Poseur, or not?
12-24-11, 11:01 PM
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Anyone wonder if the red booties are intended to cover the brand of his cycling shoes, and red because he didn't want to be blacked-out? I hear Tour riders will do that when they wear non-approved (un-sponsored) shoes... perhaps that was the purpose? At first the images were quite jarring, but as others have already posted, those legs have some serous mileage in them already... no complaints here.
12-25-11, 12:58 AM
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I was expecting a thread about certain D. Low from Hawaii.
12-25-11, 02:20 AM
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No leaves on the trees therefore the beenie, and maybe he sticks don't get cold, therefore the shorts, and maybe he likes red shoes like....well, you know...
12-25-11, 03:05 AM
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He's Italian. At most he may care about what other Italians think but he certainly doesn't care what YOU think.
I see people dressing 'oddly' every day but the locals here are, IMO, the best dressed people around.
I see people dressing 'oddly' every day but the locals here are, IMO, the best dressed people around.
12-25-11, 03:27 AM
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They know how to enjoy life. Viva Italia!
12-25-11, 01:51 PM
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12-25-11, 01:55 PM
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Also probably not a poseur.
https://www.google.com/imgres?q=obese...429,r:12,s:172
https://www.google.com/imgres?q=obese...429,r:12,s:172
12-25-11, 02:08 PM
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In Chicago last year on a night ride, there was a group of early twenties college students dressed in full "Mod" dress including loose-fitting Italian cut suits, tweed jackets and khakies, pointy-toe leather street shoes, and pastel miniskirts, all riding fixies. The only thing missing was the Vespas. Turns out there is a fairly large sub-culture of track and fixie riders who also align themselves with the Mod sub-culture.
At the SAG stops some of the guys pulled out classic english pipes and puffed away on what smelled like rum or bourbon blended tobacco, but when we got back on the road, even with their fixies in heavy traffic, they rode well and kept up a good pace. They were all very polite and yielded to riders of lesser skill levels, and they offered words of encouragement to riders who were struggling. I dare say that most of the women (girls?) were extremely fast and had impressive bike handling skills, as well as being quite hot.
I guess some here might have considered them to be "poseurs", but at the 25 mile mark most looked very fresh and relaxed, where many of the "kitted" riders could be found lying on their backs in the grass.....
Maybe someone here should define "poseur" so that we can all understand just who these illusive individuals are.......
At the SAG stops some of the guys pulled out classic english pipes and puffed away on what smelled like rum or bourbon blended tobacco, but when we got back on the road, even with their fixies in heavy traffic, they rode well and kept up a good pace. They were all very polite and yielded to riders of lesser skill levels, and they offered words of encouragement to riders who were struggling. I dare say that most of the women (girls?) were extremely fast and had impressive bike handling skills, as well as being quite hot.
I guess some here might have considered them to be "poseurs", but at the 25 mile mark most looked very fresh and relaxed, where many of the "kitted" riders could be found lying on their backs in the grass.....
Maybe someone here should define "poseur" so that we can all understand just who these illusive individuals are.......
12-25-11, 02:42 PM
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In Chicago last year on a night ride, there was a group of early twenties college students dressed in full "Mod" dress including loose-fitting Italian cut suits, tweed jackets and khakies, pointy-toe leather street shoes, and pastel miniskirts, all riding fixies. The only thing missing was the Vespas. Turns out there is a fairly large sub-culture of track and fixie riders who also align themselves with the Mod sub-culture.
At the SAG stops some of the guys pulled out classic english pipes and puffed away on what smelled like rum or bourbon blended tobacco, but when we got back on the road, even with their fixies in heavy traffic, they rode well and kept up a good pace. They were all very polite and yielded to riders of lesser skill levels, and they offered words of encouragement to riders who were struggling. I dare say that most of the women (girls?) were extremely fast and had impressive bike handling skills, as well as being quite hot.
I guess some here might have considered them to be "poseurs", but at the 25 mile mark most looked very fresh and relaxed, where many of the "kitted" riders could be found lying on their backs in the grass.....
Maybe someone here should define "poseur" so that we can all understand just who these illusive individuals are.......
At the SAG stops some of the guys pulled out classic english pipes and puffed away on what smelled like rum or bourbon blended tobacco, but when we got back on the road, even with their fixies in heavy traffic, they rode well and kept up a good pace. They were all very polite and yielded to riders of lesser skill levels, and they offered words of encouragement to riders who were struggling. I dare say that most of the women (girls?) were extremely fast and had impressive bike handling skills, as well as being quite hot.
I guess some here might have considered them to be "poseurs", but at the 25 mile mark most looked very fresh and relaxed, where many of the "kitted" riders could be found lying on their backs in the grass.....
Maybe someone here should define "poseur" so that we can all understand just who these illusive individuals are.......
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12-25-11, 02:58 PM
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This guy? https://averagejoecyclist.com/wp-cont...y08-skinny.jpg But he has a police bike escort and is waggling his hands in victory, so I guess he has won a race. Or could be a celebrity cutting up after making it up a tough 8% grade perhaps? You see why this poser stuff can be difficult.
12-25-11, 04:31 PM
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I think it's safe to assume he chooses whatever he wants to put on his bikes.
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This guy? https://averagejoecyclist.com/wp-cont...y08-skinny.jpg But he has a police bike escort and is waggling his hands in victory, so I guess he has won a race. Or could be a celebrity cutting up after making it up a tough 8% grade perhaps? You see why this poser stuff can be difficult.
12-25-11, 07:46 PM
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12-25-11, 08:12 PM
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