What does a bike brand say about the rider?

Thewaylander

I ride a Modraker Dune R and drive a last model Seat Leon Fr,

This makes me a royal bell end and one step from a chav, and all i need now is a peaked cap

Gazlar

I have 2 focus bikes
1 probike city bike

This says I bought a cheap bike for work but generally shop at wiggle

Clank

Gazlar wrote:

This says I bought a cheap bike for work but generally shop at wiggle

My bike brand says I'm not allowed back on the premises.

Who'da thought they'd have had such a strict no nudity policy?

bg13

i have an O#ange 5 for the off road and i love it, i have a ribble road bike and i love that, i drive a VW which i love! i also love all of you, except the commuters!

angry_bird

bg13 wrote:

i have an O#ange 5 for the off road and i love it, i have a ribble road bike and i love that, i drive a VW which i love! i also love all of you

bg13

does this hankie smell of rohypnol?

Clank

bg13 wrote:

does this hankie smell of rohypnol?

No. Rohypnol is odourless. You'll be wanting to try it with chloroform. Much more effective.

Richie63

I have a garage full of bikes.

This means the cars have to stand on the Drive.

Gazlar

Richie63 wrote:

I have a garage full of decomposing nurse corpses

This means the cars have to stand on the Drive.

Fixed for ya, no need to thank me

MountainMonster

Gazlar wrote:

Richie63 wrote:

I have a garage full of decomposing nurse corpses

This means the cars have to stand on the Drive.

Fixed for ya, no need to thank me

Is one of them Tanja by any chance? I seem to have forgotten where I placed her.

joshtp

I used to be a right snob... only into niche brands, preferably that produced hardtails only... Ragley, On-One... you get the idea... I always wanted a Chromag...

Then I rode a 2006 Enduro, promptly purchased it and now have no meaningful opinion on brands - good bikes are good bikes - I was not a full sus fan until I rode the Enduro, but it made me one - it's just a very good bike that really suits me. I've ridden a new Enduro, and wasn't a fan, and I've ridden many other exotic and less so bikes... the Enduro, 2006 model specifically just happens to float me boat.

Now dont get me wrong, I still want a Chromag, and a Lynskey, or a Turner, or a Mondraker, or whatever is still more exiting than a Spec', Giant or a Trek... It's just that I'm not so likely to judge the rider and riding on the generic nature of the bike anymore....

Still, if you rock up to a blue trail on a totally mint, totally standard, 2012 Stumpjumper comp, wearing elbow pads and a Met Parachute - it does kinda bring certain stereotypes to mind...

cat_with_no_tail

Who the fark are you?

cooldad

I suppose his boyfriend dumped him, so he's bored.

addivllangirb

cooldad wrote:

I suppose his boyfriend dumped him, so he's bored.

Nah with all the threads about womens about to be banned he figured more of the forum was to his personal tastes...

Daz555

"Apollo" says they shop in Halfords.

Ryan Jones

.blitz wrote:

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 and a static caravan on a site with £50,000 under the floorboards for next years model, which must be a 29er cause the video said so .

Sounds about right that does

Gazlar wrote:

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"

I concur with this, I hear Leisure Lakes have hired some of the laid off Oceana doormen recently

IcarusGreen

GT says they're a Chav!

VWsurfbum

IcarusGreen wrote:

GT says they're a Chav!

Like the Athertons or Supersonic

Jimbob_no5

I own one bike, a custom Santa Cruz V10. Got it because i wanted a top notch DH bike and at the time i was getting everything at trade, it was either the v10, yeti 303 or session 88, heard too many problems with the 88 and just didn't like the yeti so v10 in lime green it was and is for now till i can afford the Canyon Torque FRX

lawman

Niche, less well known brands FTW!! I do admit to being a total brand snob, just because its cool to be different, and I'm the only student in the world to have a mojo HD, did i mention i have a mojo HD? :P

cooldad

lawman wrote:

Niche, less well known brands FTW!! I do admit to being a total brand snob, just because its cool to be different, and I'm the only student in the world to have a mojo HD, did i mention i'm a knob? :P

cooldad

Jimbob_no5 wrote:

I own one bike, a custom Santa Cruz V10. Got it because i wanted a top notch DH bike and at the time i was getting everything at trade, it was either the v10, yeti 303 or session 88, heard too many problems with the 88 and just didn't like the yeti so v10 in lime green it was and is for now till i can afford the Canyon Torque FRX

Epic fail. Any attempt at sense or logic in CC is against the rules.

spongtastic

Obviously owning an On-One means that I like s**t, heavy, rusty bikes but don't want to be seen on an Apollo.

nicklouse

I own a Tank.

nuff said.

Beardface

My bike suggests I like the quad link design, fox forks and Marins. And that I ride a bike offroad. Sometimes.

It also says that I've never grown up properly, as I'm still riding around on a pushbike, according to some people.. "where's yer engine mate?!" *yawn* that never gets old.