Too Something…

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Posted on 21 January 2009 by john

Am I too uncool? Too old? Too Roadie? How can I be intrigued and frightened all at the same time? I have tattoos (3 to be precise). My ears were once pierced but have long since grown shut. I do have appropriately fashionable footwear, jeans, and ironic t-shirts. I just think that I am not something enough to do it. If you think you’ve got the gear inches in your rolled up girlfriend-borrowed pants check out them out this weekend.

16 Comments For This Post

Sarcastic Cyclist Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 3:45 pm
DJ Spins? You know I will be there!
Anonymous Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:02 am
It is merely a spin-fest, there are no gears at all and the rollers have the “newbie fork holder”

The poster is misleading, this is not track cycling where gears and road fitness are paramount.
Anonymous Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:17 am
Grannygear sprintfeast w/beer. Fun to watch, but not for the big ego road racers. It’s all about leg speed nothing to do with power. If you can spin at 210rpm’s you have a chance. They had it in London and Chris Hoy got beat! Go figure, it will be fun to watch.
anonymous #3 Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Did you just say that gears are paramount in track cycling? Gear selection I guess.
Anonymous Says:
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:41 am
Yes, gears on the track..duh i.e. gear choice, the bigger the better: are chief, cardinal, aka: important. no gear on track you no win. It is not a spinning fest.

Poster is ridiculous.
Anonymous Says:
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 am
The girls who ride the 3K pursuit from Britian ride it in a 53×11

Try that…!
Kirk Says:
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:16 am
Pffft, nice, the guys in the poster have two wheels, but the “goldsprinters” need to have a fork mount?
Anonymous Says:
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I’d want a fork mount if I was drinking beer and pedaling as fast as I can a few inches from a crowd of people yelling at me.
Kirk Says:
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pm
@anon 1:02 Sure, that’s why they’re poseurs, nothing wrong with that. Now if we could only get drunk drivers to put their cars on stands….
Diablo de acero Says:
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
This is why the Two Johm’s Beer hat needs to brought on to the products page. Heck! With enough beer,I’m sure we wouldn’t need to ride the fork mounted bikes inside. We could just spin on the bikes mounted to someone’s roof rack in the parking lot. Now there’s some real Cold Sprinting. Though, I’ll have borrow my girlfriend’s flannel lined jeans for that.
Anonymous Says:
January 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Went to this event last night. Tons of people showed up and everyone seemed to have a great time. Those poseurs are fast!
Joe Says:
January 26th, 2009 at 10:10 am
I went, poseured, and am still in pain. Here’s a link to the story.

http://thebestbikeblogever.blogspot.com/2009/01/goldsprints-cincinnati.html

Joe
spokeazord Says:
January 27th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
gold sprints just do not cut it for me, if i am sprinting against someone i want to be actually moving
Butch Farrell Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I’ve been lurking this thread for awhile now and it raises a few questions im my mind.
1) What’s with all the anonymous posters and the hate? Step up and post with a name!
2) What’s with all the “poseur” talk? So what if it’s forked in? It’s about bringing Cincinnati’s cycling community together. We had stuck-up roadies, funny-dressing hipsters, drunk-ass mountain bikers and everyone in-between having a blast TOGETHER.

I can’t wait until the next one… and the drunk-ass mountain bikers are taking everybody down. Recognize! (I say that in fun, don’t get your panties in a bunch!)
marty Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
well put butch!!!
sarcastic cyclist Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Hey Butch…..Roadies and Mt. Bikers living together….Mass Histeria! The Anonymous posting was weird, but relax man. Give the rasta a call if needed. The fact that DJ Gerald Spins doesn’t think he is a poseur makes him more of one.

Peace Out. TOGETHER dude!