Comparing Bike Brands to Beer Brands
08-26-06, 04:09 PM
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Comparing Bike Brands to Beer Brands
Ok, I'll start.
Trek = Budweiser
Pinarello - Peretti ?
Trek = Budweiser
Pinarello - Peretti ?
08-26-06, 04:12 PM
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GMC Denali= a warm Meisterbrau with a cigarette butt in it.
08-26-06, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13
GMC Denali= a warm Meisterbrau with a cigarette butt in it.
bingo! this is a great start!
08-26-06, 04:17 PM
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LeMond - Miller Lite
Giant - Kirin Ichibin
Giant - Kirin Ichibin
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08-26-06, 04:18 PM
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<joke>Cannondale = Can-O-Beer</joke>
Lemond = Leinenkugel
Lemond = Leinenkugel
08-26-06, 04:18 PM
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Diamondback=Natural Light At my budget, they both get the job done.
08-26-06, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Hammertoe
LeMond - Miller Lite
Giant - Kirin Ichibin
Giant - Kirin Ichibin
and Klein would be Bud Ice something you don't see much of anymore.
08-26-06, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chephy
No way! Trek makes some good bikes. Budweiser makes piss.
Low end Trek = Hamm's
Middle Trek = Augberger
High end Trek = Sprecher
08-26-06, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by chephy
No way! Trek makes some good bikes. Budweiser makes piss.
Trek = Miller High Life. The champagne of beers. Mass-produced yet faux-classy.
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08-26-06, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
How about this?
Trek = Miller High Life. The champagne of beers. Mass-produced yet faux-classy.
Trek = Miller High Life. The champagne of beers. Mass-produced yet faux-classy.
08-26-06, 05:17 PM
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Flyte = Sam Adams. Cheap, but tasty. 
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08-26-06, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mollusk
I don't think this quite works. I really like beer and I really like bikes. If I was told that I had to ride a Trek I would still ride bikes, but if told I could only drink MHL I would quit drinking beer.
08-26-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13
This is typical of Bike Forums compare bikes to beers, and it results in a brew-ha-ha.
08-26-06, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mollusk
<joke>Cannondale = Can-O-Beer</joke>
Lemond = Leinenkugel
Lemond = Leinenkugel
+1 on Lemond
Colnago=Peroni
08-26-06, 05:36 PM
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BMC = Ittinger Klosterbrau. Only swiss beer I've ever had, but really good.
Now granted, it's only a rough geographic approximation, but...
Trek Al = Milwaukee's Best
Trek OCLV = Milwaukee's Best Light
Now granted, it's only a rough geographic approximation, but...
Trek Al = Milwaukee's Best
Trek OCLV = Milwaukee's Best Light
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08-26-06, 05:37 PM
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Jan Ullrich bikes - 14 kegs of Bitburger.
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08-26-06, 05:41 PM
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Motobecane - Blue Moon. A fake hefeweisen that makes you think it's from Belgium, but it's really a Coors product.
08-26-06, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
BMC = Ittinger Klosterbrau. Only swiss beer I've ever had, but really good.
Now granted, it's only a rough geographic approximation, but...
Trek Al = Milwaukee's Best
Trek OCLV = Milwaukee's Best Light
Now granted, it's only a rough geographic approximation, but...
Trek Al = Milwaukee's Best
Trek OCLV = Milwaukee's Best Light
08-26-06, 05:56 PM
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peugeot = 1664
Steyr = Eggenberger
Steyr = Eggenberger
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08-26-06, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by badkarma
Motobecane - Blue Moon. A fake hefeweisen that makes you think it's from Belgium, but it's really a Coors product.
Tim
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(Waiting with bated breath for the Mickey's Big Mouth analogy...)
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Jan Ullrich bikes - 14 kegs of Bitburger.
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Originally Posted by cs1
I'm not too sure about Motobecane but Blue Moon is a good beer no matter who makes it.
Tim
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08-26-06, 06:27 PM
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LeMond = S.O.B. Ale (Special Old Bitter). Pretty much sums it up, no?
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