NotSoBigBen Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 what the heck ? who cares? Next I suppose everyone is going to say that you must not be on a road bike with a hydration pack ? and Helmet peaks are out ? I'm just biting my tongue here .......
Slowbee Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 You do know that in many other countrys Hydration pack stands for " I am a ****"what the heck ? who cares? Next I suppose everyone is going to say that you must not be on a road bike with a hydration pack ? and Helmet peaks are out ? sheesh, I didnt know **** was used in other countries ? does it mean supercool there to ?
Slowbee Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 what the heck ? who cares? Next I suppose everyone is going to say that you must not be on a road bike with a hydration pack ? and Helmet peaks are out ? I'm just biting my tongue here ....... Well BB if you stopped biting your tongue you would go from to after I get one of these
Mackie Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 On roadies I mean, you look "odd"You do know that in many other countrys Hydration pack stands for " I am a ****"what the heck ? who cares? Next I suppose everyone is going to say that you must not be on a road bike with a hydration pack ? and Helmet peaks are out ?
Slowbee Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 On roadies I mean' date=' you look "odd" You do know that in many other countrys Hydration pack stands for " I am a ****"what the heck ? who cares? Next I suppose everyone is going to say that you must not be on a road bike with a hydration pack ? and Helmet peaks are out ?
Overlord Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 Bar ends on a riser bar is like one legged man at an ass kicking competition.
Willehond Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 what the heck ? who cares? Next I suppose everyone is going to say that you must not be on a road bike with a hydration pack ? and Helmet peaks are out ? Uhhhhm' date=' I think I am going to quote myself here from the "Underwear and cycleshorts" thread: If you wear undies, also make sure that:<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><?: PREFIX = O /> ON YOUR ROADBIKE YOU:Wear your CamelbakFasten your helmet straps over you glassesPut SPD?s on your roadbikeWear sleeveless shirts (even better with armwarmers)A peak on your helmet makes you look VERY cool ON YOUR MTB:Wear white bootiesA skinsuit is all the rageWhite kit is a must (it accentuates the VPL nicely) ?and remember style is all about attitude!
Nancy Drew Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 Wot's a riser bar? Is that like when you see a hot chick at the pub? I'm with bob here.... wtf what's a riser bar? I have bar ends.... I hope from what everyone's saying here that they're not on the end of a riser bar
Guest Agteros Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 Just remember to be VERY VERY careful when embarking on this whole MTB thing.... MTB'ers are the most pretentious bunch of posers of all the cyclist out there (road, dirt, track) Eg: Track cycling is just too glad if you want to join up... They will even make special arrangements for people to use their road cycles for training. H3LL they even have track bikes you can borrow at some of the tracks! Road Cycling: They don't care about the look of things, the more garish and clashing the colour combos the better (at least the taxis should see them), Yellow booties? who cares! As long as their feet aren't freezing! But MTBers.... they have all these rules to be a MTBer(some posted below): You are NOT allowed bar ends on riser bars You are NOT allowed yellow booties You are NOT allowed to shave your legs You are NOT allowed to wear lycra shorts And the list goes on... these are just the few I can remember! All these rules indicate just one thing: MASSIVE insecurities!!! MTB'ers are insecure by nature, that is why they do not want to share the road with other vehicles. Roadies are the real heroes for taking on taxis, grannies, buses, trucks....
jagwil Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 Ok Ok I have decided' date=' I am going to install bar ends on my risers, just because I want to and because common consensus (Spelling? I dont give a toss) says no. [/quote'] Good for you.!
bustthesickness Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Ok Ok I have decided' date=' I am going to install bar ends on my risers, just because I want to and because common consensus (Spelling? I dont give a toss) says no. [/quote'] Oooh, that's soooo anarchic! You go for it oyu little devil you Those bar ends should go really well with your shaved legs, lycra shorts/bib, aero style roady helmet (Giro) and your 3 gassies mounted to the bottle cage.
Thug Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Here are a couple of reasons why you SHOULDNT have bar ends on your risers: 1) The angle of the riser bars is not straight like XC flat bars. Typically riser bars angle upward and inward. By putting bar ends onto your risers' date=' you end up with bar ends sticking outwards like great big hooks to hook onto branches and newbies. Normally, riser bars are left wide. Usually, the are around 650mm andupwards. This, believe it or not, provides extra leverage whencornering in technical terrain, as well as extra balance when doingnice big airs and drop-offs. Add to this now your purple bar endssticking out at an angle, and you might end up with needing to cut thetrails wider, or even build bridges that are 3 meters wide so you andyour bars can get through. This brings me to my second point... [/quote'] and probably the most important reason is that Big Ben thinks they look totally naf !
NotSoBigBen Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 and probably the most important reason is that Big Ben thinks they look totally naf ! that's right only for guys wearing these
Tumbleweed Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 and probably the most important reason is that Big Ben thinks they look totally naf ! that's right only for guys wearing these you want me to post that pic again to show the hubbers your style cred?
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