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Bigtime bad ass cycling ad i saw today.. Very

Old 09-18-20, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
fixed for appropriate snootiness factor

See there? I've demonstrated that I fall below the minimum coolness factor to wear that kind of stuff.
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Old 09-18-20, 10:34 AM
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Cyclists wearing dark, muted colors riding through dark, foggy roads. I guess it's more important to look cool and get hit by a car than to wear bright colors and be visible?
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Old 09-18-20, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
Cyclists wearing dark, muted colors riding through dark, foggy roads. I guess it's more important to look cool and get hit by a car than to wear bright colors and be visible?
well..road cycling can be quite a snooty sport, no?
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Old 09-18-20, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
Cyclists wearing dark, muted colors riding through dark, foggy roads. I guess it's more important to look cool and get hit by a car than to wear bright colors and be visible?
Last time I pointed this out I lost a couple of long time cycling friends. They just happened to work at Rapha too....
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Old 09-18-20, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Psimet2001
Last time I pointed this out I lost a couple of long time cycling friends. They just happened to work at Rapha too....

What I call "the death wish kit".

Also not popular when I express my opinion that black is the least intelligent color for a car.
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Old 09-18-20, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
Also not popular when I express my opinion that black is the least intelligent color for a car.
My favorite is when owners of white, silver, or light gray cars drive in the rain without their lights on; damn near invisible in wheel spray on the highway.
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Old 09-18-20, 11:29 AM
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A commercial showcasing cyclists obviously concerned about fashion.
Tres Badass
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Old 09-18-20, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by downhillmaster
A commercial showcasing cyclists obviously concerned about fashion.
Tres Badass
i dont really care about the fashion or the hipster models..i just love the way it was actually filmed, the scenery and the music.
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
At the same time, nobody is going to hold a casting call for cyclists with a bmi over 30.

Except the lads from Yorkshire: https://fatladattheback.com/

Maybe Fat Lad at the Back could do the parody add. I have been meaning to buy something from them, but have never gotten around to it. Maybe if we can tour Scotland next spring I will pick up a jersey for myself and my stoker.

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Old 09-18-20, 01:31 PM
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Lol - just saw this ad on IG from the same apparel manufacturer as in the OP -

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPlytQBtTQ/

edit: grrr - can't get it to embed.

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Old 09-18-20, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Lol - just saw this ad on IG from the same apparel manufacturer as in the OP -

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPlytQBtTQ/

edit: grrr - can't get it to embed.
Well done. I have been wanting to do a similar one for our cream. Still a good premise though so I probably will. Ours it slightly different.

(For those that know me and didn't know yet - yes I did take over Enzo's ButtonHole Chamois Cream)
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Tracksmith has been doing the same type of thing for running, and I love it. They've eschewed the flashy neon super tech for a more subtle old school New England college/prep school flair. They don't have the kind of money to compete with the likes of Nike to attract the kind of top level talent, so instead they've cultivated a following by focusing on high level amateur runners. In a stroke of marketing genius they offered a "sponsorship" for the US Olympic Trials to any runner who ran an Olympic Qualifying time. The majority of those runners are full time employed at something other than running. So for the non pro's got some really nice kit for the Trials plus a $500 gift card to spend on Tracksmith gear throughout the year. I'm not exaggerating when I say that 75% of the woman's field and 30% of the men's field in Atlanta was wearing Tracksmith.




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Old 09-18-20, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
What I call "the death wish kit".

Also not popular when I express my opinion that black is the least intelligent color for a car.
We bought a black Camry in 2010, and wash it on even number years. This is not an intelligent color for people who don't like to wash their cars. It looks especially fetching now with all the ash.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
My favorite is when owners of white, silver, or light gray cars drive in the rain without their lights on; damn near invisible in wheel spray on the highway.
As the driver of a white truck, my lights go on basically if it's cloudy.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
As the driver of a white truck, my lights go on basically if it's cloudy.


My comment wasn't related to safety, but a quick search finds this:

"In 2007, the Monash University Accident Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia released a report on car accident rates by car color. The report claimed that white is the safest color for a vehicle and black the most dangerous."


I have a large white van, & haven't ever thought of white vehicles as hard to see...
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
My comment wasn't related to safety, but a quick search finds this:

"In 2007, the Monash University Accident Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia released a report on car accident rates by car color. The report claimed that white is the safest color for a vehicle and black the most dangerous."


I have a large white van, & haven't ever thought of white vehicles as hard to see...
Great? I wasn't actually responding to your comment though.
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
I have a large white van, & haven't ever thought of white vehicles as hard to see...
Then you haven't thought about it in the rain at highway speeds.
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