Tough Choices, Which to Get?
02-22-12, 03:32 PM
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02-22-12, 04:17 PM
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I don't have facial hair, but I would if I could. I have tattoos. I like indie and folk rock, as well as just about every genre, even the ironic ones. I wear properly/tighter fitting clothes. I rock a Macbook Air. I ride a brakeless fixed gear. I do lots of drugs. I'm a student. I don't believe in god. I think all of these things are intrinsically sweet in themselves. The fact that a lot of people stereotype me into a group annoys me, but not enough for me to conform to nonconformism.
Basically, I would consider myself a hipster for my own reasons. I do these things just because I like them, not because other like-minded individuals are doing them. I realize I've been overly critical in the past for group thinkers, but now, I realize there is no reason to spread the hate. Just ignore them and let them make themselves look like fools. And wait for your interests to become "old" or "over". Then watch the hipsters follow the trends, religiously.
edit: Yes, I am operating on heavy amounts of coffee. I drink that **** black. Sue me.
Basically, I would consider myself a hipster for my own reasons. I do these things just because I like them, not because other like-minded individuals are doing them. I realize I've been overly critical in the past for group thinkers, but now, I realize there is no reason to spread the hate. Just ignore them and let them make themselves look like fools. And wait for your interests to become "old" or "over". Then watch the hipsters follow the trends, religiously.
edit: Yes, I am operating on heavy amounts of coffee. I drink that **** black. Sue me.
Anybody else think this was a great story?
02-22-12, 04:52 PM
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02-22-12, 05:30 PM
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it's apparent now that you're just a mountain biker that wants an SS commuter so he isn't lugging an expensive and heavy mtb to work all the time and can rep his shop at any point without putting any work into a nice SS bike.
you just want our signing off on your choice because you want to be sure you'll have the most street cred possible while choosing a lower end but still legitimate bike.
get the bianchi or the jamis and make sure it has a tasteful "maine bike shop" sticker on the seattube near the bb. that's all you want, that's all you're willing to accept. the bianchi will turn more heads though.
since you're more concerned with calling us hipsters than taking any advice on which bike is better or accepting any other options that are better, then i think it just makes sense for you to get whatever bike you want and forget that you ever asked for our opinions.
what mt bike are you getting?
i'm trying to convince myself that i should get a Transition instead of a GT force 1. so much money though... le sigh.
you just want our signing off on your choice because you want to be sure you'll have the most street cred possible while choosing a lower end but still legitimate bike.
get the bianchi or the jamis and make sure it has a tasteful "maine bike shop" sticker on the seattube near the bb. that's all you want, that's all you're willing to accept. the bianchi will turn more heads though.
since you're more concerned with calling us hipsters than taking any advice on which bike is better or accepting any other options that are better, then i think it just makes sense for you to get whatever bike you want and forget that you ever asked for our opinions.
what mt bike are you getting?
i'm trying to convince myself that i should get a Transition instead of a GT force 1. so much money though... le sigh.
02-22-12, 06:23 PM
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+1 for transition. Almost walked home with a tramsAM a couple weeks ago.
Oh yeah, get the Jamis.
Oh yeah, get the Jamis.
02-22-12, 06:33 PM
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induring /only-hipsters-ride-ssfg/
Still lame.
Still lame.
02-22-12, 06:44 PM
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it's apparent now that you're just a mountain biker that wants an SS commuter so he isn't lugging an expensive and heavy mtb to work all the time and can rep his shop at any point without putting any work into a nice SS bike.
you just want our signing off on your choice because you want to be sure you'll have the most street cred possible while choosing a lower end but still legitimate bike.
get the bianchi or the jamis and make sure it has a tasteful "maine bike shop" sticker on the seattube near the bb. that's all you want, that's all you're willing to accept. the bianchi will turn more heads though.
since you're more concerned with calling us hipsters than taking any advice on which bike is better or accepting any other options that are better, then i think it just makes sense for you to get whatever bike you want and forget that you ever asked for our opinions.
what mt bike are you getting?
i'm trying to convince myself that i should get a Transition instead of a GT force 1. so much money though... le sigh.
you just want our signing off on your choice because you want to be sure you'll have the most street cred possible while choosing a lower end but still legitimate bike.
get the bianchi or the jamis and make sure it has a tasteful "maine bike shop" sticker on the seattube near the bb. that's all you want, that's all you're willing to accept. the bianchi will turn more heads though.
since you're more concerned with calling us hipsters than taking any advice on which bike is better or accepting any other options that are better, then i think it just makes sense for you to get whatever bike you want and forget that you ever asked for our opinions.
what mt bike are you getting?
i'm trying to convince myself that i should get a Transition instead of a GT force 1. so much money though... le sigh.
02-22-12, 06:52 PM
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it's apparent now that you're just a mountain biker that wants an SS commuter so he isn't lugging an expensive and heavy mtb to work all the time and can rep his shop at any point without putting any work into a nice SS bike.
you just want our signing off on your choice because you want to be sure you'll have the most street cred possible while choosing a lower end but still legitimate bike.
get the bianchi or the jamis and make sure it has a tasteful "maine bike shop" sticker on the seattube near the bb. that's all you want, that's all you're willing to accept. the bianchi will turn more heads though.
since you're more concerned with calling us hipsters than taking any advice on which bike is better or accepting any other options that are better, then i think it just makes sense for you to get whatever bike you want and forget that you ever asked for our opinions.
what mt bike are you getting?
i'm trying to convince myself that i should get a Transition instead of a GT force 1. so much money though... le sigh.
you just want our signing off on your choice because you want to be sure you'll have the most street cred possible while choosing a lower end but still legitimate bike.
get the bianchi or the jamis and make sure it has a tasteful "maine bike shop" sticker on the seattube near the bb. that's all you want, that's all you're willing to accept. the bianchi will turn more heads though.
since you're more concerned with calling us hipsters than taking any advice on which bike is better or accepting any other options that are better, then i think it just makes sense for you to get whatever bike you want and forget that you ever asked for our opinions.
what mt bike are you getting?
i'm trying to convince myself that i should get a Transition instead of a GT force 1. so much money though... le sigh.
*Sigh* If only natural selection were to come back...
02-22-12, 07:04 PM
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o.O Did you really respond to someone telling you that no matter what bike they suggested, you already had it in your mind that it was more important which LBS sticker was on the seat tube than what you rode with "natural selection." Seriously? You leaped to hoping people were eradicated because they disagreed with you?
02-22-12, 07:05 PM
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I think what it boils down to, is that of the bikes that you listed, there is no real "wrong" choice. They're all decent bikes.
02-22-12, 07:07 PM
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LOL WTF
He asked for opinions on four pre-selected bikes. He even put up pretty pictures.
So dig into the bunghole for two cents on the four bikes he wanted the two cents on.
What is the big deal?
He asked for opinions on four pre-selected bikes. He even put up pretty pictures.
So dig into the bunghole for two cents on the four bikes he wanted the two cents on.
What is the big deal?
02-22-12, 07:10 PM
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02-22-12, 07:12 PM
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o.O Did you really respond to someone telling you that no matter what bike they suggested, you already had it in your mind that it was more important which LBS sticker was on the seat tube than what you rode with "natural selection." Seriously? You leaped to hoping people were eradicated because they disagreed with you?
The natural selection statement was to point out that if it were to take it's course again, we wouldn't have such incompetent people in communities.
02-22-12, 07:23 PM
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yeah, with natural selection, maybe people would be able to choose a bike for themselves or maybe accept the opinions of others after asking for it............
02-22-12, 07:26 PM
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^ I never had a problem with people's opinions on the models I started the thread with. Many didn't want to give any opinion on the bikes I was asking about.
02-22-12, 07:36 PM
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I might point out that you're calling one of the most informed posters I've met in a half dozen years here as "incompetent." I think he got frustrated because was merely making an alternative suggestion which you bypassed by saying it was too celeste; even though it was the best bang for the buck and a beautiful bike, then made a hipster reference. It definitely was an opinion that was valid. This is the reason people have gotten into the habit of just telling people to buy a kilo TT and be done with it.
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02-22-12, 07:58 PM
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Ths Hipstr Kills Masheenz
yeah dude, i'm sorry but wishing me dead and calling me incompetent because i didn't read your signature is stupid.
so you're a roadie, not a mountain biker. sorry, i guess i'll just die now.
seriously dude, what's your deal? i did give you my opinion on the bikes you requested.
you're acting like working at a bike shop is some ****ing gold medal they only give to the champions of life. You're not charlie sheen and if you were a successful roadie, you wouldn't need our help picking a terrible, ****ty, bottom of the range bike.
my point remains, you want this bike for a cheap trendy commuter that will turn heads. otherwise you'd just ride your road bikes to work.
oh noes, darwin is back!
so you're a roadie, not a mountain biker. sorry, i guess i'll just die now.
seriously dude, what's your deal? i did give you my opinion on the bikes you requested.
you're acting like working at a bike shop is some ****ing gold medal they only give to the champions of life. You're not charlie sheen and if you were a successful roadie, you wouldn't need our help picking a terrible, ****ty, bottom of the range bike.
my point remains, you want this bike for a cheap trendy commuter that will turn heads. otherwise you'd just ride your road bikes to work.
oh noes, darwin is back!
02-22-12, 08:21 PM
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Don't be fooled everybody! CC700 is a SQRL!
02-22-12, 08:22 PM
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ride the fad wave
