Comments on: Weapon of Choice http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:17:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: barry1021 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504184 barry1021 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:09:10 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504184 Hey Big Mike!! NOW YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR!!! Elden is a young man barely in his prime of life. He's just a kid!! I see you in person, I'm gonna bop you with my cane!!   B21 Hey Big Mike!!
NOW YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR!!! Elden is a young man barely in his prime of life. He’s just a kid!! I see you in person, I’m gonna bop you with my cane!!
 
B21

]]> By: BIg Mike In Oz http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504185 BIg Mike In Oz Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:23:17 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504185 Why is everyone obsessing about this poor gentleman's teeth being shaken loose from his head?  At Elden's age, he's likely to just take his teeth out in the morning and leave them in the jar beside the bed for safe keeping. Why is everyone obsessing about this poor gentleman’s teeth being shaken loose from his head?  At Elden’s age, he’s likely to just take his teeth out in the morning and leave them in the jar beside the bed for safe keeping.

]]> By: EricGu http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504186 EricGu Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:54:59 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504186 What happens?   Easy...   Fatty goes out too fast, rides the first half very quick, and suffers immensely the second half as he regrets both his lack of suspension and inability to start at a reasonable pace.   Or something like that.   LowPhat 168 pounds (really!) What happens?
 
Easy…
 
Fatty goes out too fast, rides the first half very quick, and suffers immensely the second half as he regrets both his lack of suspension and inability to start at a reasonable pace.
 
Or something like that.
 
LowPhat
168 pounds (really!)

]]> By: Zed http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504187 Zed Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:51:36 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504187 So, forgive me, Elden, but I feel the urge to ask you a random series of questions. First, do you remember writing this?(:) "Everyone talks about wheels as if they're the biggest factor in how fast you go. Let me tell you a secret: your wheels aren't going to make you any faster or slower. They're not going to change the quality of your ride. So, if you see that your competition is riding with very expensive wheels, don't worry about him being faster than you. Instead, just make a mental note that this person is gullible and that you'll probably be successful at selling him NuSkin products later." So, I gotta know, what changed your mind about the importance of the wheelset? Are Stan's just an exception, or was the original line written in jest? P.S. Although I don't know the course at all, I'd imagine your 29er wheels will roll over anything your shock would've absorbed. I don't think you'll have to worry about getting your teef rattled out of your face. And I agree that you'll probably kick trash this year. Best of luck. So, forgive me, Elden, but I feel the urge to ask you a random series of questions.
First, do you remember writing this?(:)

"Everyone talks about wheels as if they’re the biggest factor in how fast you go. Let me tell you a secret: your wheels aren’t going to make you any faster or slower. They’re not going to change the quality of your ride. So, if you see that your competition is riding with very expensive wheels, don’t worry about him being faster than you. Instead, just make a mental note that this person is gullible and that you’ll probably be successful at selling him NuSkin products later."

So, I gotta know, what changed your mind about the importance of the wheelset? Are Stan’s just an exception, or was the original line written in jest?

P.S. Although I don’t know the course at all, I’d imagine your 29er wheels will roll over anything your shock would’ve absorbed. I don’t think you’ll have to worry about getting your teef rattled out of your face. And I agree that you’ll probably kick trash this year.
Best of luck.

]]> By: Tom Stormcrowe http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504188 Tom Stormcrowe Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:53:48 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504188 By the way, your blog post is more like a post by "Q" than Bond!::GRIN:: By the way, your blog post is more like a post by "Q" than Bond!::GRIN::

]]> By: Tom Stormcrowe http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504189 Tom Stormcrowe Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:52:52 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504189 Elden, you are finishing #1 this year. I have that on good authority.....a Gypsy Fortuneteller! Elden, you are finishing #1 this year. I have that on good authority…..a Gypsy Fortuneteller!

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504190 Unknown Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:31:52 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504190 Yup.  It's geeky.  You sound like a bike spy, or something.  "The name's Bond--Jimmy Bond.  I ride a lot of bikes, and I fuss over equipement details with the fastidiousness of gender-twisted curmudgeon."  Cool bike, though.  I know a good dentist in case you rattle your teeth loose.  I can't offer help where addled brains are concerned. Yup.  It’s geeky.  You sound like a bike spy, or something.  "The name’s Bond–Jimmy Bond.  I ride a lot of bikes, and I fuss over equipement details with the fastidiousness of gender-twisted curmudgeon."  Cool bike, though.  I know a good dentist in case you rattle your teeth loose.  I can’t offer help where addled brains are concerned.

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504191 Unknown Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:02:17 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504191 Um, wow. That's impressively light. Unfortunately, I would agree you're going to get your brains shook around so much that they'll start leaking out your ears. I imagine they'll pull you at a feed stop when that happens. Also, the front end looks awfully steep now. I don't think the carbon fork has the same offset as your old suspension fork! That won't be twitchy at all on long fast open downhills! Still, good luck! Brett (whose palms still hurt years later from riding Porcupine Rim with friends who all had suspsension and I didn't) Um, wow. That’s impressively light. Unfortunately, I would agree you’re going to get your brains shook around so much that they’ll start leaking out your ears. I imagine they’ll pull you at a feed stop when that happens.

Also, the front end looks awfully steep now. I don’t think the carbon fork has the same offset as your old suspension fork! That won’t be twitchy at all on long fast open downhills!

Still, good luck!

Brett
(whose palms still hurt years later from riding Porcupine Rim with friends who all had suspsension and I didn’t)

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504192 Unknown Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:24:49 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504192 Wow..very interesting "weapon of choice"!!! I love your comment about your mechanic...how true...Anyway, maybe I'll run into you in Leadville this weekend. Good luck!!! John Wow..very interesting "weapon of choice"!!! I love your comment about your mechanic…how true…Anyway, maybe I’ll run into you in Leadville this weekend. Good luck!!! John

]]> By: Jsun http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-504193 Jsun Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:37:18 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/weapon-of-choice#comment-504193 Well, posting up a picture of your weapon o' choice will make it easier to spot you laying on the side of the road (because your body has been rattled into submission and the stars you are seeing are from campbells).  I will be happy to trade my full-suss rig for yours at that point so you can at least finish.   And I have seen the prototype jerseys.  They have the great logo, over-sized food stash pockets and also have extra padding installed around the mid-section.  Imagine the superhero costumes with the fake muscles padded out, except FC's jerseys are padded around the waistline.  This gives your competitors the false sense of security that they are riding against a fat cyclist instead of the lean, mean-machine that Elden really is. Don't even ask about the edible stickers.   Jsun Well, posting up a picture of your weapon o’ choice will make it easier to spot you laying on the side of the road (because your body has been rattled into submission and the stars you are seeing are from campbells).  I will be happy to trade my full-suss rig for yours at that point so you can at least finish.
 
And I have seen the prototype jerseys.  They have the great logo, over-sized food stash pockets and also have extra padding installed around the mid-section.  Imagine the superhero costumes with the fake muscles padded out, except FC’s jerseys are padded around the waistline.  This gives your competitors the false sense of security that they are riding against a fat cyclist instead of the lean, mean-machine that Elden really is.
Don’t even ask about the edible stickers.
 
Jsun

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