What does a bike brand say about the rider?

Rushmore
Rushmore Posts: 674
edited March 2012 in The Crudcatcher
As the title says...



Discuss.
Always remember.... Wherever you go, there you are.

Ghost AMR 7500 2012
De Rosa R838
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    nothing.

    people who ask have issues.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    It means something if you're an enthusiast and you want it to mean something. People will buy a bike because of brand loyalty, some will buy a bike because they like the colour.

    Sometimes I think we have to take a step back and remind ourselves it's only a bicycle.
  • concorde
    concorde Posts: 1,008
    It's def the people that think a certain thing about people with a certain type of bike that speaks volumes about them...
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    nicklouse wrote:
    nothing.

    people who ask have issues.
    This.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Doesn't matter what the make is, I always ride like a god.

    Generally Dionysus, the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy.

    Probably why I crash a lot.
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  • Rankles
    Rankles Posts: 144
    For the top riders, I guess it says 'My Sponsor Makes Me Ride This Brand and I Get Results Either Way.'
    http://app.strava.com/athletes/ranklesxc
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Think it's safe to say most Orange owners will also have an Audi
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    Think it's safe to say most Orange owners will also have an Audi

    Pretty harsh that. I think you need to include Ibis and Transition owners too..
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Eranu wrote:
    Pretty harsh that. I think you need to include Ibis and Transition owners too..
    Think that's probably a sweeping generalisation tbh :) Most Transition owners have a Navara or an L200.
  • Giraffoto
    Giraffoto Posts: 2,078
    It says "I live and work near a very good shop that sells Specialized"
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    Its a well known fact that anyone who owns a Whyte or Specialized, is the fckin nuts and owns all the women in the world.
  • idiotdogbrain
    idiotdogbrain Posts: 181
    I drive an Audi but it's old and beaten, plus I don't actually own a bike currently. Where do I fit in? :?
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    you need an Orange mate =]
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    .blitz wrote:
    you need an Orange mate =]
    Dale Winton? He's pretty orange, he might not want any new mates though.
    MTB/CX

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  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    Think that's probably a sweeping generalisation tbh

    I thought these types of threads were all about that :)
  • mrmonkfinger
    mrmonkfinger Posts: 1,452
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    bails87 wrote:
    .blitz wrote:
    you need an Orange mate =]
    Dale Winton? He's pretty orange, he might not want any new mates though.
    Boom-tish!
  • simonp123
    simonp123 Posts: 490
    The brand of my bike says "it was the right price and right distance on ebay"

    A bike brand is a bit of a joke anyway as often the frame is the only bit from the brand, I know mine is. Half the value of the bike (or in miy case most of it) is in the ancilliaries. My bike is technically a Specialized, but only 25% of my spend actually went on the Specialized bit, even less in fact if you exlude the Fox shock. If I'm defined by a brand then I have a massively split personality. Mind youm that could explain a few things.... :lol:
  • tarbot18
    tarbot18 Posts: 531
    i went to pick my sons xmas bike up from my lbs and saw a full susser with 25% off oh and it was black and shiney, nuff said !
    The family that rides together stays together !

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  • Rushmore
    Rushmore Posts: 674
    Sorry. Maybe this should have been posted in crud catcher...

    It isn't really a serious question.. Just a bit of light hearted stereotyping ;)
    Always remember.... Wherever you go, there you are.

    Ghost AMR 7500 2012
    De Rosa R838
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Rushmore wrote:
    Sorry. Maybe this should have been posted in crud catcher...

    It isn't really a serious question.. Just a bit of light hearted stereotyping ;)

    Boom-tish!
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • smegg40
    smegg40 Posts: 75
    I do not drive an Audi or am i mates with Dale Winton but i own an Orange,where does that pigeon hole me ??
  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    smegg40 wrote:
    I do not drive an Audi or am i mates with Dale Winton but i own an Orange,where does that pigeon hole me ??

    bike-curious.
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  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    smegg40 wrote:
    i own an Orange,where does that pigeon hole me ??

    webster.

    sideways.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    nicklouse wrote:
    nothing.

    people who ask have issues.
    +Full field of potatoes.
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,158
    .blitz wrote:
    Think it's safe to say most Orange owners will also have an Audi

    nope, urm................. BMW
  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,787
    matthew h wrote:
    .blitz wrote:
    Think it's safe to say most Orange owners will also have an Audi

    nope, urm................. BMW

    335d? I hear they have a gazillion torques...

    IMO anyone who rides a bike is tit no matter what the brand. It's widely accepted that bikes are made purely for people to pose with and try to look cool while saying how gnarly and rad their lines are. Anyone who says otherwise is wrong and should be shot.
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  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,478
    i didn't want a DH or brightly coloured or specialized bike and it was in my cheap price range!
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  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    Where I lived in wolverhampton, it said of most people "I'm a thieving pikey rob dog and this was offered to me for 20 quid in the pub. Is it a specialized, is it an apollo? I don't care because I don't know the difference, but it was cheap and i'm not about to ask questions"
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  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    I have a ragley and a specialized, it says the following things;

    I have a ragley
    I have a specialized
    I drive 2002 ford focus

    Both bikes are ridden as hard as I can ride them and both throw me off due to lack of ability

    If you buy a bike because of the brand alone you are a bellend
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