Is grant petersen's quote still true?
Just as steve's quote has been taken out of context and turned into a weird meme, I believe grant's garbage about unracing has also been memeified beyond any coherence. There is literally nothing wrong with going faster
Sorry, OPEven though it was on page 10, someone bumped the existing "Grant thread"There's still plenty of shitposting to be done in over there, no need for a fresh one
>>1986058Bullshit.>have steep hills all around me>slow riding, under your prefered power output sucks mayor ballsLiterally the fucked up hippies of the cycling sport
>>1986073obsessed>>1986097sports are for faggots
>>1986058>visorWhat the fuck is the point of those? You're gonna get a sunburn on your scalp.
>>1986097if you ever look at pics of grant he has gears, it's his dimwit followers who buy his shit because it's a yuppie flex not to ride, or who don't buy his shit because they don't ride but they heard he was an "unracer" on the NJB youtube channel. if you listen to how those people talk about bikes it's clear they've never used one to get around a city, because the all live in some exurban mcmansion hell in texas and are underage and they just do the "urbanism" shit to piss off their parents, as soon as they get old enough to buy a car of their own they'll be murderous road raging SUV karens with the best of them>>1986124look into 5AR inhibitors my friend, you're welcome
>>1986126Your hair isn't as thick as you think it is.
>>1986128it takes 3 hours for me to air dry my hair after a shower
>>1986118>sports are for faggotsRent free.
>>1986090this dude is 70. he sure doesn't care about racing but he seems to care enough about fillers. wrinkles and hair transplants. or maybe he actually looks this young thanks to his life and cycling philosophy.>>1986135because they're greasy as fuck
>>1986073Who's Steve? We're talking about Grant
>>1986195>Who's Steve?pic rel.>>1986118>sports are for faggotst. fat fuck
>>1986195
>>1986194it's understandable that you would be jealous of people with hair but greasy or not, it blocks the sun
>>1986141>>1986196
>>1986210I don't get it. Literally who?
>>1986247No idea either.I was looking through my Grant folder, and couldn't find any pictures of a guy named Steve.>>1986194>maybe he actually looks this youngYeah, that picture is from 2012.
>>1986247>>1986271That Steve is a prolific music producer that worked with Nirvana and other cultish bands, and had a couple edgy bands himself. Kinda the Sheldon of /mu/.
Riding in jeans is hell
>>1986058>Dutch bikeAyo aren't these bikes for women? lol
>>1986293Unracers wouldnt know because all they do is stroll 3 miles to the next cafe doing 10mph max.
>>1986058Why is his eyes so red in all his pictures?
>>1986342What ever are you talking about?
>>1986090Just two young Tunisian man on bike ride
>>1986141Greasy hands typed this
>>1986402meant for >>1986118obviously
>>1986090This one is getting stale too, we Need a fresh thread with a slight variation on the grant theme and a rare grant pic in op
>>1986430>This one is getting stale tooYeah, I don't know about that.On the plus side, looking up "Grant" in the archives turned up so many of my shitposts over the years.
>>1986403dainty faggot hands typed this. meant for this dainty handed faggot i replied to here.
>>1986058>Giant Contend: $800>Giordana short sleeve road jersey from wiggle co dot uk: $35>Louis Garneau bib shorts from trashbar dot com: $50>Bontrager Stravos Wavecel helmet: $90>Cateye computer: $40>Total: $1015>Rivendell Vrouwfiets: $5500>OD+SDA "Kasezome" Indigo x Dorozome Sashiko Jeans: $340>Iron Heart 11oz Doublecloth Selvedge Ombré Check Garrigue Tradesman Shirt: $475>Anton Krupika x Snow Peak 3-layer Rain Visor: $175>OMATA One Steampunk Analog speedo: $550>Total: $7040Yeah it is totally the mean, judgmental roadies who are being the elitists here
>>1986430I have photos I took through his window of him getting dressed
>>1986210>>1986292I almost went to the same high school as him. Love that tune about throwing a girl to into frenchtown pond>He's got the 8 track playing..... REALLY FUCKING LOUD
>>1988045Hot
>>1986058this but replace the jeans with a good jacket and the dutch bike with an old mtb and its trueer than ever
>>1986333No. They are made for riding slow through a dense flat city traffic.
>>1986058>*charges you $5000 for an obsolete piece of shit in your path*nothin personnel kid
tells you a lot about his character that he bases his purely capitalistic marketing approach on shitting on what others enjoypeak neoliberal faggot
>>1986346When you realize Grant is stoned out of his mind 24/7 you begin to understand Rivendell
>>1994224where's REEEE THE MARIHUANA JUNKIES REEEEEE guy when you need him
>>1986058He's actually right
>>1992590He’s not. His point is that Anglo bicycling culture is fucked, stiffed between families going 12kmh on the footpath swerving side to side, extreme lycra racers and full sus mtb. I don’t think Riv frames make any sense for anyone, but Grant knows how to take the middle path and I trust his opinions.
>>1994563>make sensethey make sense if you have a handlebar moustache and haul a 1940's typewriter into starbucks to write poetry
>>1994571Sure, but there are better value frame options for casual riders, regardless of how hipster you are. Obviously, value isn’t always a key part of a purchase decision. I just don’t find what their offering worth it, and I ride a Velo Orange Rando frameset, I’d consider myself in Rivs target audience.
For less than the cost of a rivendell you can get 3 decathlon bikes which you will enjoy much more
>>1994708Or just find a nice lugged frame on eBay.
>>1986293How so I commute in jeans on a mountain bike never had issues other than a cheap pair I had ripping on the sprocket
>>198605815 years ago, road bikes had narrow 25mm tires and a brutal 39 x 25 hill gear. They were designed for athletic sufferfests. Who is defending that exactly? Modern road bikes have evolved to fit comfortable 35mm tires, even people racing routinely spec 28,30,32mm tires and the gearing is usually a very wide 11-34 cassette with a 34 or 36 chainring. The entry level road bikes have rack mounts. You won't find anyone saying oh lets go back to mid 00s road spec. Of course not. But there's some kind of strange cognitive dissonance towards people who actually suggested the change before it happened. You should be thankful. I think the anger is not actually towards what a bicycle should be like, but how a bicycle might be used (for transport, or, for casual fun). $5000 taiwanese gaspipe shitters are an absolute red herring. Most unracers spend less than $500 and ride something old. The fixation the hyper expense of boutique unracers stuff is basically just projection by people who are deeply insecure about cycling and need to signal their wealth while doing it so as to not be viewed as a bum or a child.
>>1994720yeah, and then cold set it >15 speed>how...?>oh, you can't really see the second ring in the picture but it's a triple crank>3x5>5lol
>>1994732>tires and a brutal 39 x 25 hill gear. They were designed for athletic sufferfests. Who is defending that exactly?Me. I want a bike designed for athletic sufferfests.(Of course, fatter tires and lower gearing have made their way into the pro peloton because they generally allow riders to work harder for longer. On the other hand, I have a 2004 CAAD and it's fuckin great.).
