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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!
- Thread starter JIO
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- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,619
- 222,153
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,619
- 222,153
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,619
- 222,153
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Yep, I was here and cheered that law. Most of my nicotine gigs were in Chicago in the '80s. It was also around that same time (early '90s) that the motorcycle helmet law came into being. Can you imaging piloting a motorcycle w/o a real* helmet?
*as in, not the "novelty" scull-caps that many "bikers" (illegally) wear. Basically good to hold your brains in for the morgue.
Which leads to terms that always need clarification in my book; I'm a cyclist (road or off-road bicycle rider) - not a "biker". A biker is a motorcyclist who rides a Harley or loud roadster-style motorcycle dressed like an "individual" - in Harley gear. (that makes them all look the same) I'm not a "biker"- I consider myself a motorcyclist, or motorcycle pilot. A "motorbike" (again, to me) is a Vespa or some underpowered small-wheeled motorized "scooter". Any of these sub-sets can refer to their vehicles as "bikes" - which in each case is an endearing term and would work. Also, on any of these vehicles - you can say "I'm going out for a ride", when in fact you are piloting your bike and a passenger (on a motorcycle or scooter) can "ride" on it with you piloting it, but that's a bit of splitting hairs because a ride is a ride is a ride.
The newest category is the E-bikes which are motorized but 'power assist'. (needs a human pedaling it to activate) Looks like a bike, sometimes looks like a mo-ped (a term not used much anymore) which was an underpowered bicycle-like motorized 2-wheeler. They were always in Europe and made inroads in the US in the late '70s-early '80s but never really caught on big.
There are also a whole bunch of motorized wheeled things out there (skate-boards, uniwheel-boards, and motorized 'scooters' (like little kid scooters, not like a Vespa) Of course none of these new motorized wheeled devices are regulated so it's kind-of out-of-control. (actually more than kind-of) To be ridden on sidewalks?, on streets?, on bike paths?, and also of course, people using them don't wear protective gear and most likely many are getting hurt as a result. Speaking of which, the leased E-bikes are everywhere in SF and not everyone leasing them have street/traffic experience on a "bike" of any kind. To me, it's slow enough that you can't get out of trouble, and fast enough to get you into trouble.
What does this have to do with distressed finishes? Nothing. We'll have a test at the end of the week to make sure we're all on the same page.
Yep, I was here and cheered that law. Most of my nicotine gigs were in Chicago in the '80s. It was also around that same time (early '90s) that the motorcycle helmet law came into being. Can you imaging piloting a motorcycle w/o a real* helmet?
*as in, not the "novelty" scull-caps that many "bikers" (illegally) wear. Basically good to hold your brains in for the morgue.
Which leads to terms that always need clarification in my book; I'm a cyclist (road or off-road bicycle rider) - not a "biker". A biker is a motorcyclist who rides a Harley or loud roadster-style motorcycle dressed like an "individual" - in Harley gear. (that makes them all look the same) I'm not a "biker"- I consider myself a motorcyclist, or motorcycle pilot. A "motorbike" (again, to me) is a Vespa or some underpowered small-wheeled motorized "scooter". Any of these sub-sets can refer to their vehicles as "bikes" - which in each case is an endearing term and would work. Also, on any of these vehicles - you can say "I'm going out for a ride", when in fact you are piloting your bike and a passenger (on a motorcycle or scooter) can "ride" on it with you piloting it, but that's a bit of splitting hairs because a ride is a ride is a ride.
The newest category is the E-bikes which are motorized but 'power assist'. (needs a human pedaling it to activate) Looks like a bike, sometimes looks like a mo-ped (a term not used much anymore) which was an underpowered bicycle-like motorized 2-wheeler. They were always in Europe and made inroads in the US in the late '70s-early '80s but never really caught on big.
There are also a whole bunch of motorized wheeled things out there (skate-boards, uniwheel-boards, and motorized 'scooters' (like little kid scooters, not like a Vespa) Of course none of these new motorized wheeled devices are regulated so it's kind-of out-of-control. (actually more than kind-of) To be ridden on sidewalks?, on streets?, on bike paths?, and also of course, people using them don't wear protective gear and most likely many are getting hurt as a result. Speaking of which, the leased E-bikes are everywhere in SF and not everyone leasing them have street/traffic experience on a "bike" of any kind. To me, it's slow enough that you can't get out of trouble, and fast enough to get you into trouble.
What does this have to do with distressed finishes? Nothing. We'll have a test at the end of the week to make sure we're all on the same page.
Sometimes this thread takes happy detours.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,619
- 222,153
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
I remember going into a Jack n the box way after 91 in California and they still had ashtrays. I remember going to my first shows in the early to mid 90s to venues that were still filled with under aged smokers.
Yep, I was here and cheered that law. Most of my nicotine gigs were in Chicago in the '80s. It was also around that same time (early '90s) that the motorcycle helmet law came into being. Can you imaging piloting a motorcycle w/o a real* helmet?
*as in, not the "novelty" scull-caps that many "bikers" (illegally) wear. Basically good to hold your brains in for the morgue.
Which leads to terms that always need clarification in my book; I'm a cyclist (road or off-road bicycle rider) - not a "biker". A biker is a motorcyclist who rides a Harley or loud roadster-style motorcycle dressed like an "individual" - in Harley gear. (that makes them all look the same) I'm not a "biker"- I consider myself a motorcyclist, or motorcycle pilot. A "motorbike" (again, to me) is a Vespa or some underpowered small-wheeled motorized "scooter". Any of these sub-sets can refer to their vehicles as "bikes" - which in each case is an endearing term and would work. Also, on any of these vehicles - you can say "I'm going out for a ride", when in fact you are piloting your bike and a passenger (on a motorcycle or scooter) can "ride" on it with you piloting it, but that's a bit of splitting hairs because a ride is a ride is a ride.
The newest category is the E-bikes which are motorized but 'power assist'. (needs a human pedaling it to activate) Looks like a bike, sometimes looks like a mo-ped (a term not used much anymore) which was an underpowered bicycle-like motorized 2-wheeler. They were always in Europe and made inroads in the US in the late '70s-early '80s but never really caught on big.
It's crazy to me in Japan that people wear those skull caps not even fastned young and grandma old. Granted the fastest you can ride here on surface streets is only about 45 miles an hour, you can still do some damage. I've always been a full face, proper gear rider. Problem is it's hard to find stuff here that doesn't look like your going out on the track. Remember this is for a vespa.
There are also a whole bunch of motorized wheeled things out there (skate-boards, uniwheel-boards, and motorized 'scooters' (like little kid scooters, not like a Vespa) Of course none of these new motorized wheeled devices are regulated so it's kind-of out-of-control. (actually more than kind-of) To be ridden on sidewalks?, on streets?, on bike paths?, and also of course, people using them don't wear protective gear and most likely many are getting hurt as a result. Speaking of which, the leased E-bikes are everywhere in SF and not everyone leasing them have street/traffic experience on a "bike" of any kind. To me, it's slow enough that you can't get out of trouble, and fast enough to get you into trouble.
What does this have to do with distressed finishes? Nothing. We'll have a test at the end of the week to make sure we're all on the same page.
It's crazy to me the amount of people who wear those skull cap helmets not even fastened in Japan. Granted the fastest you're allowed to legally ride on surface streets is 45mph, you can still do some damage. Always full face and full gear for me. Only problem is that it's hard to find stuff that doesn't look like I'm going to the track. On a vespa. it just doesn't look right.
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I just got a Cabronita neck from 2saddleslab and I'm gassing hard for a blue floral AllParts body for it. This does not help. Not one bit.
I used to do motorcycles (street & mx) but said "cyclist" because I wasn't a "biker" but we called the street bike land yachts because when you blip the throttle repeatedly on the street bike they went "yahtn-yahtn-yahtn". Now I'm a Sales Manager at a bike shop and we have non motored and pedal assist (which we do ok with...the e-bikes). But I don't say cyclist for myself as while I ride daily, I do not participate in the cod piece costumery (spandex kits) which, to me comes with the cyclist label and prefer single-track in our locale and grippy flat pedals. Semantics are hard to test on lol. I just ride bikes...a lot...and under duress, will ride my skinny tire bike with my wife if I lose rock, paper, scissors with herYep, I was here and cheered that law. Most of my nicotine gigs were in Chicago in the '80s. It was also around that same time (early '90s) that the motorcycle helmet law came into being. Can you imaging piloting a motorcycle w/o a real* helmet?
*as in, not the "novelty" scull-caps that many "bikers" (illegally) wear. Basically good to hold your brains in for the morgue.
Which leads to terms that always need clarification in my book; I'm a cyclist (road or off-road bicycle rider) - not a "biker". A biker is a motorcyclist who rides a Harley or loud roadster-style motorcycle dressed like an "individual" - in Harley gear. (that makes them all look the same) I'm not a "biker"- I consider myself a motorcyclist, or motorcycle pilot. A "motorbike" (again, to me) is a Vespa or some underpowered small-wheeled motorized "scooter". Any of these sub-sets can refer to their vehicles as "bikes" - which in each case is an endearing term and would work. Also, on any of these vehicles - you can say "I'm going out for a ride", when in fact you are piloting your bike and a passenger (on a motorcycle or scooter) can "ride" on it with you piloting it, but that's a bit of splitting hairs because a ride is a ride is a ride.
The newest category is the E-bikes which are motorized but 'power assist'. (needs a human pedaling it to activate) Looks like a bike, sometimes looks like a mo-ped (a term not used much anymore) which was an underpowered bicycle-like motorized 2-wheeler. They were always in Europe and made inroads in the US in the late '70s-early '80s but never really caught on big.
There are also a whole bunch of motorized wheeled things out there (skate-boards, uniwheel-boards, and motorized 'scooters' (like little kid scooters, not like a Vespa) Of course none of these new motorized wheeled devices are regulated so it's kind-of out-of-control. (actually more than kind-of) To be ridden on sidewalks?, on streets?, on bike paths?, and also of course, people using them don't wear protective gear and most likely many are getting hurt as a result. Speaking of which, the leased E-bikes are everywhere in SF and not everyone leasing them have street/traffic experience on a "bike" of any kind. To me, it's slow enough that you can't get out of trouble, and fast enough to get you into trouble.
What does this have to do with distressed finishes? Nothing. We'll have a test at the end of the week to make sure we're all on the same page.
but I'm ok with anybody on any bike wearing anything because when you get on a bike you are 8 years old again. Here's some tiny pics of mine for my assignment and you hit a favorite thing nerve with the topic. I shall digress no further but if you'd ever in Mn and want to take a spin I'm in.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,619
- 222,153
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
I used to do motorcycles (street & mx) but said "cyclist" because I wasn't a "biker" but we called the street bike land yachts because when you blip the throttle repeatedly on the street bike they went "yahtn-yahtn-yahtn". Now I'm a Sales Manager at a bike shop and we have non motored and pedal assist (which we do ok with...the e-bikes). But I don't say cyclist for myself as while I ride daily, I do not participate in the cod piece costumery (spandex kits) which, to me comes with the cyclist label and prefer single-track in our locale and grippy flat pedals. Semantics are hard to test on lol. I just ride bikes...a lot...and under duress, will ride my skinny tire bike with my wife if I lose rock, paper, scissors with her
Nice rides!
I did enjoy the times I was off-road solo but I so sucked at it in general that I sold my S-Works years ago. I could climb/keep up with my friends (who were good) no problem but would always get dropped in the descents/going downhill and I hated to get dropped and have them wait for me to catch up. I just realized I'm a dyed in the wool road cyclist/ex-road/track/TT racer. Had 5 bikes at one point (2 road bikes, a TT bike, track bike and off-road bike) but currently have only two road bikes - an aluminum GT and this carbon one which is my main bike; 2006 BMC SLT01 Team Machine. "Old school" at this point (14 yrs old!) but I love it. (Swiss engineering)
Carbon and Campy are always in styleNice rides!
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looks whippy and fun.
