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Rather than the usual pro-bike brigade winging on about the anit-bike brigade? :P

    I'd imagine your average keeno-bike hater is more likely to read GQ than the evening standard.

    Point taken :P

    You think? ES/DM is about the level.

    You think? ES seems a little more harmless.

    Maybe I just think that because people haven't actually parted with their own cash to read that sh!t.

    You're probably right about the content, but both publications share the same anti-bike trolling in the comments. I guess they just have popular comment sections and bile always finds a way!
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  • Gallywomack
    Gallywomack Posts: 823
    Gets a little going over in the Bike Snob NYC blog (bout halfway through the latest entry):

    http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
    Pompino
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    Gallywomack wrote:
    Gets a little going over in the Bike Snob NYC blog (bout halfway through the latest entry):

    http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/

    Thanks for that. Some of it is quite cutting:
    It contains all manner of NAHBS artisanal handmade bike porn, such as Felt:


    And Cannondale:

    And of course the ultimate in custom handmade exotica, Trek:

    Ouch.
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