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A Typical Post Ride Conversation

kaitlin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:40:30 +0000

The Trusty Boyfriend, his brother, his sister, and I have been getting a kick out of these Xtranormal videos lately. They’re not exactly side-splitting funny, but for some reason the more we watch, the harder we laugh. We’ve made jokes out of nearly all the lines and have adapted them for nearly any situation.

It’s also pretty cool that anyone can make these movies. You just type the words, and the animated characters speak them. They don’t always speak them correctly, but then that’s the source of some of the humor, right?

Enjoy!

The Typical Post Ride Conversation:

Here–an interview with Phil Ligget:

Performance

kaitlin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:04:44 +0000

This video has been floating around for a while…yet I’ve hesitated to endorse it by posting it here until now. I’m finally breaking down because the song is just so catchy!

I will first clarify points I disagree with:

I will probably never drop five grand on a bike. Ever. I only buy parts with pro-deals, discounts, and on e-bay.
A steel frame from 1988 is a perfectly fine thing, so long as it’s quality.
Hipsters. I really hate the pants, the tiny handle bars, and the fixed gear bikes. But the messenger bags are cool. I mean, every commuter needs one of those, they’re ergonomically correct! Even MC SpandX should understand that.
I’m not sure it really is all about performance. Sometimes I like to ride just for fun
Objectifying women by having them pump tires in unzipped jerseys isn’t nice. It sets unreasonable standards for the rest of us who only unzip our jerseys until after we’ve gotten hot while riding, not just to make MC SpandXlook like he can get the ladies.

Ok, aside from those 5 points, I pretty much love this video.

Berkeley Revolution Unicycle Basketball Team

kaitlin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:10:47 +0000

Only in Berkeley can you find some crazy folks who are into cycling, but only if it involves one wheel and a basketball.

Amsterdam’s Beer Bikes

kaitlin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:10:04 +0000

I read an article about the famous beer bikes of Amsterdam a while ago, suggesting that the bikes be banned. Why, you ask? Because they’re essentially the equivalent of drinking and driving. But on a bike. With 12 people. And a bartender. Or something.

It sounded like a great idea to me, and somewhat tragic that the things could be banned (I might feel differently if the article had provided some accident statistics or something). I wanted to see these bikes in action. I kind of want to go to Amsterdam just to ride one. So what did I do instead? I went to the trusty Youtube–where one can always find exactly what is needed when one can’t afford a trip to Amsterdam. I present to you, the beer bike:

Seriously?

kaitlin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:24:55 +0000

Just a short video today, sent by a friend. Her comment when she sent it was “it’s ok, it’s within the rules of the Tour de France.” Pretty sure it’s not, but that doesn’t stop it from being entertaining. Enjoy–and happy Friday!

How to Make the Sponsors Angry

kaitlin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:19:48 +0000

There was one stage in this year’s TDF in which the stage winner didn’t have his jersey fully zipped at the finish. In fact, the jersey was flapping in the breeze. Everyone I was watching the race with was muttering, “bad form! tsk!” “his jersey!” and “the sponsors!” It is a cardinal sin to win a stage and not throw your hands up in the air (look mom, no hands! style), and let the sponsor’s name on your chest shine for all the world to see. I think the guy (in what looks like a local race) in this video was trying to practice for the pros…but instead…EPIC FAIL.