List of Almost Universally Well Liked Riders

above_the_cows

Rick Chasey wrote:

Err, obviously.....

http://www.booooooom.com/2016/05/09/bicycles-built-based-on-peoples-attempts-to-draw-them-from-memory/

meanredspider

Timoid. wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

Seeing as we've had a sense of humour by-pass, I'll remove the link - but I think you utterly misjudge 13-14 yo kids - I think most would laugh at the prudishness on display here for what was a joke and, for the record, was an image that arrived on my Pinterest stream for "Bike Storage"

It wasn't funny fella. Let it go.

Funny or not, what I'm find hilarious is the double-standards on display: put up a picture of the guy who has probably done more damage to cycling as a professional sport than anybody in history then complain that a picture of a bum will put 13-14 yo off the sport. It's risible - especially if you have any understanding of what 13-14 yo look at these days. The next guy that complains is calling someone else a "twunt" on another thread. Double standards? Or just looking to be offended on someone else's behalf?

burnthesheep

meanredspider wrote:

Or just looking to be offended on someone else's behalf?

Nail, meet head.

In the US, the number of teens "sexting" each other is reaching alarming levels. They're enacting laws that will charge older teens as adults for sex crimes for sending the messages to people under legal age.

The image was NSFW, surely. So for that, it can go. But the rest of the rant is a bit much.

above_the_cows

I think there is a difference between Lance Armstrong and a random woman's bottom. The difference being that you know his name. As terrible a human as Lance Armstrong may be you still know his name and what he has done, meanwhile it is contrasted with a picture of a nameless woman who doesn't even get to have a face. That is objectification. That's what your post and your attempt at justifying it says. It says, men can be villains but they still get a name and a face, women are just a piece of arse.

So to balance out the objectification and to give women a face and a name have this.

Her name is Beryl Burton.

meanredspider

Above The Cows wrote:

That's what your post and your attempt at justifying it says to me. It says, men can be villains but they still get a name and a face, women are just a piece of ars*.

Let me just correct you there.

In the meantime, I sit in a hospital listening to the teenage girls (and their mums) rating the male doctors for which are the better looking. Or which male hunk they'd invite to the ward if they could. Let's get over ourselves.

If you're offended, I'm genuinely sorry. Let's not be offended on someone else's behalf. Oh, and then let's just maintain that standard...

above_the_cows

At least they get to be doctors these men that are being objectified. What does the woman in the photo you posted do for a living?

tailwindhome

Thread's going well then.

tim000

Above The Cows wrote:

I think there is a difference between Lance Armstrong and a random woman's bottom. The difference being that you know his name. As terrible a human as Lance Armstrong may be you still know his name and what he has done, meanwhile it is contrasted with a picture of a nameless woman who doesn't even get to have a face. That is objectification. That's what your post and your attempt at justifying it says. It says, men can be villains but they still get a name and a face, women are just a piece of ars*.

So to balance out the objectification and to give women a face and a name have this.

Her name is Beryl Burton.

OMG . that was beryl burtons arse????

meanredspider

Above The Cows wrote:

At least they get to be doctors these men that are being objectified. What does the woman in the photo you posted do for a living?

Good balance of female doctors. The irony is that if someone were to comment on how they looked, there'd be howls of protest from the "proxy-offended" saying that they were being objectified.

wombly_knees

So... Would a photo of Sagan pinching that podium woman's bum be welcomed to bring it back on topic?

FocusZing

FocusZing wrote:

Seeing as this thread seems to have gone off topic anyway.

Good to see Nadal the fighter getting over his pre G-up concussion.

Come on Nadal! I wanna to see the top four in the semi's!

meanredspider

wombly knees wrote:

So... Would a photo of Sagan pinching that podium woman's bum be welcomed to bring it back on topic?

In all seriousness, this lady would be my proposal. Universally well-liked by the people on the ride I did with her. Not a hint of prima donna

burnthesheep

meanredspider wrote:

wombly knees wrote:

So... Would a photo of Sagan pinching that podium woman's bum be welcomed to bring it back on topic?

In all seriousness, this lady would be my proposal. Universally well-liked by the people on the ride I did with her. Not a hint of prima donna

Is that a bike rack on the back of a probably $400000 tour motor home? If I had that money, I'd have the bikes inside of a Dodge Sprinter SAG vehicle instead.

Of course you ride your bike outdoors. But once baby's work is over, it gets to come inside to rest. No spending nasty time outside going down the road!

above_the_cows

meanredspider

burnthesheep wrote:

Is that a bike rack on the back of a probably $400000 tour motor home? If I had that money, I'd have the bikes inside of a Dodge Sprinter SAG vehicle instead.

Of course you ride your bike outdoors. But once baby's work is over, it gets to come inside to rest. No spending nasty time outside going down the road!

No idea, actually. It was a random car park being used as a coffee/feed stop somewhere in the Ardennes. So, for all I know, that rack might have been for a couple of random MTBs for some random punters who'd stopped up there.

Ms Vos and her pals had their own support car but, in keeping with my view of her, when I came off on diesel on a wet roundabout, the support lady offered to patch me up and feed me.

smithy21

And this thread started so well. The first post anyway.....

blazing_saddles

Above The Cows wrote:

You've upset me now, Mrs Moo.
Not only a Daily Fail photo, but how could you go there without....



Almost universally well liked, too, Even though I say it myself.

FocusZing

FocusZing wrote:

FocusZing wrote:

Seeing as this thread seems to have gone off topic anyway.

Good to see Nadal the fighter getting over his pre G-up concussion.

Come on Nadal! I wanna to see the top four in the semi's!

Damn!

above_the_cows

^^I had to have a cut of somewhere and I wanted to have riders of many countries. But Becky does seem lovely.

burnthesheep

Blazing Saddles wrote:

You've upset me now, Mrs Moo.
Not only a Daily Fail photo, but how could you go there without....



Almost universally well liked, too, Even though I say it myself.

This picture bears a resemblance to "overly attached girlfriend" meme girl.

meursault

ridgerider

This thread is wasted on me, I have absolutely no idea who any of the riders are (apart from one who won all the olympic track gold medals)

rick_chasey

Above The Cows wrote:

http://www.booooooom.com/2016/05/09/bicycles-built-based-on-peoples-attempts-to-draw-them-from-memory/

Very good!

hypster

Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.booooooom.com/2016/05/09/bic ... om-memory/[/url]

A rather obvious a piss-take I would say. Someone's taken a collection of crap bikes and drawn the pictures after.

above_the_cows

Because all my none cycling-fan friends and colleagues vinden hem zo aardig.

blazing_saddles

Above The Cows wrote:

^^I had to have a cut of somewhere and I wanted to have riders of many countries. But Becky does seem lovely.

I'll forgive you, if you do tomorrow's very interesting stage thread. :P

above_the_cows

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

^^I had to have a cut of somewhere and I wanted to have riders of many countries. But Becky does seem lovely.

I'll forgive you, if you do tomorrow's very interesting stage thread. :P

'Tis such an exciting stage how could I possibly resist.

RichN95.

Ridgerider wrote:

This thread is wasted on me, I have absolutely no idea who any of the riders are (apart from one who won all the olympic track gold medals)

In order:

Rigoberto Uran
Lance Armstrong
Estaban Chaves
Elliott
Paperboy
The Flintstones and the Rubbles
Watchfinder Hipster
Boris Johnson
Barry the Dog
Unknown Catholic
Unknown Muslim
Unknown posterior model
Jesus
Unknown record cover model
Kim Jong Un
Beryl Burton
Marianne Vos
Laura Kenny
Jo Rowsell
Jolien d'Hoore
Marianne Vos again
Elisa Longo Borghini
Becky James
Fausto Coppi
Tom Dumoulin

pinno

hypster wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.booooooom.com/2016/05/09/bic ... om-memory/[/url]

A rather obvious a piss-take I would say. Someone's taken a collection of crap bikes and drawn the pictures after.

Me thinks the bikes are CGI.

dolan_driver

http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2017/0 ... _5_670.png

Rigoberto is up there as is another Colombian.

DD.