whoiseuth Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 quicksilver is on comcast on demand. kevin bacon and bike messengers. look for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 yo quicksilver is straight fucking trash. sunday in hell is hands down tied for one of the best cycling films ever. the ultimate ruler is La Course en Tête, know who merckx is, not kevin bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Quicksilver's a B movie all around. Havent seen sunday in hell but i've heard really, really good things. I took the concept on one of the flatter bike routes round here. 45 miles total. Rough trails and smooth city streets. What they say about it not hurting your joints as much is true. No knee pain whatsoever. The bike does work your muscles in different ways tho. And twenty miles of trail to pop out in a city and have to skid round town to avoid dieing is the stupidest shit ever. 20 lb pack and i wasnt exactly trackstanding at every stoplight. Obviously you're not going as fast on upgrades but the fixed gear definitely carries you up the hills and through the turns faster than a free hub. The bike's suited to city cruising like a dream, light enough for you to climb hills, slowly, but without exerting a ton of energy, and on straights and turns fucking FLYS. And on that elitest note: there was a lot of love coming from everyone in the cycling community for that bike. On the trails noone never misses a nod to one another but the bike was turnin heads. One example was when I stopped to get a taillight because it was six o'clock when I decided to head home. Performance was the only place open that late so I popped in, and thinking the area was upscale enough, and no one around had fixies, I parked the bike outside without locking it up. I heard the manager, a couple employees and a customer all talking about my bike in awe of it. "What is it?!" "That's a bianchi track bike!" I eventually came up and claimed ownership. They said they would hate to have that thing stolen and one of the employees ran out and brought it inside. The manager rang me up and gave the tailight to me for cost. Outside one of the customers asked me if i was taking it for a test. I told him it was mine and he kinda jumped back and said holy shit that thing is clean. Definitely a good day. Moral of the story is: track bike = love all around, and people speak up about it too. Although, come more predictable weather conditions and I'll be back up in the hills tyna get over 50. Ima do it i swears. Anyone ever hit 51 before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Hell Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I know this is the bike thread, but white belts and bandanas are as gay as they are unnessesary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KniggazInDemStreetz Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Quicksilver was fun just to watch for funs sake, I mean, it was ridiculous, all the freewheel to fixed without getting off your bike scenes, but it was an ok movie, I was worried about that guy getting his 14000 loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KniggazInDemStreetz Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Eddie Merckx came off a real prettyboy in that, thought it was cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 im going back killing myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hesh = hella emo. Live man. Live for your fiancé. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 i understand that quicksilver isnt a good movie. people are getting all SAD in here. and as far as bandanas and white belts being unnecessary. belts keep my pants up, bandanas keep my neck warm. bikes get me around town. buncha fucking killjoys. i would prolly be a little edgy too if i was responsible for moderating this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Hell Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 a belt can keep up your pants. you wear a white one because its the "fixed gear uniform" a bandanna can keep you warm. so can just about any appropriate riding gear designed for such and with better results. you wear the bandana because it is part of your "fixed gear riding uniform. quicksilver is assy however woody itson, eddie fiola and martin aparijo's freestyle part is humourus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 KOH, i dont consider myself a fixed gear kid, really. i ride a track bike because it costs less than a nice road bike, but can still get me from point A to point B efficiently (and in style). i like the idea of not having cable anywhere on my bike, it looks clean. if anything i suppose i could stick myself with the hipster tag. though that may be even worse. white belts came from admiring the sixties. bandanas came from admiring my friends. i will not deny that i try to say things with what i choose to wear. peace. edit - i was particularly impressed with the bike/ballet scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 you just validated our feelings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Hell Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 all fashion, no passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 our feelings? i didnt know there was a threadwide set of feelings. you all dont know me, but this is the internet. if you saw me out riding you wouldnt know the difference. but since we are telling each other how we think/act and why, cycling has blown up and you all dont like it because of who you all supposedly think currently represents it, poorly or not. i was into getting bent outta shape like that once but i was seventeen and in high school. maybe you guys are too, i wouldnt know. whatevers clever. keep doing it. i am done trying to represent myself openly and honestly. haters are gonna hate, i guess i am naive. ima go for a ride. edit - i will come back with flicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish erotica Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 i like going through hipster areas of my city and watching people on fixed gear who suck at riding them. its pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 too much hate in this thread. on that note i'm in the process of getting a track frame to replace my silly seventies raleigh road frame with too low of a bottom bracket. definitely not going the mercier/pake/iro/khs/soma entry level route, though. not to say i'm about to drop a ridiculous sum of cash either, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 This is turning into some dutyfree discussion about fashion and trends and shit. If you're gonna have a pissing contest of whose a better cyclist, please don't do it over a belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 nothing to do w/ whos better but who heart is in the right place. even thinking for a second that riding a fixed gear in jeans w/ a bandana over your mouth for more than a few blocks is a retarded concept and a violation of real cycling in my eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 but do you son, have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I think by definition of the word 'bicycle,' to be on one is to be "really cycling." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 i dont wear it over my face. your insecurity amazes even me. and i am one terribly insecure kid. thanks for keeping it "real" though otherwise i wouldnt know what real was. peace. ps - sorry i dont throw my bib-shorts on everytime i go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Hell Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 It's not insecurity, it's annoyance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 where is spring at? oh its here already. this is a really sad discussion we are having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 dudes in tight girl jeans and white belts and bandanas are faggots. no excuses, no explanations, no exceptions. look like that, fuck you. does that make me insecure? no, it makes you a pussy. it doesn't even annoy me. infact, i'm glad. it gives me someone to laugh at. i'm awesome as fuck no matter what you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 are the elitests any better than the lames they hate on? are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 usually. i got elitest after years of dedication being shit on by johnny come latelys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 me out getting muddy. and i aint a johnny come lately. im done defending myself. keep it real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 do you homie, just leave the bandanas at home is all i ask. and spend some cake on a bike. the one you got there is dope though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Hell Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KniggazInDemStreetz Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 No offense but didn't Seeking post a flick where he was looking at a fur-coat in skinny jeans and a tight print shirt, or am I largely mistaken and going to be made fun of and maybe banned for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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