A good place to find white people on a Saturday is at a Bike Shop. Bike shops are almost entirely staffed and patronized by white people!
But not all white people love bicycles in the same way, there is much diversity. First up, we have the younger urban white folks who absolutely love their fixed gear bicycles. These are seen all over college towns, Silverlake in LA, Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Queen West in Toronto, and Victoria, British Columbia. Fixed gear bicycles meet a lot of requirements for white person acceptance. They can be made from older (i.e. vintage) bicycles, thus allowing the rider to have a unique bike that is unlikely to be ridden by anyone else in town. They are also easily customizable with expensive things Aerospoke rims, Phil Wood Hubs, and Nitto Parts. The combination of rare bicycles and expensive parts makes it easy for white people to judge other white people on the quality and originality of their bicycles. This is important in determining if someone is or isn’t cooler than you.
White people also like Mountain Bikes because it lets them be in nature. It’s really not more complicated than that.
And finally, they love expensive Road Bikes and the accompanying spandex uniforms. This enables them to ride long distances and wear really tight clothes without any social stigmas. These types of riders will spend upwards of $5,000 on a bicycle and up to $400 on accessories, but will not ride to work. Perhaps because they cannot wear the spandex. It is important that you never question why someone needs a $5000 bicycle since the answer is always “performance.”
For the most part, these rules have been unisex. But there is a special category of bicycles that appeal far more to white women, the European city bike (pictured). White women have a lot of fantasies about idealized lives, and one of them is living in Europe and riding around an old city on one of these bikes. They dream about waking up and riding to a little cafe, then visiting bakeries and cheese shops and finally riding home to prepare a fancy meal for their friends who will all eat under a canopy with white Christmas lights. This information can be used to help gain the trust/admiration of a white woman, especially if you can pull off a lie about how your mother told you about how she used to do all of these things when she was younger.
And of course, it goes without saying that white people who ride bikes like to talk about how they are saving the earth. If you know a person who rides to work, you should take them aside and say “Hey, thanks. Sincerely, The Earth.” Then give a thumbs up. That white person will ride home on a cloud.
Too true about white women and bikes in Europe!
LOOOOOL
Sometimes in those hard-to-bike-to places, bikes will toted around on an automobile. Generally, this means one’s Prius. It shows, I’m doing double my duty to the environment.
A guy at a bike shop in vancouver once refused to patch up the tire on my bike, because he said it was unsafe, the look of shock on his face was priceless (my bike doesn’t have a back break and my bike seat is held together with ducktape) He finally patched it up but not until I signed an unsafe bike waiver
It also does its job, takes me from point A to point B and it hasn’t been stolen in 3 years, which is huge in Vancouver
Anyways I can’t believe how much ppl spend on bikes, my bike cost $25 and I ride a bike cuz I’m poor, if I had the money to spend on a $2000 bike, I would uhhhh just buy a car
What’s the deal with bike helmets? Is it acceptable to wear one? I see a lot of white people who ride fixed gear bikes with skateboard helmets, but just as many people who ride those bikes without. Are there guidelines that outline the acceptable combinations of helmet style to bike style?
Also, what is the most acceptable way to avoid getting my pant leg caught in the chain?
my “black” uncle has a couple $3000 bikes… i dont get it…
For the women doing the whole European fantasy-thing (I’ve seen this in Park Slope, Brooklyn)…you forgot to mention the wicker basket on the front of the bike to transporting said breads and cheeses.
i’m black…and i rode a white persons 600 dollar mountain bike…..
like….since i was borrowing the bike because i’m black and broke, i was like THIS MUCH FOR A BIKE,…but after having to ride that mug around town i kind of see why…but again…if i had 600 dollars then that’s close to a cash car, lol.
but hey if they have that spare cash for it, ho wells.
I ride a lot and I’m Asian, but yes, spot on!
Does anyone ride a Schwin anymore?
Nigger stole my bike.
LOL
Can we make fun of white people driving in cars next…. Since everyone here wants to buy one, seems pretty evident that white people love cars.
Outside of the hipster enclaves in LA, all the bike riders are Hispanic and none of the bikes cost over $100.
Imagine if we had a website called “Things Black People Like”….
It could celebrate the of the inane “fashion sense” of wearing clothing that’s way too big for you (and of course the ever-popular pants around your knees look), hats with straight visors sideways, untied sneakers and stuff.
Or, maybe, we could explore the popularity of people with no talent talking in rhyme and getting paid for it.
Just a couple of ideas….
man i hate bikes and i am white as the pure driven snow
Excuse me whilst I laugh at the notion that bikes are a white only thing, or that it makes you cool. Bikes are not cool, unless you’re a cyclist (and probably not even then). Cyclists aren’t sexy, and neither is cycling kit.
On the other hand it is good for exercise, and enjoying yourself. Mountain bikes let you get into the countryside – no shit, sherlock – did you know people eat chocolate because it tastes nice, too?
Bikes are expensive, because they’re better. There may be a certain segment of people who have all the gear and no idea, but most people pick up something cheap..
whats the deal? theres no difference between ‘black’ PEOPLE and ‘white’ PEOPLE, some black people are just as stupid as some white people!!! i appreciate the comedy value of this page but if you are serious, you got alot to learn!
I’m Hispanic and I live in Germany in a little town that is crossed by a river. I guess I am living the white woman fantasy, but guess what? It was also mine and I am loving it!
Totally right about the cheese (did that today); I even placed that and other groceries on my front basket. I did also get my Stadtrad (city bike) bc it is way faster than the freakin’ tram in this town and I can cut through the parks {:)
But it’s fun making fun of white people. Since the Preppy Handbook, they haven’t had their turn being kicked around. After it gets old, we can go back to making fun of other ethnic groups.
Plus, mocking people in a position of power is more subversive and satisfying than kicking people when they’re down.
Oh yeah, white people never ride mountain bikes to have fun, only for the image of being in nature. Stupid shit.
Yeah, go the hood and you will not see any black people with bikes. Yeah right fucking moron.
Obviously the author has never even seen a picture of a Chinese city.
This site is so fucking retarded.
this blog is wonderfully myopic and cynical.
if only what you were observing wasn’t filtered through such a laughingly (really) racist prism.
Have you hit on vegetarianism? That’s a pretty white, 1st world phenom. (Yeah yeah, damned Hindu’s and Buddhists watering down the demo).
At least I have a gas-guzzling old Land Cruiser to offset my fixed gear bike and the the fact that I recycle and put biodiesel in the heating oil tank…. (more fodder for stuff to rag on…)
I like the article’s dry-observation quality, like it’s an observation on the habits of manatees or something.
And I like the fact that there’s a site called stuff-white-people-like 🙂 Make’s me feel whiter! 🙂
I race bikes, I climb mountains, I’m vegetarian, I used to burn biodiesel in my ’84 Jetta, I like Jay Leno. I’m SO blindingly white!
Leroy,
I know black people like bikes very much as well, at least to steal. We all know this one:
Q: What did the black kid down the street get?
Hey – I have a great idea. Let’s take all the tools we have as a nation to face our challenges and tie them to exclusive ethnic identities.
We could reserve being smart for Jews and Asians. (Everyone else would be like “You’re not one of us” when someone said something too complicated or like paid too much attention at school or something.)
Riding bikes would be for White folks. (“Driving (a bike) while Black” would have have a whole new meaning added to it.)
Who wants to get *building export industries*?
This is gonna work great! (My ethnicity gets satire!)
(My ethnicity gets satire!)
What are you Finnish or something?
Brilliant blog.
* disclaimer: I’m white, I was taught how to ride a bike by my neighbor – who is black.
I am white and live in Victoria, BC. Last weekend, I finished building up my first fixed-gear bicycle. From a 1980s frame.
Really.
Also, I love microbreweries, expensive sandwiches, travel, and dogs. And I have those little orange DVD sets you speak of.
I had never heard of this blog before today, and here I find it describing my life. It is like a dog whistle for white people.
White people will spend $2,000 on a lightweight bike and accessories, but can’t seem to lose that last 35 pounds. WTF?! Hahaha!
As one of my black coworker’s said “you see a black person riding the bus or a bicycle it’s not because he cares about something, it’s because his broke a$$ can’t afford a car!”
i was a white woman on a bike in an old city in europe for a year, once. it was a really crappy girls’ bike with coaster brakes and one hand brake. it was free. some guy got it for me. i don’t think he horked it, it really was a hunk of garbage. i spent that year, as i have spent many other bike years — soaked, from the outside in, or from the inside out, depending on the weather. carrying stuff on a bike in europe was a pain in the ass. and cobblestones, wet or dry, are dangerous as crap. especially if they are covered with crap. i didn’t lose weight biking, but i was already skinny and couldn’t gain to save my @ss. ahh.. memories.
i still want to stop and give a lesson to anyone i see who has their saddle set too low (whacking your chin with your knees while cycling = saddle too low) and is pedaling with their pedals in the arches of their feet.
white people really enjoy telling total strangers what to do. like lisa simpson, we are the answer to the question no one asked.
Dear Heart,
I think you dropped a digit in your estimate of how much we spend on bicycle accessories. My HID headlight cost $725, and I upgraded from a $550 halogen that was state of the art not that long ago. Now, I’m embarrassed for anyone who can’t blind oncoming traffic with a blue-white light that looks like an $85,000 Mercedes is bearing down on them with a winky-dinky.
And then there are helmets. Yes, plural. Ditto shoes, shorts, and jerseys. And all that’s without getting into panniers, specialty tools, locks, GPS, cyclometers, heart rate monitors and a major components upgrade now and then.
I forget if you mentioned this already, but white people never have only one bicycle per person, although sometimes we’re willing to share the recumbent. We make up for that “each should have one” oversight by purchasing an outrageously expensive tandem and roof-racking it to Colorado to ride between B&Bs amidst the aspens.
Share the road! I’m greener than you!
XO,
Mark H.
yeah, muke, and we all know that when one person who is of a certain complexion says something that that person speaks for all people with a similar complexion.
cmr: i’m quite jealous, and i’m white and have a penis and testicles. it would be nice if you were a beautiful girl doing the same sort of things and i was there with you.
hmm, sorry to be all serious and shit, but I’m pretty sure that the majority of Earth’s bicycle riders (and tea drinkers) are yellow, not white. however, I’m pretty sure that a plurality of the world’s pickup truck drivers are white.
My bike was about $2500. My race wheels were about $1000. My accessories (pedals, computer, apparel, helmet etc.) were about another $750. Why do I need all this? I don’t, technically, but I like to participate in triathlons, including Ironmans. BTW – my bike and wheels are considered to be “middle tier”…I could have easily spent twice as much if I had the money.
Great blog, by the way! 🙂
I’m white, and I think this site is absolutely hilarious. People who are offended should lighten up and realize that things that seem “normal” to white people are sometimes just very, very, very, white.
I think we’ve left out one significant member of the white bike riding family: The Young White Bike Messenger
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You have obviously never been to Southern California.
In Seattle, not only do all bicyclists wear skin-tight spandex, but they wear garish reflective yellow or orange jackets as well. Between yoga and bicycling, I think it’s a contest to see who can dress the silliest.
$400 on accessories is nothing
Great website, chock full of delightful (yet gentle) parody! The best satire is built on a solid foundation of truth. Living in Seattle, I see everything you write about in spades! You know, you really should compile this and publish a book. Anyway, please keep up the good work; in a world with so many worries and cares, those who can make us laugh without hurting people (yes, I’m white and this blog doesn’t offend me one whit!) are a blessing indeed.
PS: I’m married to an asian, and she’s pretty hot. Your previous post about white people liking asians was on the mark too!
Wrong on this one…move to Japan..
This entire blog gets a pretty big “Whatever” from me. I rarely think this sort of humor or satire is done cleverly, and this author certainly hasn’t heard of the idea of moderation. What’s next? White people love clothes? They love to drink water and eat food? The whole concept really applies to Americans, anyway, not white people.
This entry, however, just bowled me over with it’s idiocy. The authors must not have seen any numbers on bicyle usage anywhere outside of the U.S. like, say, Asia or India where there are (Gasp!) fewer white people but a ton more bikes, some of them, no doubt, expensive and possessing accessories.
I got my first wife one of those classic bikes. She went out and made the basket even more classic by buying one made out of woven reeds.
And we were in a small town in the north of France and she was riding to the cheese shop.
Live the dream!
Why are there so many idiotic comments about “X country has more bike riders than white people”? What the hell does that have to do with anything? That is a total non sequitur you morons!
This site has nothing to do with what white people do more, better, or more annoyingly than other types of people. Well ok, maybe the last one isn’t true by default, because anything white people do a lot, they do it in the most annoying fashion possible. QED.
In Holland we live on our bikes. Colour got nuthin to do with it. What’s the big deal?
We live on our bikes in Sweden too. On city bikes, mountain bikes, fixies, road bikes, you name it. They almost all have fenders to keep us dry in the rain and snow, some have baskets, some have child seats and some have trailers to haul stuff. Oh, and we are all in shape too and even the hottest Swedish women ride bikes. And you know what, there are a lot of white people here. But I used to live in the states and the only people that were nice to me when I was riding my bike and they were driving were the black people in the black neighborhoods. You know why? Because people who ride bikes in the black community need their bikes to get around and they know it. Come to think of it, the people here use there bikes to get around to as we don’t own cars, we don’t need them or want them.
Hee!
Lighten up, peeps, it’s satire.
It’s also an ethnography of a particular subculture which happens to be very “mainstream” in North American cities. The matter-of-fact tone and (apparent*) outsider’s perspective allow us to see as quaint and peculiar those things which many of us take for granted as normal. This is very much like how white, European academics have described other cultures for centuries, and how many of us non-academically view other cultures all the time, albeit unconsciously.
The blog simultaneously parodies mainstream North American culture, racism, anthropology /and/ white people. I find it brilliant.
BTW, I’m white and urban, and I neither ride a bike nor drive. I walk or ride the bus. I don’t fantasize about driving, but I do fantasize all the time about living in an old European city and riding a fixed-gear bike with a basket on the handlebars in which I carry cheese, baguettes, and fresh flowers. The flowers are very important.
*I have no idea of the author’s actual ethnicity. I don’t think it matters.
I can’t tell you how much I’m beginning to love this blog. Even the thuddingly serious comments recursively become part of the joke.
In the hood I just defected from, black gangbangas drive BMers and Rovers. The rest of us could just about afford our cheap, used bikes. What does that say about anyone’s likes? Suck on that stereotype till ya gag.
No idea the race of the blogger who wrote this post. Clearly, however, this individual has never visited a nation outside the white world. Visit Japan, China, any number of African nations, Argentina, Brazil, or Columbia.
People around the world ride bikes as a way of life. Race is not related to bike riding. Nor are one’s economic resources.
I ride to work because it’s twice as fast as any other method of getting there. The Earth will survive, just as it has other period of high CO2 (much, much higher levels than anything predicted for the next couple centuries). Bikes and Priuses are spitting in the ocean, the ONLY relevant environmental question is what 2 billion Indians and Chinese choose to do as those areas modernize.
There is nothing more cringe-inducing than white guilt and the holier-than-thou attitude that usually comes along with addressing it.
I used to think the bike outfits were pretty over the top but once I started to ride serious I realized you MUST have the bike pants–thye are padded to protect one’s groin area, and the shirts are lightweight biut let you breather–exactly what you need for a long ride.
I ride around Philadelphia because it is as fast or faster than a car (no hassle parking), it’s fun, I save some $500+ a month…
now the fixed-gear bike “hipsters”–they should be made fun of…
I started biking around San Francisco (home of white people who fit every item on this blog to a T) because it was cheaper than driving and less unpleasant than riding the crowded bus on my line. Sometimes it’s faster than both, too. I’m a student with a third-hand garage sale bike, and I have to laugh a lot at this post. Bike advocates in SF are predominantly white and predominantly do ride expensive bikes. Maybe one day when I can afford something nicer, I’ll realize why everyone I pass is giving me a look of pity while I pass on my non-brand-name mountain bike with the milk crate bungee’d on while wearing neither hipster gear nor spandex…but hey, it gets me where I need to go.
This white chick avoids the fixed-gear and cruiser bikes, though. Screwing up one’s knees on hills is uncool.
i just read the one about lawyers
quote: “A common characteristic amongst white people is the need to over analyze things.”
*blush*
Hilarious stuff! As a white guy, the numbers are slightly off. Heck, I paid $400 for a pair of cycling shoes alone.
I RIDE FIXED GEAR BIKES. IM A HIPSTER
This is pretty offensive, really. I am a white male, and I do not own a car. This is largely an economic choice; I can’t really afford one and live in the city. I do not ride a bike because it is cool. I do not ride a bike because I think it will ‘save the planet’. I do not have an attitude about how much better it is to bike than to drive. I do it because it makes sense, for me, in my daily life. Honest to God, this is just offensive, racist crap, whether or not the person who wrote it is white. If it is is supposed to be funny or insightful, it has failed. (By the way, I live in Washington, DC, and I see black people shopping and working in bike stores all the time. And riding bikes, too.)
the reason why white people ride bikes is the reason why we do most things, ie to split ourselves off from the rest of the pack, and feel that we are followers of the truer path. Its why some of us hunt, or ski, or travel, or go to church, or have dogs. Our true religion is our quest for individualized pursuits, if only to make us feel we are closer to god than all the rest.
my favorite stereotype here in new york is the white girl with cowboy boots and a big dress riding a cruiser or 3-speed. it’s so white i can’t believe it. i want to shout something obscene when i see them. they are living out some kind of belle and sebastian fantasy, all romantic and shit, until they end up as roadkill.
and then there are the white males and their track bikes – talk about entitlement.
oh, and then there are the “tall” bikers. one of them lives in my neighborhood. they rode the bike once in platform shoes and then never rode the bike again. maybe they understood that it’s more trouble than it’s worth.
puerto ricans are big on bikes, as are mexicans.
If this was written about black people, made by white people it would be considered racist. But now since it is the other way around, it’s all the sudden a joke. Go to a metal concert and see all the people “standing still.” Also, it might just seem like white people love bikes because they get mad when black people steal them.
Where do I start? I own three bikes; a very black 20lb mountain bike, a very red 17lb carbon road bike, and a 15lb silver track bike (a subset of the fixed gear bike, no brakes and not street legal). I am a former racer who still logs 2500 miles a year in my spandex. I only ride to work a couple of times a year as I usually need to drive during the day for work. I love the environment but I can’t stand environmentalists. I love cycling but can’t stand bicycling advocates. I just like to ride. As Greg Lemond once said, “The cool thing about cycling is all the gear. Without it we would just be running”.
Now that thread about divorce…that won does offend me. I grew up in a family of nine children. Nine marriages, no divorces. Between our family and Liz Taylor, half of those marriages ended in divorce.
I’ll be spending my twenty-fifth annivesary this summer on Mackinac Island, MI where there are no cars allowed, just bikes.
This post is not very informed. Have these people not been to a traditional black or Hispanic neighborhood and seen the number of bike riders? This person must live in hippieville, like Austin or Madison.
Ya know where I always see stupid white people is at the grocery store and at work, god they’re so dum, and white. Hey this is fun…
That is so true about the women. I would love nothing more then to live my life like that!!
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My white friend got a tattoo of a bike on the back of his calf. This is such a fun place.
If you put spinners and chrome naked lady ornamentation on a bike, would black people then like them?
Jayhawk: hispanics would. Check out lowrider bikes sometime!
I am white and I own a $1800 triathlon bike, which is low end. I also love sushi, whole foods, expensive sandwiches, wine, Japan, Europe, tea, coffee, and much of the other things on this list.
Your writing wounds me sirs! It’s achingly accurate. Keep it up. I will console myself with the fact I probably make a lot more money than you do. It’s awesome to be part of the ruling class. Although we’re not really the ruling class because if we were, John Kerry would be president right now. It’s just a small subset of white people who like sushi and organic food. Many, many more prefer Jesus, trucks and Toby Keith.
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Great blog. You seem to want to stay anonymous but I still must “ax”: are you canadian and perhaps from the west coast? I notice a lot of pretty specific references to things that white people around Vancouver & Victoria are into.
Here in the Bay Area suburbs, the term “dork” does not do justice to the armies of riders who take over the hills on the weekends. Many of these people likely only ride as far as the closest Peet’s but have to take out the bike and ridiculous clothes to make the trek. And God forbid you get stuck behind flaccid lumpy white chick spilling out and over her Spandex…They have also co-opted a decent amount of black bike riders. I think it’s all about flashing the $$$ equipment. They have chosen bike riding because any activity involving a ball or coordination would destroy them.
stuffblackpeoplelike – eating watermelon! hahaha!!!
stuffarabpeoplelike – pumping oil! hahaha!!!
stuffblackpeoplelike – gang warfare! hahaha!!!
stuffmexicanpeoplelike – eating beans! hahaha!!!
stuffchinesepeoplelike – shooting heroin! hahaha!!!
stuffblackpeoplelike – welfare! hahaha!!!
stuffjewishpeoplelike – keeping money! hahaha!!!
stuffmexicanpeoplelike – wearing sombreros! hahaha!!!
stuffchinesepeoplelike – eating rice! hahaha!!!
stuffarabpeoplelike – kissing goats! hahaha!!!
stuffmexicanpeoplelike – wearing sombreros! hahaha!!!
stuffblackpeoplelike – sniffing glue! hahaha!!!
aren’t i funny and clever!!!
don’t you dare call me a racist!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA
stuff hippies like: Marijuana, Colourful Clothing, saving the earth, eastern religions, polite conversation.
stuff hippies hate: Rascists and Fascists.
If we were the ruling class, marijuana would be legal and the white man would be knocked down pegs.
Kill whitey (i am white).
I’m pretty sure Kyle is for the most part, a “white” name.
Now this is funny, but remember, we do not use the N word, it is nasty. This is just supposed to be funny, not nasty mean. Be nice and mind your manners. Mom
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! I love you. I am a white girl, and I have thought about the idealized life in a European city riding a bike with my basket full of fresh produce. I thought I was the only one….
I am too poor to afford the sooped-up bike, but my even whiter cousin dropped 5 grand on his. I’m serious.
I can’t believe so many people don’t “get” this site.
What’s with all this reverse-racism bullshit in the comments? Racism can only happen when one class institutionally has power over another. It doesn’t work in reverse. Whites are considered the default people in the media and everywhere else, so they usually don’t have this level of stereotypical scrutiny aimed at them. Non-white people do. That’s. The. Point. The idiots who are offended by this humor probably won’t even understand the explanation….
Umm, just to remind everyone, it’s “Stuff White People Like” .
This is very different from “Stuff White People Actually Do, That Others Do Not”.
And finally, they love expensive Road Bikes and the accompanying spandex uniforms. This enables them to ride long distances and wear really tight clothes without any social stigmas. These types of riders will spend upwards of $5,000 on a bicycle and up to $400 on accessories, but will not ride to work. Perhaps because they cannot wear the spandex. It is important that you never question why someone needs a $5000 bicycle since the answer is always “performance.”
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This may seem strange, but where I live, there are a lot of black men into riding expensive road bikes and dressing up in spandex. Where I live has a lot of affluent blacks and blacks from the caribbean, so that may have something to do with it.
I’m a brown man and ride a $500 bike to work in downtown LA. I guess I’m half white? Anyway, one of the reasons I bought that bike was because a friend of mine owns a bike shop, and he got me a good deal on the bike. I guess I’m brown again.
I’m white and I have 3 carbon fiber bikes costing over $5K. One is for TT’s, one is everyday, and one is parked at my beach house in Florida. I also have about 5 other ‘rigs’. Shoes $350. Helmet $150 etc. etc.
I like to load my bike into my Dodge 1-ton dually and haul it across town and meet my other like minded buddies and race around in a pack getting my exercise and competitive fix while y’all cuss me in your cars because I’m blocking the road and slowing you down.
White ’nuff fer ya?
I love it that we make fun of ourselves and that people are offended when we make fun of ourselves!
I am yet another white male american (with 8 bikes) and am guilty of being everything this article claims I am. Relax, laugh a little…. 🙂
DC says:
By the way, I live in Washington, DC, and I see black people shopping and working in bike stores all the time. And riding bikes, too.)
It’s not the same! 🙂
I have had 2 folks (white women) hit my car, b/c they were riding where they shouldn’t and/or didn’t have the skills.
DC is full of pretentious $5000 bike riders. I may have to warm up my rock throwing arm…
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I’m white and don’t have a bike. Cool.
My husband is white…I am not…he spends A LOT of money on bikes…road and mountain…and accessories. Support groups, anyone???
I’m black and live in Seattle. I’ve been riding almost everyday since 2000. I’m seeing more blacks riding bikes but what was a nice surprise was to see a couple of black guys among the repair staff at REI in Seattle. Of all the bike shops I’ve been to in Seattle, it’s refreshing to start seeing some color among the repair crew.
What sparked my interest in commuting via bikes? I was an exchange student in Japan in high school and my host family had a bike ready for me to use to get around. It was so much fun going to school and around the city I was in via bike that I decided that I’d have to go to school and live in a bike friendly city in the US. I first bought my bike when I was temporarily living in the SF Bay Area in 2000 and biking in that area is perfect compared to other cities like Seattle. One of the best selling things is the weather there doesn’t do as much damage to your bike as it does in Seattle. I quickly learned things that most cyclist in Seattle don’t learn that quickly, like how to be an aggressive commuting cyclist and how to yell at drivers who “pretend” to not see you when you have the obvious right of way when they try to turn right.
but yeah i have to agree with this post. it’s so true seeing whites spend at least $2K on a bike and another $500 on accessories. I bought my bike for $550 back in 2000 and probably must’ve spent at least $550 on servicing and parts. Now I’m shopping for a new bike that’s lighter and I’m considering spending between $1000-1200 for a new bike. But I don’t see myself ever spending $2000 or more for a new bike. I’d rather buy a used car for $3000 than a new bike for that amount. A $3000 used car won’t get stolen as quickly as a $3000 bike would.
what’s made my stratch my head lately are the sheer volume of cyclists riding fixed gear bikes. what the hell is with the fascination for those things?? they’re not safe to ride especially with cyclists who don’t wear helmets.
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This blog is genius! I’m totally white and love bikes because it makes me better than other people. I live in DC too, and I don’t ever see the black fixie, spandex, or euro riders. But in Brooklyn, watch out, there are a whole lot of 50-year old black men riding some wicked dedachai bikes with the full suit of titanium in prospect – I always figured they were soldiers stationed abroad in Italy and Germany and Japan when they were younger…
Ain’t no shame in being white folks – no reason to defend yourself. and if you are an exception to the white rules, that’s good too – now you know that you aren’t actually all white – something else got in there and that’s why you don’t like bikes.
I’m really surprised that you all like the negativity generated here. Clander trivialises and marginalizes much of what is considerred an important part of your generation’s urban conciousness. I don’t think recycling, bike riding or shopping at Wally World is a white or black thing. This blog is a kind of passive/aggressive form of reverse racism. If these kind of cliches were directed at blacks, asians, blue people, etc. (and there are many that could be dredged up) instead of whites they would be roundly criticised as being overtly racist.
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Yes, we white folk do always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop, don’t we?
So put upon. It’s shameful, really, how marginalized and oppressed we are. Always the butt of somebody’s joke.
I was down in Virginia, riding my bike in my spandex, and catching up to this nigger on his $100 bike. Then he saw me. Damn but that nigger could ride once he knew the race was on! Fortunately for me, I had to turn off before we got to the putative finish line.
@91: All humour is fundamentally an assault on somebody’s sensibility. Deal with it like a groan-up.
Yes, it’s a pun. Puns aren’t funny.
hilarious post. ure blog is insightful and witty and funny. who cares if its not all true?!
I’m white. I ride a bike because it’s cheap. Thanks.
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I’m tired of whitey acting like cycling is some exclusive club. Oooh, like it’s so hard to peddle the darn thing–big talent there! Whitey likes to turn things into “sports” that require more time and money than most of us have–like yacht racing or something. I like bikes. I like whites. But something horrible happens when you put the two together.
The things you own end up owning you. It’s only after you lose everything that you’re free to do anything. ~Fight Club movie, screenplay by Jim Uhls, directed by David Fincher, novel by Chuck Palahniuk
Seriously, who are these people who can afford such expensive bikes? How can spending so much money on a bike possibly help the environment? Why don’t you get a cheaper bike and use the
rest of the money to buy trees to plant or help the diversities you
like so much etc.? I’m all for riding bikes but the amount of $ that
people spend (by this I mean anything say above $500 for a bike
as a top marker) is just retarded. It’s kind of unethical and greedy.So what happens to all the old bikes that nobody wants any more?More crap to recycle and deal with I guess. At least some places have programs where old bikes can get shipped off to Third World countries for others to use. I think it’s a good thing but it also now makes me laugh thinking about the white love
for diversity, helping and recycling. Newer, more expensive is
not always better.
And what’s up with all the racism about other races spreading
on posts? I mean just because this is a pretty funny satirical
blog it doesn’t mean one should start making unfunny jokes
and stereotypical comments about other folks. Unless you’re
making fun of your self and your joke is actually funny.
None the less, this site’s pretty funny.
From a multiracial bike rider who rides cheap old bikes by
choice, with a sense of humour, and whom is now over-thinking
the white % of the heritage which this site has to some degree
been quite eye-opening about.
@ 5x Karma Loves Your Ass: “People around the world ride bikes as a way of life. Race is not related to bike riding. Nor are one’s economic resources.”
Are you saying that one’s economic resources are not related to bike riding?
Then, why up until now, have billions of injuns and chinee been riding bicycles? By choice?
Or maybe you meant race is unrelated to resources. Well, unless your ancestors were brought to America against your will and you couldn’t vote until 40 years ago, I guess so…
@100: so is above $500 for a car retarded too? because there are lots of those available. $4-500 is the minimum for a new, brand name, well-made and -equipped commuter bike these days, bought anywhere outside of your utopian walmart-world.
given that most people spend $10,000 plus on a car, ~$2,000 for a bicycle which you’ll use just as long, seems reasonable.
-g
i love this blog. it’s funny, that’s why. im a white cyclist, commuter and mountainbiker. if i really wanted to i could whinge that in our politically correct media here in the uk a “what black people like” blog would be heavily criticised from the start, but it could also still be funny if written with the same gentle humour. people have got to learn to occasionally laugh at themselves, if that is all it is, where is the harm?
i don’t read any malice in the observations, just some of the disgruntled posters.
“White women have a lot of fantasies about idealized lives, and one of them is living in Europe and riding around an old city on one of these bikes.”
Yo some white women in Europe fantasize about NOT having to ride their piece of s**t old bikes around old cities with inconvenient cobble stone streets.
Ahh to drive a Prius instead… ;o)
I lived the European bicycle ideal. I had a beautiful black bicycle that I road all over an old french city (bordeaux) and some mornings I would wake up and cycle to the bakery for my baguette, and then to a cafe to hang with friends, and then to the supermarket, and then home to make a dinner for friends. But we didn’t have the christmas light canopy. We had candles.
Nice blog, nigger.
You obviously haven’t been to Oaktown:
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chicks on eurobikes are hot….
me? I rode a midprice hybrid to relieve stress until I started biking further than it wanted to go, or really until I started going further than my knees wanted to go on that bike. So I bought a road bike and no one makes a cheep 63cm road bike, so I got the cheapest one I could. I use my hiking clothes to bike in and the most expensive accesory I own is my bike lock.
“Sean
In Seattle, not only do all bicyclists wear skin-tight spandex, but they wear garish reflective yellow or orange jackets as well. Between yoga and bicycling, I think it’s a contest to see who can dress the silliest.”
Yeah… I started biking to work b/c I’m fat, and instead of cursing in traffic I could take the tree-and-stream lined bike path to work. I have a $100 Craigslist bike that’s older than I am, and love it! I tried at first to just wear regular pants and shirts, but switched over gradually (bike pants go up higher in the back, and the shirts go down lower – no crack sightings or bare-lower-back rain drip). But sweet Jesus, bike clothes are expensive!! And silly, so silly, I had to leave all dignity aside. But the bright reflective jackets are because drivers are asshats who don’t know that we have the right to be in the road too, and don’t see us otherwise.
“Janster
This blog is genius! I’m totally white and love bikes because it makes me better than other people. I live in DC too, and I don’t ever see the black fixie, spandex, or euro riders…”
Weird, I live in D.C. – ok, Arlington- and see it all the time. Well, it’s half well-heeled whites with ALL their gear and pannier saddlebags to change at work, and Latinos biking to work or delivering food, dressed in jeans and t-shirts. Those men have cojones de hierro, let me tell you!
You just HAD to lead this post with a photo of the same exact bike I just bought, replacing my previous ride whose 30-year-old frame broke after 5,000 miles in two post-restoration years and which coincidentally fell into the category of “unique bike that is unlikely to be ridden by anyone else in town.” And I live in effing Silver Lake.
You know me better than I know myself.
quote “so is above $500 for a car retarded too?”
shit in this day and age considering all the environmental issues
and getting back to bike riding … isn’t paying money for any car
(well at least not hybrid cars that are supposed to be better for
the environment) retarded?! specially in first world countries that
have public transit and bikes available yet folks choose to continue to drive cars filled with one person inside, not that many out there
are car-pooling either. so maybe just driving cars should be seen
as an antiquated means of transport which really is just using up
natural resources and polluting the air. shit let’s all just ride horses.
yeah paying a lot of money for a bike is retarded. old bikes that
cost less are perfectly fine no matter what race or culture you are.
2 weeks ago on the way to work some guy made a remark that i cant afford a “real” bike in regards to my bmx. i gave him no response as it had to be one of the goofiest things ive heard. you cant beat a bmx in the city, you can touch the ground, ride the street and hop the sidewalk if needed.
Ok, I am going to be the jerkoff who responds seriously to the ironic blog but I think that less than half of white people who ride bikes to work do it for the environment. I ride to work and if someone thanked my for saving the earth I would backhand them. No I wouldn’t cause I’m white.
You forgot to mention that fixed gear bicycles also allow white people to compete in alley cat races so they can pretend to be bike messengers during their summer break from art school.
It is also very safe for white people to ride bikes with iPods blasting the latest by the Shins or Iron & Wine.
Racist dreck masquerading as clever satire.
Well these people who buy $500 worth of gear need $5000 bikes. These are the lightest weight bikes available on earth. There is no way they could haul all their accessory crap around on a basic $500 bike. BTW Mine cost $80 used and the only accessories are my lights and a bunch of bumper stickers so some SOB won’t steal it.
77 K.A. Wrote:
“Racism can only happen when one class institutionally has power over another. It doesn’t work in reverse.”
Please tell me you were trying to be funny. Is that what they’re teaching in school these days; e.g., that Spike Lee isn’t a hateful racist filmmaker because he is an oppressed African-American millionaire who has the right to spew venom at average middle-class Caucasians?
You should be forced to re-read what you posted here 20 or 30 years from now. Trust me, you’ll be mortified, not only by your naivete but also by the fact that your words were not your own.
Hatred is hatred. Racism is racism. Stop romanticizing and rationalizing it on your own terms.
Better yet – ride a bike!
Funny! Humor will Heal the World!
Guilty as charged. I love my road bike! …And the spandex.
LOL! Forwarded to me by a friend.
I totally want to have your baby! LOL!
whitegirl
For all the people objecting to the stereotypes of “white” people doing this or that, by saying “I’m white and I don;t do XYZ” or “I’m black and I DO like XYZ”, it’s obvious that the “white” people referred to here are hipster/trendoid/bourgeoise-bohemians (“bo-bos)/yuppie-in-training college-educated whiteboys and girls and that catch-all also includes a lot of of other races and ethnicities. It also excludes white trailer trash, Joe Hard Hats or Johnnie Six Packs, white NYC sanitation/firemen/cops who live in the suburbs of Long Island and pick up the trash and patrol the streets for the whitekids from places such as Minnesota who have taken over places like Park Slope or Willaimsburg, Brooklyn.
That’s me, the white European woman.
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how about 30,000 white people on bikes riding across the state? it happens every year in the very white state of IOWA. http://www.ragbrai.org
“Sincerely, the Earth” – LOL! Great writing!
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@Hellkitty: I am in complete, 100% agreement. Effing cobblestones…
Remember this: There is only one color – Human Complexion!
I own a $1,000+ bike, and I ride to work.
i think people who are getting really offended by this blog just need to stop taking themselves so seriously. pretty much everything said here is true to an extent and is hilarious cause it makes you think about yourself and say “damn, i’m really really white”. they’re not saying there’s anything wrong with it, just that its pretty funny, and ridiculous. the things white people (including me) do for acceptance. or, in high school terms, to be “cool”. it never changes with age, or with wealth.
Hah! you racialized my BSNYC daily dose of self-mockery!
Oh, and number 130, I disagree. the only color is human complication!
love,
a fixed-gear-riding-lived-in-egypt-likes-wes-anderson-black-friend-having-filmaker-wannabe white boy. And that’s only the first page!
maybe just maybe….some people ride bikes because they like bikes. and maybe they ride fixed gear bikes because they are fun to ride and it has very little to do with impressing anyone. too many people with no interests point the finger at people who are really interested in something. and messengers didn’t invent fixed gear bikes, track riders have been riding them on the street for years – they just didn’t get attention until it got hyped
people should be way less insecure…. If you are like me, a white guy who grew up in a downtown ghetto area with mostly black people, the white/black generalizations of stuff are just silly. Differences have more to do with people with money versus people without money. turn off your computer and go outside! and ride a bike! By the way most black people I am friends with and grew up with rode and ride bikes! you just see white people at bike shops because they typically have more money to burn….
I’d like to suggest ‘messenger bags’ – which are usually seen slung across an $800 suit, costing the equivalent of what an actual messenger earns in a week, worn by people whose first jobs out of school paid $60K per year. White people f-n love these things.
To Dude… Dude… relax. These are generalizations made for laughs… many of the people laughing are laughing at themselves.
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My parents didn’t have a car (or even a driving licence) so I grew up cycling to school and taking the bus or train to visit relatives.
Since I don’t have a driving licence either, I still have to walk or bike to school, work or the supermarket.
But here in The Netherlands you see people in all shapes, sizes and colours ride their bikes, also because it often is the quickest way to get around town. It often took me less time to cycle to get to work than my co-workers did in their cars because they were often stuck in a trafffic jam. Although I must admit, on a bad (rainy, windy) day I often wished I had a car………..
I also never thought of cycling as being a “white” thing to do, especially since is the main form of transport for many Chinese people (in China, that is, maybe not in the USA) 😉
#5, you roll up your right pant leg cuff, or you wear spandex pants. This is the funniest post yet. I live in Minneapolis, and there is a HUGE rivalry between bikers and motorists. I can’t stand those pretentious a-holes who have all the gear, and pretend to be Lance fucking Armstrong, with their ‘ad jerseys’ that look like they’re sponsored by Corona or Bud Light. I walk my dog on the paths around here and have almost been run over many times. Jerks.
I don’t understand this site. What is your mission here?
Are you saying that the things you’ve listed are not good?
I’ve been into biking for quite a while. Well, actually I just got back into it a couple of years ago. I lost about 100 lbs due to it. It brought my blood pressure back to normal without the use of medication.
I went from a pants size of 50 to 40.
I’m no longer breathing hard from just moving from the couch to the bed.
My sleep apnea is pretty much gone.
I don’t snore while sleeping any more.
My stamina is through the roof.
My libido is also though the roof (and now I can actually perform like I want to, no more one shots rolling off exhausted).
My bike? First was a Trek 7200 hybrid. My second bike: Trek Pilot. My third bike will be a Trek cyclo-cross.
Oh yeah. And I’m black… 😮
Go to a Critical Mass ride sometime. Usually a big whitefest, too.
i must be in trouble.
im black and im on my fourth bike.
as in….i will own four bikes that are pretty serious in build and parts.
damn.
and i go to art school.
i am in trouble.
I wish everyone would just relax. I believe this site is in good fun. Not everyone is always out to get you. Chill and enjoy a laugh.
“White women have a lot of fantasies about idealized lives, and one of them is living in Europe and riding around an old city on one of these bikes. They dream about waking up and riding to a little cafe, then visiting bakeries and cheese shops and finally riding home to prepare a fancy meal for their friends who will all eat under a canopy with white Christmas lights.”
LOL! This blog is gold. You should Google for “Aimee Friedland” to see the shit she writes. 99% of your blog is stuff she does.
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Mexicans like bicylces, too! As a real Mexican, from Mexico, I can tell you: Bicylcles are great transportation. In any big American city, you can see many Mexicans riding mountain bikes to, and from, their multiple jobs. I tell all my Mexican friends: The first thing you need to buy, in America, is a cheap mountain bike. You can get used bikes for cheap at flea markets and garage sales.
Another thing white people like: burritos. I work in a Mexican restaurant, and I should know. White people always order burritos. Never tacos. Never milanesa, or chile colorado, or anything else, always burritos. We have a little joke, where I work: If a white person orders a burrito, we don’t ask him if he wants something to drink with that, so they have to come back, and stand in line, again, a second time, to get a drink…even though we speak good english, we pretend that we don’t, that we are still in Mexico. Viva la Raza!
So I’m on the bicycle team at the University of Montana which is probably the most white organization at the whitest 4-year institution in the nation. I was racing in November in a cyclocross race and I saw a black man and rubbed my eyes. I literally thought that I was imagining things.
To the people who say this blog is racist: Could you state who you think the blog is racist toward?
Is the blog racist toward non-whites because it only describes what whites do? If so, why?
Is the blog racist toward whites because it stereotypes them?
Or what exactly?
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If you think this is a stereotype article…WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO!!!!!
LOLOLOLOL
Well, I just scored a 1 out of 10 on the whiteness-o-meter. This is the only one that fits me. I don’t even know who those artists are, must be albino or something.
Did I mention my bikes cost under $100 and I ride to work? Make that 0 out of 10. This is sort of creepy.
I love the reply that says: “Here in the Netherlands…”
Is there a place whiter than that???
Classic! LOL
Another good one is: “Nigger stole my bike…”
Well, you didn’t see him riding it around did you??? Of course not!! That was for profit, not fun!!
You ever see a brother in the “Tour De France”??
‘Nuf said… Ya Heard
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that was the stupidest shit ive ever read..
How about stuff gooks or hebes like?
Or micks or negroes?
It’s true. There’s a difference between employing racism as humor when it’s directed at the empowered as opposed to the socio-political minority, but I don’t get where this starts being funny.
It’d be easier to take if the author would call a spade a spade. The affected, albeit thin, veil of objectivity taken up through the tone of anthropoligical observation doesn’t make it Not Bigoted.
My comment carrying the weight of criticism invalidates it, right? Telling jokes, having fun is well enough–but there has to be a path to Good Times without contributing to the American problem of race. Whether it’s a white American talking about a black American or any combination one could imagine, it frames our conversation and our thinking in such a wrong-minded manner I’m embarassed it’s not considered in such poor taste its universally either ignored or admonished.
This blog, a part of the most recent wave of ‘acceptable’ racist jokes is yet another way for people to busy their lives without endeavoring anything of consequence. Do let’s reclaim some inegrity.
I’m tired of seeing Asian people everywhere in Palo Alto.
In fact, I’ve had it with the Chinese!
HOHOHOHOHOH i´m pissing my pants…
If you think this is a stereotype article…WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO!!!!!
LOLOLOLOL
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To the video posted by “Andre”…. it’s terrible, not worth the watch. I, myself, am African American, but I find articles that differentiate on race absolutely terrible. It’s not the fact that your writing reflects that of a high school essay, nor is it the lack of facts contained within. It’s the sad realization that you’re perpetuating stereo types. I, personally, harbor an intense hatred for those without reasoning, but I’m ready to admit that is my only discriminatory ideal. Perhaps you should consider removing your articles in the name of racial equality.
Just A Guy,
Who is Christian Lander bigoted against? Can you cite something he said and then explain which group it was bigoted against?
I think it’s very important to note that really trendy urban bike riders roll up their right pant leg and wear it like this for the rest of the day even though they are not currently riding, just to show everyone that they are, indeed, a biker.
black kid on a bike
Man, white people aren’t going to like you. Unless you’re black then they’ll be all like “how cute, he gets us.”
You forgot Ralph Nader. He is like their Jesus Christ to white people.
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The whitest bike ever is one I bought in Finland and had shipped over. Google “Jopo Bike” and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
major taylor anyone/
having said that there was some deeply amusing shit in there
I wanna hate this but I can’t. I just can’t.
It’s funny because it’s true!
I have an outrageously expensive road bike just because I like it. Also, I have a Dogfish Head (microbrewery) jersey: Dogfish makes a beer using tea! I’m vegetarian too & I eat fake sushi because of it. I brew my own beer too.
At the end of the day, if liking good beer is wrong, I don’t want to be right! DIY stuff could be on the list.
I had the coolest fixed gear bike of alltime back in ’83. A neighbor kid wanted a cruiser & the didn’t sell cruisers at that time. He basically made a fixed gear bike out of his ten speed, w/ upright handle bars pinkled from an old Schwinn. He didn’t like it so he threw it away. His elementary school sister spray painted it fire engine red & neon yellow. I grabbed it out of their trash & took it up to UCLA with me. It was cheap & it was so ugly I figured it wouldn’t get stolen.
File under: I’m whiter than you.
and we don’t like:
fried chicken
ebonics
minudo
‘free clinics’
gold front teeth
bling from the dollar store
the way beyonce pronounces irreplaceable
the way consuela cleans the toilet
Damn, just when I thought I was white.
The author of this post has to be a screen writer. No doubt.
“Racism can only happen when one class institutionally has power over another. It doesn’t work in reverse.”
Absolutely correct. Except for the word “institutionally.” Racism is a power grab that can happen in any context. And, there is no such thing as “reverse racism.” Only “racism.”
Good stuff. I’m amazed at how many people are indignant. Imagine what would happen if they found theonion (OK, here it is – theonion.com).
Then again, maybe none of this makes sense unless you live in seattle, sf, boston, portland, etc.
more black kids on bikes. you white folks is… as you say “like… hella clueless”
this is incredible.
i love all the comments by white people saying “oh my god, that’s totally me! this is soooo acurate!” totally missing that the joke is on them – TWICE!!! fully not realizing that this blog is satirizing most youngish, college grads who live in large, metropolitan areas.
Exactly….
“Good stuff. I’m amazed at how many people are indignant. Imagine what would happen if they found theonion (OK, here it is – theonion.com).
Then again, maybe none of this makes sense unless you live in seattle, sf, boston, portland, etc.”
I sure do see a lot of hispanic dudes around here riding bikes. How does that fit into your paradigm?
“White women have a lot of fantasies about idealized lives, and one of them is living in Europe”
That’s true. Why do I like to fantasize about an idealized life so much & why do men and other races not do this?
To Wyatt, yes, I see that the joke is on me. But it is still accurate. Don’t be so smug. I bet you eat sushi.
i think people are taking this shit too seriously. this blog is amazing. anyone getting upset is probably sitting in their U st. apartment pining over a cup of coffee and an unmastered vinyl advance of “neon bible”. oh, white people…
hahahahaha i agree with the dude or girl above me
hey did u mention anything about cars? thats a pretty white thing to do too. i bet on a sunday youd be sure to find white people driving around in their cars. talk about shitting on the environment. lets make white people slaves. i bet theyd love it since they kiss enough ass. stupid white ppl. and if i hear white pride one more time…i swear ill snap.
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I am totally the idealizing girl on a bicycle. I live it out everyday on my Dutch bike similar to the one in the picture with a basket on it. It is a damn shame there aren’t more cheese shops where I live… my basket would runneth over.
this site is supposed to be funny! anyone taking it seriously needs to chill out. if you don’t like it, go to another site.
I am white and I ride bikes. I own a mountain bike and I go to bike shop when I have a problem. I did spend alot of money on my bike . So you where right on with this one. Keep them coming they are really funny.
This is in response to ‘189 Anonymous’:
!!! WHITE PRIDE !!!
Hilary and Barack are tokens. So are all of the sheepish, self-loathing “white” people who made this site popular. I understand that it’s meant as humor. But it’s humor for them, not for you, fucking weak, kike-worshiping bastards!
I have to congratulate what’s-his-nuts, for, as we all know, the extreme majority of his “fans” are the same people that the jew mass media allow him to slander.
“Liberals” are so fucking stupid.
its really apparent that you are from los angeles
In my experience most of the male bike enthusiasts are very selfish, arrogant, self obsessed weenies. This may well apply to many athletes, but these guys with their spray painted shorts and padded buttocks and zillion dollar bikes with every silly upgrade seem like a huge wast of time to get involved with.
Spandex anything should only come in size 0-8. I’m none of those and consider it community service to never wear anything that would let someone know my religion (if I had such a package), or the cameltoe thingy that makes me cringe when I see girls with too tight of clothing.
The muffin topped girls in their too tight t-shirts and jeans that don’t fit and show the butt crack or thong are just embarassing to look at. Lardy technonerds who don spandex shorts for their fake bike ride on the weekend are equally unappealing.
WARNING*** No matter how sleek you might think you are in those things or how much they cost, they aren’t your friend. You won’t win girls, or guys if that’s your thing while wearing spandex. For the love of God, Just don’t do it.
Wow! I must be white. BUT I’M NOT. i guess i should go wait for the bus.
I’m sorry, but no. As many people have said above, if you go to a majority-Black area, you will see lots of Black people on bicycles. And given the color of poverty in this country and the relative frugality of bike riding, I’d bet Black people are *overrepresented* among bike riders. I live on the South Side of Chicago, and the majority of bike riders are middle-aged to older Black men (for some reason, I don’t see a lot of women). There are also plenty of Black riders on the lakefront path on racing bikes and clad in serious biking gear. Perhaps you would be more accurate to say “bike messaging” or “bike activism” are heavily white, but not “bicycles.”
Man, does it get any whiter than the smarty-pants pointing out of facts that everyone knows? (LOTS OF BIKES IN CHINA? REALLY???)
“wyatt
this is incredible.
i love all the comments by white people saying “oh my god, that’s totally me! this is soooo acurate!” totally missing that the joke is on them – TWICE!!! fully not realizing that this blog is satirizing most youngish, college grads who live in large, metropolitan areas.”
Some people can laugh at themselves. You need to get laid.
God knows Black people and Mexicans never customize their shit with needless and expensive crap…
You failed to mention my situation, I have put slicks on my mtn. bike, and I ride it for errands and sometimes work. And I ride my full suspension bike on trails going 40 mph for the rush. Its not about nature, its about hauling ass!
Cars are so expensive to power and maintain. A smart person would ride a bike for MANY reasons. Being cool is not one of those reasons. Maybe other ethnicities wouldnt be broke if they didnt buy Expeditions or Suburbans when they could ride bikes. But that would require too much work I guess.
Expensive bikes are proof that we white ppl have too much money!
Do blacks learn to ride bikes, or is like swimming? I quess blacks are scared that bikes might make them healthy or something. Also, you cant put huge shiny rims on a bike, or stereos.
I am white and I have a question for all who read this. I am afraid I may be without a soul or the thing in your chest cavity that is supposed to hurt when you break up with somebody. When I break up with someone I simply begin to go out and drink heavily at all bars, pick up as many women as my college town, charming good looks, superior sense of humor and enormous schlong will allow and then go through the process again. Typically the breaking up occurs as soon as I get a sense of boredom or annoyance at this newly found lady. This usually is a period of two weeks. I did make it a couple of months with several but I was dating them all at the same time and therefore had distraction from them individually. Bascially I don’t feel pain, hurt, sorrow or any of the things white people are supposed to feel when a break up occurs. I dont talk about it with anyone because its not something tragic and I watched Garden State as well and missed out on the whole depressed sentimental thing going on. I thought it was just a bunch of people partying and having sex. I thought it was an action/comedy…My question is this…am I really white????
i’m half white and work in a bike shop. i guess that’s because my hybriditationization makes me act white. this is funny, but ‘white’ doesn’t really apply to most things here, or maybe that’s my clearly whiteperson bias speaking….
anyway, my point was going to be:
the ‘european city bike’ (pictured) is part-for-part identical to a japanese or a chinese or an indian city bike as well. wait…mostly any bike that’s not american.
Generally amusing, i admit, but the superiority implicit in the constant focus on white people’s overarching concern with “looking/being cool” is a bit irritating. White people are certainly the only racial group concerned with social status. If there were no white people messing things up, all the other variously ‘colored’ people would have a big, communal kumbaya where everyone is equal and free from social constructs, right?
Right. Let’s kill all the whites (hey, that would solve overpopulation/world hunger/et cetera, too).
For smart biker commuters:
A bike specifically designed for commuting!
Breezer bikes are made for commuting.
A Breezer’s come with an aluminum frame,
fenderds, built-in rear wheel lock, plastic chain guard, rear rack, generator and lights (that stay on via capicitor when your not peddling),
kick stand, and gears are internal to the
rear hub. Very low maintenance! Mine only
cost $500 new a few years ago.
You’d send at least half that accessorizing
any other bike up to commuting standards.
cool blog
I not only bicycle, but I also do bicycle advocacy as the president of a bicycle non-profit (http://www.bikedenver.org/), as well as blog about bicycling with 5 of my friends (http://ayearofbikecommuting.blogspot.com/). Come to think of it, we’re all white as well.
Don’t forget that white women on European bikes also like to ride with long skirts that blow in the wind. They get skirt guards around the chain so that the skirt won’t get caught and they won’t look foolish, but can still let their skirts dance in the wind as they bike with their canvas bags full of organic locally grown produce. Canvas bags and/or basket(s) on the bicycle are in interchangeable.
I love bike.
I love seeing white people fucking spaz out over this shit 😀
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Just a random thought…what college are you going to? It sounds like your in University of Colorado boulder. The funny thing is that it fits everyone up there perfectly. I can’t say that a good percentage of what you put down doesn’t discribe me either. Which is why this shit is SO fuckin funny!
THIS ALSO TIES IN WITH #12 (Non-Profit Organizations)
Speaking of which:
I am absolutely thrilled to share with you an amazing experience I am training for:. The AIDS/LifeCycle, a 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It will take me 7 days, June 1st to June 7th, to complete the ride, almost 85 miles a day, so this is a huge personal challenge for me. Why am I undertaking such an enormous challenge? The first reason is a personal one. To get back into shape. If getting fit was a personal goal of mine, I would have done it already, but I haven’t. So now I am making it a goal and training for and completing a 545-mile bike ride is a great way for me to ultimately be more fit and strong.
The second reason is just as important to me and that is to raise money to benefit people living with HIV/AIDS. The average annual cost of care for a person living with HIV in the United States exceeds $25,000. AIDS is not over. I love that an event like this can help me in my personal goal and at the same time, help support other people. I have never had the urge to do a marathon or a triathlon before but the fact that a major part of this is about raising money to help the HIV/AIDS services of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center is a huge motivating factor for me.
Another motivation is the experience. I cannot wait to ride my bike down gorgeous Highway 1. I cannot wait to meet other bikers from around the country and to belong to a community of other people who share in my passion to fight against HIV/AIDS. It’s incredible that a disease will bring us together but during this remarkable, challenging week, we will celebrate our health.
So with all of this, I am asking you to be a part of my team of people who care about this disease. I need to raise a minimum of $2,500 and with your financial help, I am confident that I can reach that goal. As I am climbing a difficult hill or struggling to complete an 85-mile day, I will think about your support, how you wanted me to succeed and how you gave money to help fight AIDS. I will be doing the ride, sweating through each mile and you can be with me in spirit every mile of the way.
I’d like to urge you to give any amount that is right for you but would you consider $25, $50, $100, $136 (25 cents a mile), $272 (50 cents a mile) or a dollar a mile at $545?
I cannot thank you enough for your emotional and financial support, and for being on my team. This event is going to take hours and hours of my life but I know it is worth it. I hope you think it is worth it as well.
PLEASE DONATE!!! I’m having a hell of a time raising money here.
people who ride bikes dont love the earth they hate middle eastern people and should be spanked as racists. they are greedy people who dont want to share their wealth with our brothers and sisters whose ancestors were not smart enough to move out of the desert.
from someone real
holy shit the bike in that picture is the one i’m saving up to buy.
i’m in boston, maybe it’s justifiable. not too many hills around here.
man this this shit is hilarious.
i love satire
A top carbon fiber racing bike is $7000 – $12.000. A set of wheels can cost $5000 for Obermeyer lightweights. A set of Lew wheels can be $10,000. If you have ever screamed down the Alps in the 53×11 you realize they are worth every penny.
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Stereotypes in reality CAN be applied to anyone. I love the satire of this website. I ride because I’m chubby. Riding in L.A. street traffic is a thrill-a-minute and it feels good. Did I mention that I regularly beat all the cars and buses home from work.
P.s. I’m white, from CT, and thinking about getting my PhD…Tee Hee!
I totally fantasize about serving dinner under a canopy with white christmas lights, after a day of cycling to the bakery and cooking a 3 course meal on my woodstove.
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um everyone has bicycles. When I was in Monrovia, there was nothing but bicycles. All they could afford.
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Guilty as charged. I AM one of those women who covet the “European city bike”. I actually just asked for one for my birthday which is tomorrow–yay me : )
May the ghost of Major Taylor rise one day and kick some serious butt to ya’ll.
Anyone can ride a bike. It takes an exceptional person (of any race) to enjoy this — or any other aspect of life — to the fullest.
I appreciate the sense of humor in this site but don’t find the whole racial thing amusing. Shoot, on my one speed bike I built out of junk parts I can voer 20 miles of road faster than in my car… How many times on main streets like 4 lane morris ave in Elizabeth NJ have a blown past people in racingricer honda’s with fart pipes, all revving their engines and not going anywhere? I love passing the guy in the fast and the curious car and saying “on your left”. Some drivers can’t handle it. I’ve had idiots who are so insecure that within a big car they feel threatened by me on my bike. They yell like zoo monkeys and throw things. Usually its spoiled white suburban kids, but it could be anyone. f–k em. I’d like to see them bet their life on 2 wheels against some idiot in a Humvee and come out smiling.
There are two kinds of people in this world; those who are chained to their cars and stereotypes –and those who aren’t. I feel sorry for the first group, and sir, you may be in it.
– Elvis
Well, Major Taylor, now let’s see how many even know who he was or the fact that he was one of the greatest cyclists ever.
I also own a high dollar road bike as well as a mountain bike. I have all the tricked out goodies that go with them. I love to ride in our road groups and I love the mountain bike trails.
It’s a shame that people do not understand the lifestyle. But then again I do not understand several thousands of dollars for wheelsets on a 500 dollar car????????
What’s the deal with bike helmets? Is it acceptable to wear one? I see a lot of white people who ride fixed gear bikes with skateboard helmets, but just as many people who ride those bikes without. Are there guidelines that outline the acceptable combinations of helmet style to bike style?
Also, what is the most acceptable way to avoid getting my pant leg caught in the chain?
^^this^^
NO one hates bicycles more than poor ass fucking Chet redneck white people! What the hell is wrong with you??!!
white rednecks like hitting bicycles with their trucks. GIVE THE REDNECKS SOME LOVE!
Google “Major Taylor” if you want to learn something for real.
i used to ride a bike all over town, then the front wheel came off and i bit the handle bars then got a taste of mother earths creation… sand, gravel and cement…. and was promptly taken for a painfull stay in the hospital after having my picture taken by a trendy young white man eating a veagan wrap on his smart phone.
now i drive a car that gets 38mpg when the injection ports are clean and 28mpg when there not… take that you pile of agrigate and bonding agent.
Holy cow, we own two expensive road bikes AND two mountain bikes. Complete with clipless pedals.
However — most of the people who work in our favorite bike store are not white. Funny.
This is really funny, but not true. Ever been to Asia. Asians love bicycles.
mi grandmother rides her omafiets all around the netherlands because it helps her mobilityand because in holland you can. there are bike paths and stuff holland is totally flat so a bike can pretty much replace a car altogether.
you know what white people love? THIS BLOG/WEBSITE WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT
When I wasn’t old enough to have a car yet I had a ten-speed Huffy and rode that bike all over town. Many years later when I got divorced I had that old bike repaired and now I ride it all over town (but just for fun, I drive to work!) So some of us just like to ride a ten-speed on a nice summer evening.
Hasn’t anyone been to India lately? They are finally becoming white, too. Not so many bikes around anymore–more cars. Things are getting better for Indians.
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You fail to mention that many people ride bikes out of necessity. Most of the people I see riding bikes in this city (Philadelphia) are Mexican or Asian, and more often than not, delivering food.
Then again, I do agree that white people do show off and compete over their bikes a great deal. Especially young white urban hipsters.
the earth can thank me and my bicycle… and my tight spandex.
a more thorough break down of the subsets would be appreciated, such the artsy types on the fixed gear bikes who pedal around serenely, almost without fail not wearing a helmet. maybe they think it’s 1912 and they’re living in southern france, where they are biking to the bakery for baguettes or to the art supply store for paintbrushes? and then there are the armstrongites, pencil thin white men in brightly colored spandex, ultra thin bike frames with toe clips, and super intense looks on their faces as they slice along the shoulder of the road. so many flavors of white bikers…
almost forgot the neurotic fearful biker, who affixes that ridiculous orange wire flag that sticks out a foot or two on the left, a sort of middle finger telling cars not to get too close. then there’s the holier than thou biker, probably male and late 20’s-middle 30’s who feels a self-righteous superiority to all the traffic, and who pushes the envelope in terms of boldness, basically insisting on equal treatment and swelling with hostile indignation whenever he perceives any sort of challenge from traffic. here in the south, these are the guys most likely to get their asses kicked by rednecks.
and also the parents out biking with their young kids on the various community trails. their kids will always have helmets on, but it’s a 50-50 chance of the parents wearing them, so they’re unwittingly sending their kids the message that safety is kid’s stuff, something to be grown out of.
my own list here:
http://peppergomez.blogspot.com/
Nailed it. The white xmas lights thing did me in.
holy bunch of crap.
How can you relate white people to fancy bikes?
A bike is a means of exercise and entertainment.
I have a $3000 freeride bike but I don’t wear spandex. I wouldn’t dare trust my life to a SuperCycle bike. First, they’re built by amatures in big box stores, secondly the components suck. and finaly, my bike is as solid as a tank.
It’s not a matter of race. It’s a matter of personal interest.
It’s not our fault that other races prefer to listen to RAP music and spend rediculous money on spinning rims and “blingbling”
Final point. If it doesn’t affect your life, mind your own freakin business!
On the white woman fantasy…you forgot to add that the bike has a wicker basket with fresh flowers (tulips, maybe?) wrapped in brown paper in it…now it’s perfect!
I thought I was the only woman who had that fantasy. Jesus Christ. I am, like, so much less unique than I though. Identity is fascinating!
dogs love trucks
suckers love cars
sensible people love bikes
I love my bikes
from the one I built on the barter to the ones that cost me several grand
CAR CULTURE IS FOR CHUMPS
we wonder why there is an obesity epidemic
I have your answer
people are lazy
sensible people like bikes
-jg
http://www.gwadzilla.blogspot.com
a bicycle blog
with pictures of all different sorts of people riding all sorts of bicycles in washington DC
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In urban centers in Canada, isn’t the rickety bike vs. mountain bike thing really just a question of which coast/side of the country you inhabit?
In Toronto and Montreal, the hipsters love their rickety, vintage bikes to go along with everything else with the irony and cigarettes and all.
In Vancouver, you need a $40 million mountain bike or you may as well not bother.
This is so good! You know what else white people like is heated discussions about aluminum -vs- titanium OR WHATEVER frames… “No really, he was never that fast out of corners on his old steel frame…” (actual quote) They all know everything about everything! OK, fine – I’m white. But acceptance is the first step towards recovery, right?
Man. I wish I could be white and ride my bike all day.
white people also like john tesh
I love this site. it has to be written by a white person who was brought up by foreigners or wolves its too correct. Im a mixture of every race except white i feel like someone understands me know. i live in canada its like an episode of the OC x leave it to beaver
hey all, its just jokes…….its all in fun…. damn u really are white….its not like he’s lynching u or something…….yr actin like he vandalized yr local starbucks…..come on cheer up…..its not as bad as painting yr face with shoe polish or somethin……come on laughter is the best medicine…….they got a 24hour channel makin fun of black people on BET, chill out guys
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I couldn’t read all the comments, but I formulated a responses nonetheless:
I am white. I like bikes. I own two right now. One is a fixed gear that I built up and the other is an old Schwinn Traveler from my grandpa (he has recently passed on and I inherited the bike). Much more than the bike, I’d rather have my grandfather back. He was a really cool guy and everyone loved him.
Anyway, my point is that those who have bikes, whether they are black, asian, european, mexican, or finnish.
While the title of the blog is “Stuff white people like,” I believe the satire is on people who are materialistic regardless of the intent of the author.
Unfortunately, we are all materialistic beings by default. It is just that those people starving in Africa and dying of AIDS do not have the resources of the wealthy nations who have exploited other countries to get where they are now.
Being a part of one of those wealthy nations, the USA, I am trapped in a world of materialism. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I despise my very own existence.
These question remain: What level of industrialization is necessary? What means are ethical? How can we accomplish these things?
I wouldn’t ask these questions were it not for a sliver of hope that I have in our human race….or at least God…wherever he or she is.
Look here…
This site is mediocre at best. It is mildly entertaining. Half of the items on this list are garbage. The effort and thought put into this list is pretty embarrassing.
if you want some actual funny entertainment/blog/writing/insightful/great stuff
http://www.garbarrassing.com
go for it.
*…or Finnish, have bikes, for whatever set of reasons.
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Why did you remove my comments, you asshole?
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I actually DID have a boss who would ride his bike two hours to work in his spandex biking outfit. He brought a pair of khakis and a polo in his backpack, and I’m pretty sure that he kept a suit in his office just in case.
Re: the person who asked whether anyone rides a Schwinn anymore…
…if by “anyone” you mean the kind of white people this blog is about, then yes, but only in Chicago. Vintage Schwinn:Chicago:: vintage Motobecane:NYC.
…if by “anyone” you mean “anyone,” then sure, you can still buy a Chinese-made Schwinn at Target, etc., all across the country. They’re just not cool with the white kids.
And wherever you are, just look out for white dudes on vintage English 3-speeds. Bound to be a bad scene.
What would Obama ride?
a stolen 21 speed he got from his second cousin for christmas
Oh, yeah………you got me on this one. I do love the old “Oma Fiets”……..having lived in Netherland, it is THE bike to have and it must have a canvas carrier to carry your groceries home in. I am enjoying all this, as you are right on………
I like to ride my mountain bike in the Rockies because it’s fun and good exercise. Damn i’m such a whitey.
I am so white it hurts. Track bike and everything..
wow, this article really brings back fond memories of riding bikes to micro-breweries with my white friends (all arts majors) around Portland….
i was mostly dodging the punches thrown on this website. Expensive sandwiches was a body blow, but this is the haymaker.
I’m going to print this list and get to work. Who ever said life came without instructions?
I bought a cheap (new) car $9,000.00, so I could afford an expensive bike, (4,000.oo)+ countless expensive accessories. And this was my second expensive bike.I’m not a lawyer or doctor like the people I ride with, but I’m White and thats all they care about. TSIWTF!
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ha! the thought occured to me as i (a white woman on a mtn bike frame with parts swapped out to be more of a townie) was riding to work last week:
“white people love riding bikes to work…ESPECIALLY when they already own a car.”
I have a Schwinn road bike from the early 90’s, super-vintage, but modded with low-key but high tech Shimano shifters and derailleurs to be a full-performing road bike.
I love bike riding, and I believe that this is a good thing. Pretty much everybody in America could do with a little bike riding. Gentle, wholesome exercise. Also, a heck of a way to get around, if you are willing to work for it. Most American towns and cities are not particularly bike friendly, if not downright dangerous.
But, bikes are awesome, and really fun to ride. I don’t know, that’s about all there is to it.
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I live in Seattle, which used to be more or less a blue collar town, until all the hipsters and metro-sexuals invaded.
Anyway the big thing around here are the guys and (women), who wear their logo-laden spandex “breaking-away” costumes…
Everywhere I go I hear the clip clop of their little cleated bike shoes behind me in the Whole Foods line or Starbucks… Of course they all have to leave on their streamlined bike helmets at all times, and aerodynamic, wrap around sunglasses!!!
It’s a real pain to have three or four of these idiots holding up traffic on some of the narrow roads, and of course they can run all the stop signs they want, because “they are being ecologically responsible” – and they’ll either give you the finger or give you a dirty look if you jam on your brakes and honk at them, when they cut in front of you, as they run another stop sign.
To see these guys strutting around in those stupid outfits just kills me… “Hey look at me I’m Lance Armstrong”…
Of course they also make sure to buy the most expensive bikes with huge graphics showing the world they are riding a Klein or some other hipster brand.
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what about Critical Mass bike rides? white people love that shit.
(also, typing in all lower case letters)
roll up your pant leg. only the right one, though. and have a big enough fold that you only fold it over twice, three times max.
as for helmets, not wearing one is punk rock. fixies are punk rock. therefore, lots of people on fixies don’t wear helmets, because the riders are punk rock. if they do wear a helmet, it’s a skateboard helmet, because they still have it from the days when they thought they were skaters (because they thought that skating was punk rock – which it still is) but their moms made them wear helmets.
but helmets are definitely acceptable. brains before beauty.
=)
(for the record, i made that shit up. except for the pant leg thing.)
if you think this blog is serious, you have a lot to learn.
The only racists are white people. What? You can’t be a racists if you don’t have power. Huh? Yeah, and the only people who have power are white people. You don’t say? So if you aren’t white, but you hate people that’s okay. It is? Yeah, beacuse you are entitled to hate them because they have power and you don’t. But isn’t hating people based on the color of their skin racism? No. It’s not? Only if you are white, only white people can be racist. What’s a racist again? Somone who hates someone based on the color of their skin. So white people who hate black people are racist? Yes. But black people who hate white people aren’t? No, they only hate you because you have power so that’s okay. But I don’t have any power over anyone. But you are white therefore you represent power. So it’s okay to hate me cause I’m white?
Buddy, you just referred to the spandex outfit worn by many cyclists as “kit.” Hence, you instantly reveal yourself to be a cyclist as well.
Hahaha, Fried Green Tomatoes
You forgot to mention how the stupid bikelanes make less room on the road for your HumVee!
I have been biking it in Eugene for 15 years this year with no car at all….rent one occassionally to go to PDX…sure ye get rained on, it’s how ye know yer on a planet…goddam the internal combustion engine
If you are going to make a joke make sure it’s funny & hasn’t been done to death.
I pooped my pants
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I agree! The part about white women was killer….he’s reading my soul!
Don’t forget the wine in the basket which you will later sip at sunset, whilst staring out wistfully over the balcony of your small apartment.
do you havethis comment on every article?
Not to be rude, but isnt there something else you can use your time with?
Hey, leave him alone. I shat myself too.
yea leave him/her alone. up to 61 and got use to seeing his /her remarks. oo oohh , pooped my pants to.
nowg, get a life. and a sense of humor while you’re at it. and start eating more fiber, you come across a bit constipated.
dude, turn off your computer right now, you are wasting electricity for no good reason.
The idiots who are offended by this humor probably won’t even understand the explanation….
Did I call it or what? I’d love to make right with your mind by offering a detailed explanation, but I think your insightful reply stands on its own to strengthen my original point. Congratulations on your persuasive technique that so deftly reifies what could only be the absurdities of my contention!
Stuff white people like: feeling persecuted! Feeling persecuted and entitled to never being offended or reminded of their privileges–especially the privilege of not even knowing they have special privileges.
(Stuff white people like #434,308: Feeling intellectually superior to the wrong kind of white people of lesser cognitive means.)
No one taught me anything. While I’m sure it’s mindblowing for you to consider that your feeling of entitlement to never being offended doesn’t necessarily reflect objective sociopolitical realities, there are smart, observant people in the world who disagree with you without having been !!! OH NO !!!! brainwashed !!!!! !!! !!! !!! !!! to disagree with you.
As I noted in one of my original comments, the people who don’t understand this website in the first place are likely too dumb to understand the explanation of it. I’ve been proven correct many times over, and I’m not going to waste my time trying to convince someone when you really can’t fix stupid. Here is my most minimal effort that I’ll deign to give you, oh you wrong kind of white person, you, after which, I will not engage with your utterly breathtaking lack of perceptual/analytical skills:
Your belief seems to be that:
1. racial stereotyping is synonymous with racism, rather than merely implicated in its development
2. this is the same damaging racial stereotyping wielded at non-whites, rather than satire that also makes a point about white people’s privileged position in society, and
3. race is only about ethnic differences, and there is no institutional and culturally conditioned idea of a racial hierarchy that affords people who are perceived as whitest more privileges than those who are perceived as deviating from whiteness.
You aren’t interested in the explanation though. You aren’t interested in a genuine debate. If you were, you couldn’t have made it to adulthood with your head in the sand about how different non-whites’ experiences are in the Western world. In short, you’re probably just dumb, or a self-absorbed asshole, or a racist, or some combination of the three.
get a bike then you can do all that fun stuff you’re missing out!
you fool. it is not excluding any races, just mentioning what white people like and why. also, blog is satire and not to be taken seriously. dumbass.
oh, uh, oh no! damn…you missed the joke.
I heard that black guys don’t bike because their package might get caught in the spokes
I had a scooter, that is like a bike, I use to ride it inside the house and pretended it the hallway was some city in Europe. Unfortunately my mom did not like it, so she took my scooter and poured gasoline over it, then held a match to the scooter and it exploded on me. I was killed for 9 minutes.
The pant leg solutions:
1. Wear shorts. You don’t have to get spandex. Many catalogs (Bike Nashbar is best) offer regular, loose, pocketed shorts that prevent you from looking like a stuffed sausage in spandex. (Please…this is man-with-a-gut experience talking here). They also come with crotch liners, so your boys are protected and comfy. Since they’re “regular” looking shorts, the liner doesn’t have that I’m-on-Viagra bulge that spandex shorts do.
2. Since you can’t weat shorts in the cold, most bike shops have reflective velcro bands you can wrap around the cuffs. Cheap and effective. Get one for each leg; when you ride in the dark, they look funny bobbing up and down when some guys headlights shine one them.
Some elites will laugh at the leg bands. F*ck them. Your pants will be clean and rip-free.
You failed to mention that OLDER WHITE MEN like “Short wheelbase bikes”
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Would it be really white to read every single response to this?
I love my bike, but I have to transport it in my car OUT of my suburb because of all the whities driving crazy on our crappy roads. They scare me, those white people. Most white people hate bikes and bicyclists.
Every time I see a black “cyclist” I think, don’t I know him? Because I guess I keep thinking there’s only one black cyclist in an area of 1 million people. The black homeless guys who ride bikes don’t count as cyclists, mmmmk, ummhmmm.
Will you marry me?
I never wanted to be a white woman in Europe until I read this article, damn!
This is another item that should be removed from the list or added to another list of stuff black people don’t like. Riding a bike is popular everywhere in the world except black American neghborhoods. They just choose to not ride a bike. Mexican’s ride bikes and Europeans and Asians love them. Where are bikes made again? They come from all over Asia, Europe, Mexico and the USA and coincidentally their ridden by everyone in those areas except for the black hoods in the US where you can’t do a drive by on a bike.
“$400 in accessories”??? A pair of Sidi cycling shoes and Giordana team cycling jersey cost $400. That leaves me with no water bottle, no helmet, no cycling computer, and only my bare white ass on my rock-hard Selle Italia racing saddle…and a bare white ass burns easily without the proper sunscreen.
This is the funniest sh#t i have read in a long time. Keep em coming.
you have to write one on white people getting drunk and counting and telling everyone what and how much they drank.
Chappelle touched on it but you could do better…
1. Bike helmets are good. If you don’t want to wear one, I think you should be required to site a form that says you won’t accept tax dollars to have someone change your diaper and feed you after you have an accident and suffer head trauma.
2. Any modern helmet, not the leather strips like in Breaking Away.
3. I use a rubber band to secure my pant cuff to my leg so it doesn’t get caught in the chain.
This whole thread has me thinking. I’m not sure if I’m white any more. I have a bunch of bikes and they are all over 20 years old (does that make it vintage?). My favorite is from odd parts in my garage (I guess that’s a white thing). The frame cost $25 and is at least 20 years old, it has one speed and a front break. I *do* have clipless pedals, but my bike shoes are 13 years old.
So many rules! What’s an old (over 50), bald, suburban white guy to do?
hey fuck all of you i like that european bike i ride it on the plantation in betwixt the cotton pickers. Ahhhh cotton, #54 on things black people like!
hey meow all of you! i like that european bike! i ride it on the plantation inbetwixt the cotton pickers. Ahhhh cotton, #54 on things black people like!
dude you just described ME! ahahaha
Yep, them chinks rilly luvs em sum bikes. But, soon all them chinkies will be driving fords! Take that to yo mama and ask her to bake it. Bitches.
Hey scumbag why does every white person feel the need to talk about about their nasty ass?! No one cares about your ass–or you for that matter. Let your ass burn all the way off. Who cares? Maybe you should shove that bicycle seat all the way up your ass, since that’s what all you white people like to do anyway is shove stuff up your ass. You freaks!
Susie, you rule.
since when did klein become a hipster brand? klein sucks.
you’re the same guy complaining about bikes holding up traffic, but don’t want them running signs (Signs that were designed to slow down CARS, which go so fast the people driving them need to be controlled). In other words, if a bike slows down to take a stop sign, he’s “Holding up traffic” but if he blows through it, making car traffic move FASTER, he’s “breaking the law”.
The only thing that will make pigs like you go away is the eventual extinction of the motor vehicle.
I think I like the loaded diaper guy better.
My favorite game occurs when I see one of you bi-cyclers coming up behind me, about to pass on my left. I’ll casually open my door and, lo and behold, the biker will invariably crash into the door and go skidding down the street. If there’s oncoming traffic, even better!! Thank the lord the doors of my HUMMER are tough enough to take the pounding.
lycra and spandex are gay. even gayer on holier than thou mountain bikers. roadies are typically pretentious yuppies who emblazon their suv’s with stickers from their oh-so celebrated college. very white indeed.
fixies, while neat, are nothing more than a fleeting trend.
buy a fucking bmx bike. ride with real skill. and believe it or not your age doesn’t matter.
to tell you the truth road biking does take a lot of skill although its not thought of as taking much at all. i understand that bmx biking also does but its like comparing ice hockey to speed skating they are two different sports. but yes i love those bikers with the suv’s covered in there life is good stickers and university of way to much money to get in to.
Hey Matt, I ride BMX too! How sweet is that. Oh wait, I also ride my holier-than-thou mountain bike, and then there’s the fact that I wear lycra while riding my yuppie road bike too, and I guess I can’t forget my trendy fixie as well.
Seriously, lighten up. BMX is awesome because it’s like an art form, almost like gymnastics on wheels. But mountain biking is awesome too, especially alot of North Shore stuff, and doing 15+ foot drops are ridiculously cool. And Road riding is fun to see how fast you can get going and to cover mileage. Commuting on a Fixie is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done, it feels so good to have pedaled for 15 miles nonstop and be rewarded with arriving at my destination.
I ride because I love being on two wheels, all I care about is having fun.
They did not reveal themselves as a cyclist, just British.
Super funny and so true on so many levels. I live in Seattle and see every aspect on an almost daily basis.
You think white people bike – ever been to China? Chinese people bike – everywhere and carry more on their bikes then we can in most compact cars. No helmets, no fancy clothes, only transportation – they are the true bikers! (and I’m a long time, year round bike commuter)
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Yo Jello, don’t open your car door. For the record, I know that was a joke, but seriously, get a life.
Yo Jello, don’t open your car door. For the record, I know that was a joke, but seriously, get a life.
Bruce – you’re just jealous you can’t get your body into a lycra suit and still look good!
I’m white and I love bikes.
Especially very expensive mountain bikes with 5 inches in the front and 5 inches in the rear.
Great white bicycle moment today in the Oakland CA white-spot of Montclair.
Mommy and two white kids, 5 and 7, all wearing helmets and coming out of Peet’s with beverages. Family was riding bikes cluelessly on sidewalk and one kid lost control of bike as he tried to handle his kiddy-latte. His bike clanged off a parked BMW, chipping shit out of the beemer. Mommy scolded the whiny brat but could give a shit about the damage to the car. It was white entitlement and cluelessness on parade–so good, wish I had video of it.
jews smart?
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Klein bikes and spandex are as hipster as a hydraulic 8×8 v14 SUV.
this is halirous….i want more listing.
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Ha, good one!
A $25 dollar bike that you take to a bike shop?
Just buy another friggin’ bike.
“puerto ricans are big on bikes, as are mexicans”
True, but they are small when off the bikes.
I hate this post, mostly because I’m a white woman who definitely has dreamt of riding around on a bike in a small quaint Europe town.. I hate being a forgone conclusion.
Someone mentioned SF Bay Area bike nerds, and were they ever on-the-ball. What a pathetic bunch. I used to love riding the “loop” west of Palo Alto on my ancient mountain bike (which surely marked me as an out-of-touch dork) and seeing a pack of nerds behind me. When they passed me (usually on a downhill grade… less rolling resistance, of course) I always got the “ON YOUR LEFT” bit delivered in triumphant fashion by the nerd who was still sore about getting cut from basketball / cheerleading / whatever in high school. Ha.
Hahah this whole website is so funny and so true! I am white and I fit about 80% of the stereotypes, and my siblings and parents even more so! What a revelation, now I feel so embarrassed!
No wonder my middle-eastern husband finds us annoying, when I thought we were just being cool, LOL thanks for great site I appreciate the “irony” (of course. whites love irony dont we)
Let me guess you’re about 85 lbs. overweight and couldn’t even fit into spandex without looking like a beached whale to begin with and secondly, the last time time you raised your heart rate even remotely high was when you were pleasuring yourself in the parking lot of some gas station when a bunch of cyclists rode by! Another thing – CARS KILL BIKERS _ BIKERS DONT KILL ANYONE ! REMEBER THAT TOO ASSHOLE NEXT TIME SOMEONE GIVES YOU THE FINGER BECAUSE MAYBE THEIR BEST FRIEND WAS HIT BY A CAR _ LIKE YOU!
I did yesterday:
pooped my pants
you racist fucks… your basically saying only white people can ride bikes and only white people do.. this site is totally fucking bull shit. your all biggots and anyone who agrees with this site is probably a skin head… so u guys all deserve to die..
lololololololol
Ahhhhhh, did poor little axan watch her dreams get crushed in front of her face. HAHAHAHA
Its simple….. He’s white.
You may be white, but are you “white”?
I agree with Ian! This site is messed up!
Real White riders don’t speak to other riders while on the road. Lance never spoke to anyone. He just turned around and glared at them.
Phil Wood hubs? Author is a TOTAL bike geek and must be, at least somewhat, white.
Not so in New Orleans!
But everywhere else I’ve been, white people tout the bike because it keeps them off the bus.
I’ve never heard of Kleins being hipster either.
I’m rather fond of their MTBs (Adept and Attitude). I’ll admit I’ve never ridden a Klein road bike though.
Klein’s in general are not that common in places I’ve been.
you can also use a bandana or something to tie around your pant leg, a la “rad”. this is my fav solution in the cold weather when rolling up pant legs is not an option
Hells yeah. In many ways I’m as ‘white’ as you get, though I’m actually Chileno, growing up in the US suburbs and living in the US most my life.
So, this site is a joke–like all good ones, based on observations. But i saw this comment, and another comment in some other thread that said something like “I’m white and I hate reactionary conservative/right wing attacks, and I’m starting to see what this site is *really* about…” and it got me thinking. Not about this post or whatever, but about the point of view of this site.
To appropriate all these things that “white people like” as strictly “white people things” implies that People of Color are NOT associated with these “white people things”. That is, in order to include things that folks of all races do (ride bikes) in a group of tings that only “white people” do, you would have to imply that the non-white group does not do these things.
To assume that something is a ‘white’ thing is to deny the non-white the ability of doing that thing. And what’s fucked-up is that so much of the shit listed on this site is stuff that is not harmful, even helpful to the world–and there’s an underlying assumption that your average african american 25 year-old would not be into it, which is an implicit assumption of what that kid is. Oh noooo, he wouldn’t want toi have gay friends, and if he did, it would be some ‘white’ influence. He wouldn’t want to ride his bike–despite the fact that everyone rides bikes. He wouldn’t like Juno (movie) because he only identifies with inner-city black youth where there is more teen pregnancy and he knows the harsh realities….I could go on. I like a good joke, but even if the writer is self-aware, it bugs me that most of the 500,000-hits a day readers won’t see that you’re enforcing a VERY SPECIFIC STEREOTYPE of youth of color as urban, poor, not-globally minded, and, on some level, not educated. Fuck, call it Stuff Middle-Class People Like, but fuck you for implying that I can’t be into all the same shit just because my skin is whatever….and fuck you too for wrongly implying that all these poor white folks like any of this shit. and fuck you for being all too funny with it. In the end, though, you’ve created a safe space for epople to keep thinking about the ‘racial other’ as some marginalized urban, ignorant thug.
BTW, I ride my bike cause it feels fucking amazing and i can’t afford otherwise (work in a non-profit) and i’ve been worried about global warming since I was like twelve (and I’m 30), boycotting McDonald’s but loving me some TacoBell, cuz I’m a vegetarian.
Hells yeah. Old Schwinn American Steel FOR-EVAH
Does the kind of Stuff White People Like include things like
Truth, Equality, and Justice?
http://www.survival-international.org
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The Jamaican Pro Cycling Team is in development and looking for a title sponsor.
Keep in mind that professional cycling is the # 1 sport globally for marketing, and with the blog, the book, and any other ventures (present or future) related to SWPL this is the ideal way to promote SWPL consistently around the world. Because this is the first black pro cycling team they always create a serious buzz wherever they go!
i love my bikes all my friends think im crazy because i spent 2500 for a moutain bike and 7500 for a road bike . i hate it when they call me a the black lance armstrong
seriously. that comment had all the trite wit of a middle-aged white man.
person, you are not “white” enough! FAIL!
I live in Texas, and while we are the “friendly” state.. not when it comes to any color person riding a bike! I have gotten cussed out, told I was crazy, and everything else. Of course, we also have no sidewalks and no buses, so I’m not sure what a white girl without a car is supposed to do? I am very sick of the anger towards me however. Why the hatred?
change the tire yourself, it shows you really care about biking and allows you to save more money, thereby becoming more white.
I once broke my bike chain. The guy at the bike shop refused to sell me one of their chains as my bike was not “good enough”. I had to push my bike all the way across town to a less discriminating shop.
While you’re driving your lard ass around just imagine what it would be like if all the cars in front of you suddenly changed to bicycles and you could just go around them. I guess you’re from the “if they’re not just like me, they’re wrong” school. I bet you’d like to kick all them spandex wearin yuppies out of the state. You were there first right? Well I guess the native Americans were there before you – so get the fuck out dumb ass!
Pump it up to a $1000 bike and eat lunch at that vegan place down the street and then you be totally white!
Dude, fixed gear bikes are totally safe if you know what you’re doing. That’s part of the cache – it takes more skill and thus you can feel superior to the lesser mortals that need all that extra mechanical stuff.
yo, how bout we get a latte and ride our fancy bikes down to the organic food store and meet our gay friends?
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I just said I wanted to buy a froofy bicycle basket. My friend immediately linked me here.
Busted! No baguettes and charcuterie over the front wheel for me…
First of all its Silver Lake not Silverlake (sic). The lake is not silver. It was named after Herman Silver who was a member of LA’s first water commission in the early 1900’s.
Have you ever tried to ride your bike in Silver Lake? Its pretty hilly and a fixed gear bike is probably not what you want to be riding in the first place. Silver Lake isn’t as much of a bicycle town as East Hollywood is. I’m thinking you are just like all the other nerf-herders who think East Hollywood is Silver Lake or Silverlake for that matter
Not all Bicyclist are white. Just go to Hel Mel in East Hollywood and see for yourself.
Hey, I loved the european-white-female-bike fantasy!!! Guess I´m going to buy a bike.
You might want to chill out and not try and find anti-____ shit in a blog that makes fun of white people. Do you honestly think that this blog is saying the other races cannot or would not enjoy coffee the way that a white person would? Or that Only white people wear new balance shoes? If so I would have to say that you are not only an insecure dipshit, but one who lacks any hint of humor as well.
How I hate a hyperoffended dumbass.
The wonderful thing about this site is it brings together the people it mocks, the people who hate the people it mocks, and everyone who can’t get their brain around the concept that a stereotype is real enough to be true, but not true enough actually to act upon.
Ah, morons. There are so many of you.
Came here to see if there was an entry for “Bicycles” after seeing this: http://www.ebbc.org/. The blinding whiteness!
I don’t think this has been mentioned, but bikes give white people reasons to run red lights and stop signs, go the wrong way up streets, and misbehave in other related ways, because their righteousness as cyclists puts them above things like the local vehicular code. Extra points for doing this while wearing your iPod.
Yeah, are we whites so predictable? All I ever do is sit around outside daydreaming about European bakeries and Parisian bicycles! OMG- that’s so me! The post forgets to mention how all white women tie little scarves around their necks too, because that’s so European. And they forgot to mention baguettes too. Because even the little things like baguettes really do a lot to complete the whole look.
Most people use a messenger bag to carry their packages but I haven’t seen to many black bike messengers so they must carry them differently.
Anyone who’s been in suburbs knows that the “ever-popular pants around your knees look” and “hats with straight visors sideways” are all over white people there. White people who live and surf or pretend to surf in Santa Cruz/Seaside/Westport kind of look like that too. Do they count? Are they not white?
You neglected folding bikes. Folding bikes hold a special place in white people’s hearts.
Dumb story.
WHITE PEOPLE LOVE TO PUT THEIR BARE FEET UP ON THE DASH BOARD OF A CAR!!!! YOU NEVER (HARDLY) EVER SEE ANOTHER RACE OF PEOPLE DO THAT.
I am white.
Yeah. You’ve never run a stop light in your car. Or driven above the speed limit. But those 140 lb dudes on 15 lb bike are a real scourge on society what with all the damage their doing.
Moron.
Yo Anthony, you’re a twit and I don’t think he was joking! As for your comment of “get a life”, I think the operable message here is “take a life” and who better than a lowly bicyclist?
I have a Ducati, I’m sure you wish you had one. Hey why the negative comments towards african americans? They make great maids, and nannies, we also have black cook at our slummer home on the cape.
Your blog has buckets of truths in seas of ambiguities, but I suppose you can say ‘gotcha’ because I did leave my comments here.
“too” not “to” Gotcha. I feel so goood.
even lower than that
If this shit is true it ain’t satire. What the hell is going on?
Thanks for the wonderful information. Now I am so well informed. In addition, I have one more piece of evidence to demonstrate the inferior mental capacity of bikers.
And you think we believe you?
Let me figure this one out. A twenty pound bike on the road with a 3 to 4,000 pound car. I don’t get it. Here in old Portland, Orygun we’ll kill about a bike rider a week and other than cleaning the gene pool out of morons nothing is accomplished. Bike shops keep selling bikes and people ride everywhere with a wild determination of their right-of-way while on a bike. Portland has rules, laws, and a public mentality that places bike riding in heaven on the right hand of God, and still the riders keep getting squashed with concrete trucks. I don’t get it.
Do I have to read all the comments on this post to make one?
I think this site is hilarious and if you cannot recognize the grains of truth in the posts then why are you even reading it anymore?
I live in a big European city and everyone rides their bikes here. It has a totally different feel than in the US, probably exactly fro the reasons the author mentions.
Just today I got passed and cursed out in French by an older French woman on a 3 speed bike from the 70’s in a dress, with a basket full of produce she undoubtedly bought at a market. The problem, I was going to slow. She basically said to me, If I am going to stop or go slowly and take pictures and stare at the buildings I should walk instead.
They really use their bikes functionally.
Let your next bike be a 45 caliber.
Are you that guy who is always pooping his pants?
Your not yet, but you’re on a greased slide.
I first sharded and then shat myself.
Klein?! Do they even make bikes still? Man what a tool. What did those 3 bikers make you 2 minutes late for your AAA meeting? Or was it your anger management class the judge forced you to take after you beat your foreman for sleeping with your wife?
i love my bikes. i ride to work. i ride after work. i ride in the evening and on weekends. i ride to hollywood. i ride to beverly hills. i ride to the beach. i ride to east la. i ride to north hollywood. i ride to bars. i ride to movies. i ride to girls’ houses to have sex. i ride to nightclubs sometimes. i ride all over la for free because pedaling doesn’t cost me SHIIIT.
Try hauling a 30 pack of beer and a week’s worth of food for 3 on your bike. While you’re at it, make sure your medical and life insurance policies are up to date; the idiot drivers here in LA are bound to smack into you at some point. How’s the hot weather treating you? I love the AC in my car. BTW, what kind of girl gives it up to some dude who rolls up on his bicycle? Must someone just giving it away. Free isn’t always a good thing.
I have seriously fantasized about a Gizelle bike after riding around Holland and Northern Germany. It’s actually only $900 for one of those, but I can’t afford it yet.
In Holland I rode by fields of baby miniature ponies and live was perfect. Actually. Perfect.
Also, one of the kids in my after-school program told me she was glad I rode my bike to work because I was fighting global warming, and I rode home on a cloud.
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I look forward to this comment being in every category.
Beach Cruiser Bicycles the classic in white people stuff;
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However, I see a lot of these in Holland?
Hahaha! That is so fucking true!
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I ride my bicycle but um I don’t and wont wear that Lycra and those colorful shirts (oh my!) neither will I shave my legs for no reason. I actually saw a grown man do all these things… complete with a ducky stuck on his helmet. Just gimme a bike, some pants and shoes. 😛
I love my expensive road bike and DO ride a mountain bike turned single speed city bike to work sans the spandex.
Also, it is not a question of why one “needs” a 5000 bicycle..it is simply what one wants, and yes I also own an original “Dutchy” bike from Holland that I enjoy riding to dinner along side my husband. Life is Good!
This picture pretty much sums it up —
http://www.skeppshultbikes.com/
I’ve just read what hispanic, asian, black people like and the responses are really different .. no one answering here has said how true all everyone says is either irrelevant, offended or writes exactly what the Stereotypes tells them they are without stating that its true? no offense but all the other races seem smarter than white people because they actually respond directly to the blog, hmm mabye white people’s heads are just in the clouds (except mine and other different whites or mixed ones) about stereo types and how people should comment them(intelligently). If there someone here o whis deeper than a shallow puddle please help me out. Im wishing I were blackanese right about now…
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He likely didn’t have the right chain size/type for your bike since it seems like you have a department store brand bike. Bike Shops will never “refuse” to sell something to someone – they don’t have that luxury.
White people who spend a lot of money on bikes are just being pretentious.
I’m white, so I can say that.
And white people who wear spandex while they’re riding their bikes are also pretentious.
Especially if the spandex wear have company logos.
If they are male, they’re gay, or else haven’t come out of the closet yet.
Boy- talk about sour grapes !
Somebody must have been burnt really bad by a cute lady biker !
I never wear a helmut because I have a huge fat head and a helmut makes me look like a weird alien with an oversized brain. I also have a triple digit IQ and I wear glasses. So……..why am I not as clever as my huge IQ would imply ? Some things in life are so unfair…..at least I am whiter than white. I have two bikes, roller blades, and always wear Woolrich hiking shorts, (even in winter). I am lucky with the ladies because I appear very wealthy and can affect an upperclass british accent. Also I have a tatoo on my forearm which lends an air of “bad boy panache” which the ladies seem to go for. Actually I have a trailer trash background so its fun to play a role to attract the grad students who would never talk to me if they knew the truth LOL
Aw, man…I’ve finally arrived. I’M HOME…HOME…HOME!!!!
So what are the thoughts? Should Obama offer Hillary the VP slot? If it comes to a floor fight will Obama loose to Hillary and she gets the nomination? Should Hillary accept the offer to be VP if offered?
White people in silverlake ect do love bikes, and I know you are trying to be funny, and I should say that I laugh at about 70% of what is written here, but I should tell you that I have been in los angeles for almost 20 years, and long before the fixed gear craze hit you could look in the back of any restaurant or country club and see an army of bicycles, and I would bet that most of them belonged either to lations, or blacks. Note i am not trying to point to the fact that I imply that these people only work in the service industry, but their presence there is heavy. So you should watch your tounge before you try to be funny. Humor is one o he most effective ways to get people to see things “your way” just cause funny is silly dosent mean you can be Oblivious to what you say.
I think this web site should include a section on ignorant north americans.
Retro bikes are no passe for the white bread crowd. Funny looking overly high-tech but incredicly slow folding bicycles with ludicrously small wheels are the thing now.
Should I feel guilty?
I own a Colnago racing bike, a Giant time-trial bike, a Trek
commuter bike, a 20 + year old steel frame touring bike, a
Diamondback mountain bike, a unicycle, the wife has a Trek
road and Trek mountain bike, Junior races a Trek, Cervelo and Rock Lobster bike, AND I would love to have a cross bike and a tandem.
And I don’t even live in California!
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I remember every bike I ever had, dating back to the red 1962 Royce Union with Sturmey Archer 3-spd. gears. No, bicycles are not a little white trend. They are in my DNA.
Also, when you see American white people in Europe, they will earnestly emulate exactly the style of bicycle endemic to that city.
American white people in Europe will also go out of their way to shun other American white people they did not travel over there with, as this makes them more ‘American’ and touristy and somehow less authentic.
I went to school in Colorado — we white people love that state — and sweet Jesus, you better have a bike, no how to talk about it, and have all the proper accesories. Most people have three styles of bikes: a mountain bike, a road bike, or a vintage/cruiser bike. Each bike, of course, has its’ own uniform and lingo and attitude.
You must never take a road bike out for a cruise. If you do, you will find people staring, and you will surely have to stop and explain to them its’ your buddy’s bike and you’re thinking of buying it.
As for mountain bikes, you must never wear any type of nice clothing while riding them, unless you’re riding to class. (If it’s a morning class, you should look somewhat disheveled)
Riding vintage bikes requires either a Bad Brains T-shirt, or Suicidal Tendencies or an ironic I Hate Fat Chicks T-shirt.
Also, black or white Chuck Taylors are the proper shoe choice for vintage bikes.
Road bikes absolutely require a shitload of spandex and those stupid little shoes that twist into the pedals.
Don’t even bothe with road bikes until you’ve ridden your mountain bike for a year and can keep up with the serious leg shavers for at least half the ride.
Part of the fun of learning to ride a road bike is discussing your ride for a half hour after you’re done, usually over a few porters or amber ales.
“Man, when I really hit the wall on the 14th mile. Shoulda had more carbs.”
White people love to talk about hitting the wall and how their diet is related.
You forgot RECUMBENTS!!! I love my EZ-RACER 1!!
How hysterical… I’m moving to the Netherlands and apparently around 86% of the city of Amsterdam owns a bike………..
White people like myself are certainly obsessed with mountain bikes, I have 3 I don’t ride now, and my Cannondale is so incredibly hip it does actually serve as decoration in my home(I dust it and everything). On a tangent, why do Hispanic men tend to have a fancy for girls’ bicycles? I see them regularly on pink bikes with banana seats and tassels…
Being white people are generally lazy, a lot have switched to the Vespa, yet will still always make it a point to mention they DO own a mountain bike.
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but did the latinos and blacks working at these restaurants and clubs have spiffy cars as well?
Baloney! Do you know how high off the ground that top bar and seat are? The average height of the American woman is 5 feet 4 inches. I can’t ride one of those damn things!
This here white guy does love his bicycle. It’s not a $5000 “performance” bike, nor a fixed gear hipster special. It’s a bike that I can ride to the grocery store or ride in the 42 mile 5 Boro Bike Tour in New York City. I like nothing more than long rides into Queens and Long Island. Well, sex is better than that but not much else is also.
I’ll stop waxing rhapsodic for a moment and agree with the idea that bikes are a white people thing, at least in America.
Example: One of my rides takes me into Flushing Meadows Corona Park. If I’m there on a nice Sunday afternoon there’s usually a few thousand Hispanic people playing volleyball, soccer, etc., Indians and Pakistanis playing cricket but no one else is riding a bike except for me.
I’m not up to full “road bike and spandex” status yet but I aspire to attain that status. Mainly I’d like to have the disposable income to be able to buy a good (not “performance”) road bike and clothes that are so damned specific in their use.
However, I won’t give up my current bike when I get to that point and push my white person quotient even higher by having more than one bicycle that I actually use.
I love my bicycle too. I take my wife that I met on http://LovedByHer.com and we ride around the duck pond almost everyday. Very romantic.
Why don’t black people ride bicycles? I mean this sincerely. I am the prototype for all the stuff white people like on this site… but riding a bike is just cheap and fun and good for everything all around.
Why are blacks so ill-represented in bike culture? I mean, I’m saving at least $5000/year by not owning a car… and there are some great black cycling heroes (well, ok, there’s Major Taylor).
What up? Biking hurts your ass? It’s low-class? It’s too hot to ride in a giant parka? Tell me, please.
i think this might be a certain stuff white people like site creator/book author…
I honestly believe that white person will throw his bike at you.
I would.
This thing is getting old with each article…
That you don’t understand may be a confirmation of your whiteness.
“I mean, I’m saving at least $5000/year by not owning a car… ”
You need to have $5000 a year to save it. Also, a bike would be impractical for hauling your 5 kids to and from daycare in the rain/sleet/snow.
Ive come on this to the conclusion that the reason white people like all of the shit on this website is the following:
If you got it like that why not experience more with your life.
Shit I golf, snowboard, rockclimb, mountain bike, live in manhattan, drive a fat asS bmw suv, fuck asian women, have plenty of black friends, got sweaters and motherfuckin t-shirts that I’LL wear on a plane to San FraCisco if I damn well fell like it. Shit Ill Even invite my lawyer to my beach house on a sunday for coffee maybe some tea while we read the fuckin New York Times. Yes the Liberal rag that sweats Barack Obama. After that we will indulge in some microbrews on my vintage sail boat.
When I get Bored ill travel the fuck where I want probably to snowboard somewhere usually Utah the whitest fuckin state there is. Ill take in some wine before I watch a film at sundance while I am there.
Just for a challenge I will go to a farmers market get some organic shit go home and order some sushi. You see I am trying to get in shape to run a fuckin marathon. After I finish the first thing I am going to do is shut of my i-pod loaded with free music, grab some bottled water and spark a fat mother fuckin spliff!!!!
YEAH I LOVE BEING AWARE OF DIVERSITY.
HOWEVER THE IRONY OF THIS WHOLE THING IS BEING WHITE FOR ME ONLY FOR ME!!! kICKS BIGTIME ASS!!
haha I love the bit about the woman riding around a small town visiting cheese shops and bakeries
The SPandex comments cracked me up. There is a group of gentlemen down here where I am in Alabama (weird place for such snoberry, but there you go) who belong to some sort of elite bike club or something and I’m forced to watch them all peel out of the Smoothie King parking lot every morning on their performance bikes with their aerodynamic helmets and brightly colored Spandex/Underarmor with verious local endorsements. It agitates me and I can’t quite figure out why. They aren’t doing anything to me personally. They’re just…white.
I misspelled various. I’m not white, but I can point out grammatical errors. I’m an English major with double minors in Film and Spanish. Needless to say, my family and friends all call me “the little white girl” which forces me to assert my blackness (thus being the Self-Righteous Black Person).
unbelievable
I cycle around an old European city on an ancient city bike. Frequently to cafes. I win at being a white woman.
I am not a white woman, but I ride a electra townie so I could ride alongside her saving the earth..receiving accolades from a grateful planet..nodding in majestic reception to such a praise. I am white and I would like it.
lol
sure if you do have a family or a very long commute and there really is no public transport to use then why not have a car if you can afford one and fuel is heavily subsidised in the u.s. so many can. but to pull out that old excuse, c’mon don’t bull shit me, my sister says that sort of stuff too and were indigenous white people.
answer the question, why don’t black people appear to cycle?
i cycle to work along old country lanes on an ancient steel frame bike. where do i rank?
*european male
really truly hilarious but surely it’s ‘an’ electra townie.
An article in today’s CNN.com (7/25/08) is particularly thrilling because it covers so many SWPL points: bicycles, vintage, non-profits, helping out the poor, recycling… It’s incredible. Apparently you can’t post a URL so here’s an excerpt:
‘A mountain bike changed my life’
HIGH BRIDGE, New Jersey (CNN) — “The thought that I can reach out and permanently improve someone’s life for the better is addictive,” says Dave Schweidenback.
Several times a year, the 55-year-old can be found prepping large shipments of used bicycles bound for a developing country. For Schweidenback, gathering and breaking down these bikes is a labor of love — one that is helping to keep the bikes out of landfills and give them new life.
“Used bicycles can transform the economic and social condition of families,” says Schweidenback. “[They] give people access to jobs, health care and education that is too distant for walking.”
Since 1991, Schweidenback’s nonprofit Pedals for Progress has collected and shipped more than 115,000 used bicycles to 32 developing countries worldwide, where they are sold at a low cost to local residents like Don Roberto Garcia.
Oh man it gets better. If you go to the Pedals For Progress web page, you can buy more things that white people like, such as coffee mugs (“Enjoy your coffee every morning while supporting a great cause”), tote bags (“Bring these great bags with you when you go shopping, help the environment and support P4P!”) and T shirts.
Closing parentheses seems to be full of all sorts of perils, it seems.
Critical Mass rules!!
And yes those road bikes are expensive. Bikes made specifically for tri-athlons are ridiculously expensive.
But riding does help the environment and your pocket since you don’t waste gasoline and yes I am one of the few who has tried commuting on bike when possible, even in Miami where drivers can become Hannibal Lector.
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this entry should be moved up the LIST because it’s CLASS-SICK..
this bit is just pure awesome…
‘They dream about waking up and riding to a little cafe, then visiting bakeries and cheese shops and finally riding home to prepare a fancy meal for their friends who will all eat under a canopy with white Christmas lights’
BEST post. It hits on a lot of points.
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its true, i never see black people on bikes. they are too lazy and drive in stolen cars
cars are ideal for transport, critical mass suporters should be killed.
bikes should only be used by people in lycra, riding hard and fast otherwise theyre useless.
WOW! I can’t believe you just said that. I am black and I own a Bianchi road bike and a Trek mountain bike.I ride them daily and have done two triathlons and I don’t drive in a stolen car.
And people wonder why white people have money and are healthy.. hmm… Sensible choices maybe?
I agree with R. Moore! I ride a bicycle to work almost daily, and I’m a white woman. In fact, there are about 8 other bicyclists who ride to work all the time- we keep our bicycles chained up at the same place- and half of us are black women. I think this web site is kind of funny, but it’s not like we’re trying to bash people here. It makes me feel sad when people comment about black people stealing cars. We’re all just people. One got black the same way another got white. Just born into it.
i ride a bike because i’m a cheap bastard.
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Yes I love to bicycle myself….. Being a Puerto Rican!!!!!
this is great!!!!
I guess I am truly White.
Regards,,,
Frank
I think they are definitely wrong on this one. Sorry, but actually everyone likes bikes, esp. now. I think of jogging and unicycles as more of an anglo thing. I see bicyclists of all colors around.
Kelz, I think it’s cool that you speak Spanish. I’ve been trying to get my nephews to learn and they don’t want to keep it up. I’m afraid that after my brother and me, no one will speak it in the family. It’s so upsetting.
especially the “They are also easily customizable with expensive things”
is there not a word specifically for the gay ass modded ghetto bicicles? i saw em in a rap video once, then i saw them being made fun of on cardomain.com
I’d have to disagree, I’m definitely not white and still a bike rider. I also spend upwards of $400 on bike accessories and ride my super-light road bike.
At the same time, I also have a $100 rusty bike that I can ride to work. At times I also ride my road bike to work, but I try to avoid it because I can’t carry anything on that bike and it’s expensive.
I also do not believe I am helping the environment. In fact I don’t really care much for the environment. I ride my nice expensive bike because it’s fun.
I’m with the first guy who commented.
I love bicycling. It’s fun and it helps the environment. I listen to my ipod while doing it and drink from my reusable water bottle.
What white people like? I dont even know what your website is about but I already know I’m very angry about race driven anger or hate. let good come out of your mouth the pit of the serpent it can be. Sometimes I wish all people were blind and deaf, two wasted gifts of God.
I’m with FrankQ58 as well. OH MY GOD!. I’m not Hispanic…I’m WHITE! I knew there was something wrong with bicycling. Geeze.
I was just commenting this morning to my black co-workers about how there seem to be things that are almost exclusive to white people. While bicycles are worldwide, there’s almost a cult of the bike that white folks seem to have.
Case in point? Have you ever seen a person of color assume their bicycle is “too good” to lock on the bike racks outside? Just this morning, a white guy got on the elevator with me. He had on a spandex uniform (with his work clothes either at the office or in his backpack) and was walking his bicycle. INDOORS in the National Press Club building, while riding in the tiny assed crowded elevator. All I could think to myself the whole unpleasant ride was “this is some white people stuff if I’ve ever seen it”.
Sure enough, I went through the listings today and found it at #62.
Oh yeah…I am cuban and I have 6, six bitch!!! I have a p.O.s that I want to ride in the winter so I don’t have to fuck up my other, really expensive ass bikes and the only thing I can think of is tricking out my pos. I might too. I guess I will have to get a string of crap to trick. Hell I’ve go 20 grand in these things… hey…I could own a car… what a dumb fuck…I could be caught in traffic in my corolla…like you!
spandex is about wind resistance and having closeted whitey closeted gay boys like you look at my cuban ass.
Is this a joke? Or are you really happy your neighbors are getting killed? Are you some sick uneducated, hick, pickup driving, JD swilling, sister humping, country music listening, republican fuck? or is that too much of a stereotype for you?
Why are conservative hicks so stupid? The gear for cycling, aside from the logos which most of us do not wear, has been essentially unchanged since the 1930s. I really don’t get how stupid conservatives get their feelings hurt by all the stop signs being run…stop signs that you yourselves roll through, but don’t seem to have any feelings when they do really stupid maneuvers deliberately putting peoples lives in danger. I don’t get the hostility. So you don’t like cycling gear, get over it. I don’t like your trucker caps or your stars n’ bars t-shirts either but I don’t have a seizure every time I see them. I guess next time I see a hick like you I need to take my aluminum pump and bash it into your head until the bits of bone and brain splatter all over my face. Then I will go for a long relaxing ride knowing I have made the world that little bit better removing you from it.
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Road Lice
Way back in 1998, scientists reported that the more a man rode a bicycle, the greater his chance of becoming impotent. You might want to look away now, but apparently, when a chap sits on a bike seat, an artery that runs through the perineum, delivering blood to the penis, is squashed. Generally it bounces back – but if it’s squished one time too many, it stays squished.
Is this the reason cyclists often seem so vile-tempered? (The men, that is: the ladies tend to be more civilised, as per usual.) All that spitting and swearing and knocking down tots and oldsters alike with their determination to dominate both pavement and road. Doesn’t it rather smack of a monstrous regiment of Mr Softees seeking to impose their masculinity on the road in away they’ve failed to in bed?
Cyclists are hypocrites because they hate drivers – yet they are drivers! Albeit drivers with extreme prejudice. Two wheels good; four wheels bad. And, like a lot of drivers, they have nothing but contempt for the snail’s-pace pedestrian, whom they sometimes accuse of being ‘selfish’.
Are such people really so cretinous that they cannot grasp how threatening large, fast, wheeled metal objects appear – particularly to the very young and the very old – when they are coming towards a pedestrian? Of course, we have Green thinking to thank for the rise in the thoroughly selfish sense of empowerment of cyclists. ‘I don’t cause pollution, therefore I can do as I wish,’ the thinking appears to go.
One particular aspect of many of their number’s behaviour puzzles me beyond all others, though. Cyclists, as they never tire of letting us know, are in so many ways superior to the rest of us. Indeed, they’re so very caring and responsible that we non-cyclists should be truly ashamed of ourselves for even existing.
Just before we flog ourselves to death in sheer molten shame, though, can we please ask: What’s with these baby carriers that some cyclist parents stick on the backs of their bikes? Perhaps mere mortals like us ‘leggies’ have got it wrong, but does a tot really enjoy being positioned where its lungs can take in the maximum amount of traffic fumes from passing cars? How environmentally aware is that?
And, if we may be so bold, oh superior cyclists, can we ask what happens if your mean machine goes under a car while your little darling is strapped into their seat? You’ll be lucky enough if you have a few seconds to scramble away. Tot, strapped into the baby carrier, doesn’t stand a snowball’s.
You are brilliant and I love you.
With regard to “lawbreaking cyclists”…
Lawbreaking is for self-preservation. Cyclists will always be outnumbered, outsized, and out-intimidated. (In the US, vastly so.)
An empty sidewalk is safer than the street, unless it is unusually narrow, with many storefronts.
Moreover, running red lights is safer than waiting for the green only to have oncoming drivers punch the accelerator and cut in front of you. (Ditto adjacent vehicles, turning right.)
I’m not saying these actions are safe either, but everything’s a calculation..
Riding a bicycle on city streets is a great way of meeting and engaging in (monosyllabic) debates with fellow citizens (vehicle drivers). The adrenalin rush on the way to work (the thrill of putting ones life in danger just by being on the road, plus the thrill of standing up to bullies driving death-instruments, albeit unlikely to retaliate because in a hurry to go somewhere else) is a better wake-up than the three cups of fair-trade I need to drink every morning.
this is a pretty funny blog, but what about stuff that rural (or people who think they’re rural but aren’t) conservative people REALLY like-
trucks with no tailgate,
joining the military
irrational hatred for bears and wolves.
knitting
american flags
country fairs
tractor supply stores
homeschooling
lawns
cracker barrel
etc.
i can guarantee this is stuff that most non whites aren’t hard core about.
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I loved my Klein. It was all black and racy, really fast too. And it handled way better than my specialty import Italian road bike. I think I’ve only seen three of those bikes in my province’s race circuit, so it made me whiter than all the other white roadies because of the individuality of owning that rare brand. Too bad the bike wasn’t as durable as the car who hit me was. Sighs
RIP Klein bike.
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Todo esto se trata de esencias, no de estúpidas intervenciones que trasladan el tema de lo general a lo particular tratando de contradecirlo!
As a white chic, I dream of affording that beautiful 1,600 dollar bike that my friend’s wife is able to buy for him. He tells me my 2004 Trek is out-dated. I can only hope to get a wife like his someday.
But these people lack the key component of whiteness: guilt.
Make that guilt and WEALTH.
It’s “sharted” you idot (combo of shit and fart).
I bet you ride a fixed gear, wear super-tight calf length pants, and smoke organic herb too.
No, I’ve known too many middle-class white conservatives who like all that stuff on Matthew’s list. Face it, this website has nothing to do with stuff wealthy people like – it’s all about trend-seeking, liberal, middle-class strivers who want to see themselves as compassionate and non-materialistic without actually making any serious changes, putting forth real effort, or simply donating a lot of money. I can say this because I am guilty of it myself (one might say I’m ‘in recovery’).
Your first post was right; the key component lacking among rednecks is white guilt and that’s it. Conservatives simply don’t care about feeling compassionate and non-materialistic; their sense of identity and self worth is tied up in very different values, such as loyalty to God, country and family, showing strength, and “winning.”
However, same thing applies – most people want to fulfill their desired image of themselves without having to expend much effort; it’s only natural.
If I offend . . . well, too bad.
This whole article is just a bunch of stupid, overgeneralized hating. I read thru it and honestly I can think of only a handful of a-holes who even think this way, and yeah they ought to be smacked, but their problem really has nothing to do with the fact that they’re riding bicycles. They probably act that way to everyone.
I ride my bike because:
– I enjoy it
– I save money on gas
– I f-ing hate commuting, and so I have almost always lived close enough to work to bike there.
– With only an extra 30 minutes a day I get an hour of exercise every day I bike to work.
And why people put their “tots” on the back of their bikes is really nonyobeeswax.
Elle, don’t listen to your friend… I rock my ’93 Trek like it’s 1999… nothin’ like a rigid, steel mountain bike singled w/ some hot 2.2s on ‘er to make ‘er purr again… ride ’em ’til they rust!
My newest adventure:
I talked a Prius owning friend of mine into installing one of those loud air horns in is car. We then come up behind a non expecting bike-cyclist and blast it. So far none have died of a heart attack but we have sure shortened many lives and scratched many bodies with road rash. What I like best is that it is all legal. We’re just giving a warning toot for safety sake.
Why in the hell don’t those dumb asses just stay off the road?
Presumably you have a driving license, and as such you likely know the traffic laws.
You’ll know, then, that bicycles are classified as vehicles and certainly not as pedestrians. That means you also know that the only legal place to ride bicycles is on designated bicycle paths, or the street. Most importantly, you know that it is not legal to ride on the pedestrian sidewalk.
When commuting bicyclists ignore traffic laws or act like jerks, it is for our own safety. We try to follow traffic law as best as possible, but when car drivers don’t respect our equal right to the road we must become defensive or even offensive in order to not be killed.
Finally, while you can justify your attempting to injure bicyclists as warning them of your approach, if caught and taken to court you most certainly would be found guilty of something bad. You certainly won’t be laughing when defending yourself on manslaughter charges.
I am sorry to read that YOU think cyclists are dumb asses as you typed. In fact in a carbon footprint comparison a cyclist vs. your Prius has MORE impact on the enviroment.
And I have NO way of knowilgn this but based on your attitude toward cyclists. you are quite likely a lethargic macaroni and cheese gulping PIG…..
Have a nice day! Dont ask the doctor WHY? me when he explains your failing heart and or high blood pressure…..
Buckaroo, bikes legally have the same rights as a car…
why don’t you stop being an asshole and have some common decency?
You all are missing the POINT!!! We are all the same, just different. That is why we are called the Human Race!!! Shut up and ride!!!
the best put-down for those guys in the spandex is:
“Oh look, a ten thousand dollar bike and ten dollar legs.”
Amen Singh is King!
So many cyclists have NO respect for traffic laws. THEY should have to pass tests if they want to drive on the road. And get licensed so when they break the law, they can be reported like drivers can.
lol
i’m more of a moped man.
this is all true. i know people who owns bikes and never use them. my sister had a bike that she would ride on social hippy bike rides and yet when it came to going a few blocks (walkable distance) she chose to take the car.
i ride my bike everywhere for exercise and im too poor (college) for a car.
when people congratulate me on helping the environment i tell them the truth. …i just can’t afford a car.
guess it’s nice that i am helping.
i don’t wear spandex
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I think scooters fall into the same category as European city bikes.
LOL…I don’t always agree with everything on this site, but you did make a major faux pa when you announced how much you spent on your bike. I deal with lots of bike people, and bike shops and I do find that a majority of the people I deal with (that happen to be white) always say how much they paid for the bike, part or accessory before they say the part. For example “I have a $1500 Norco..” , “I sold my $400 Shoei helmet…”, or “You know you’re looking at a $40 water bottle and cage?”
I hate to say it..lol…I really do but this happens more often than not.
Oh boy! I scared the fuck out of another bicyclist today. He almost jumped of his spandex. Poor bastard, he looked to be only 10. The younger ones scare easier. Never to early to learn. Maybe I cured him for life.
Now go ahead and tell me how bad I am.
man im white i ride a groovy mountain bike i wouldnt own a car my bike gets me to where i need to be along with hitch hikeing a bike is more then what you see its a journey thru your mind just rideing along in the fall with not real place to go is outtasight man go rideing on som old strip mine road and enjoy mother earth get back to the simple things cause when the mans done with us we will need our bikes besides it makes you feel alive brother when you know you made it up that hill plus its just fun dude you dig bikes to no matter who you are and you know it man
peace of mind may you find have a groovy day 🙂
Many bikers get the feeling of dead when a cement truck flattens their ass.
You are not bad. You are just stupid.
Buckaroo,
Try that one on me and I will peel off the side view mirror of your PC prius. I will keep pulling on the wiring until your battery pack comes out of the orifice that side view mirror once resided. Then I will strap the hot wire to your neck and make you light up like last years Christmas Tree.
As a cyclist I can personally say that we get no respect. Cars cut us off on the road, squeeze us into the curb and generally want to get around us at all costs. I try to minimize my exposure to auto traffic as much as possible by riding on low traffic streets or bike paths.
Even when we are on designated Bike Paths we get no respect from joggers, pedestrians, rollerbladers and pedestrians on bikes. The signs say Bikes Only but does that stop any of them? The peds, bladers, peds on bike and joggers are the main cause of accidents on the bike path. Why is it a good idea to walk across the bike path talking on a cell without looking for bike traffic? Why is it a good idea to walk, jog or ride 2-4 across on a bike path impeding traffic in both directions? Why is it a great idea to stop suddenly right in the middle of a blind curve?
All we ask is for some consideration from all, other bikers, pedestrians, bladers, joggers and car drivers.
Deedee, you turn me on. Keep talking.
Hee, hee, hee, touched a nerve, did I?
Vespas the annoying 40 mph street bikes should definitely be added to this list or put into another category altogether. White people love these things for one because they are a lot safer than a harley, or even a crotch rocket. They are from Europe and therefore efficient economically and eco-friendly. And lastly there a good alternative for white people who are to lazy or just don’t enjoy all the effort one has to put into biking, yet still like the benefits of being a part of a group who for the most part have the same mentality as those in the bike community.
You’re a racist. You are setting this country back 100 years… “I’ll leave a good comment, Masta”. I’m contacting the NAACP.
I love this blog, but it’s the reason I may be unable to tolerate moving to Portland. I’d be riding around the city and see some white person parking their bike in front of a yoga studio and chatting with a friend about something they heard on NPR and fall off my bike laughing because EVERYONE IS SOOOOOOO WHITE.
Seriously, Christian Lander is dead on about how complacent and self-serving a group of people can be who in theory despise both of those things, and it’s about time someone harped on that in a self-depricating and ironic way. This type of delivery is the only one that works in the long run because it aggravates liberal guilt.
Hey Portland,
The Buckaroo bought a bike. There was this scruffy guy on lower Burnside who sold it to me for five bucks. I found out that was a hell of a deal. In the REI store they wanted $1,500. It’s kind of neat not having to stop for stop signs, flipping off car drivers who honk at me, and giving the slip to the cops during heavy traffic. It’s so damn cool. Parking it is a blast, also. I lean it against anything so that it cuts off half of the foot traffic on the sidewalk. People get real pissed real fast, and I laugh my ass off. Yesterday I pulled in front of a cement truck that was going about forty and jumped back at the right time so I wouldn’t be hit. Blue smoke was just rolling off his tires. Damn was he mad. Plus, he must have thought he could catch a guy on a bike by running after him. Between his beer gut flopping and his fat legs going as fast as they could he almost had a heart attack. God I love that bike.
I’m the type of white person that doesn’t own a car because I work for a non-profit organization and can’t afford a decent ride.
Some crazy people in Seattle will pay $15 to park downtown, I’m not that crazy — I take the bus or ride the nice bike I bought this summer.
It’s a mountain bike. It’s cheap and sturdy and I can ride it around my two favorite parks as well as ride it to work. I am in the small margin of white people who don’t mind wearing spandex to work then changing once I get there.
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You sure know how to fuck up a thread, dumb ass.
Buckaroo, you are most certainly an asshole, but I don’t despise you, because, rather than a stupid asshole, you you seem to be a real-life [url=http://xkcd.com/72/]classhole[url].
i love my bike… its a mountain bike tho………………
ha ha i always almost get run over but sometimes its not on purpose…………….
I rock a sick 1998 GTB track bike with white Aerospokes and no brakes. Huge sprocket up front with 11 teeth in the rear to show that I am far stronger than the average commuter and a little on the wild side with no brakes, which usually also indicates who is really down with fixxies and who is not, also people with toe clips wearing New Balance or chucks are fakers as opposed to those using Shimano SPD pedals with shoes. If you use any other type of pedal such as Look or Campy, you are a snob. Also, trendy local stickers are a must to represent said band or cause.
And how the fuck has nobody talked about bike courier bags? Oh My Gd, white people heaven, I remember there was one you could buy when I was delivering shit in DC back in the 90’s, now you can get them at the GAP! Wha wha wha White!
Bullshit–I live in Portland and I see plenty of black people on bikes. The weird thing is only white people seem to wear helmets and/or clothes designed for bike riding.
I worked in the bike industry for a number of years… you have no idea how true the stereo type is….
I love it keep it up.
Haha Portland has black people?
And that’s…. bad?
Black people like bicycles too you know. I mean, I assume they must since they keep stealing mine.
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What if your Mom really did bike in an European city?
Amsterdam! Granted that is where she was born.
Hmmm. It was my understanding that none of the bike companies listed below allow their bikes to be sold (new) through the mail. LET ALONE EMAIL.
Go look up the MSRP of one of those bikes, those are some reeeally good prices, and the bike will get to you in “two working day.”
See the note below about counterfeit Specialized CF frames:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/newsDetail/2050.html
This thread should be entitled “the idea of bicycles”.
Like the seldom-used kayak, hanging in the garage.
Every time I go to the bike shop for tubes, inevitably there’s a white, middle-aged pudge at the counter, seeking a change for themselves (or their pudge kid), charging $1000 on bike, helmet, and whatever else the dude can sell them.
I wonder how many of those bikes are ridden 10 miles. Then forgotten, or abandoned at the nearest theft area.
These are all probably stolen. I’d never buy a bike from someone who spams a thread like this asshole.
Breakfast places often don’t have enough places to lock up your bicycle. That’s okay, because I’ve found that when you sit watching the street to make sure less white people don’t steal your bicycle, it’s a little bit like a view of the water, combined with watching the people on the street is a bit like watching old ladies picking apples.
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I’m a woman with the European city bike (in California) with a basket, although it’s not wicker. It makes commuting fun. I am so glad I’m white (actually half Japanese but saying that makes me even more white).
Being a white cyclist in London has its perks. Aside from said planet saving, cycling in the metropolis gives one the perfect excuse to shout obscenities from the discomfort of our saddle before securing one’s trusty steed with about 17 locks to prevent the man from stealing it…
It could be worse; you could be on the underground. Nuf said!
Urgh, spam.
There’s a lot of these people around here, I live in a town that proudly states “2nd most bike friendly city” every chance it gets.
I have a bike that at $300 is an upgrade from my previous $80 bike, but only because said $80 bike didn’t last very long.
I don’t get the spandex and “biking shoes”. You don’t use your feet very much when biking, I have always been able to pedal just fine in jeans and flip flops??
I love my bike (an old “Wal-Mart” Mongoose) but I can’t see myself spending more for a bike than I would for a car. Companies that make all these ultra-expensive bikes are a rip-off.
Dude, bike shoes make a big difference. Especially if you’re riding for “performance.”
That’s like saying that any high end product is a rip off. You gets what you pays for. Sometimes, people want the best and pay silly money.
The high end bikes are only a rip off if you don’t use them as intended. Me, I’ve got high end bikes and low end bikes and I ride them to no end.
But yeah, this article is absolutely right: I really do dig my fixie with the cool exotic parts.
C’est la blanche?
I’ve never seen this site. Stopped laughing long enough to send this page to my bike riding son in Austin. He just got back to me that he met Christian Lander while he was promoting his book in Austin and had beers with him.
Wow……………fucking wow! May I touch your son. WOW!!!!!!
I love being one of the few people in town who rides a Masi. Other white people say things like: “Cool Masi.” or “Ooh…you don’t see too many Masis around.” From there we may start talking about esoteric winter sports. Like telemarking vs. AT/randonee or skate ski techniques. Then we retire for a locally made India Pale Ale.
Gotta go now or I’ll be late for yoga.
That’s livin’, ain’t it. But for me, I would have to start off at Starbuucks.
I knew before looking that bicycles would be on the list.
Mine’s a Trek, 12 years old, with granny gears. I’m 49, and my high school students tell me I am the whitest woman they’ve ever seen.
ps. My son is going to France with his client (he’s an online trainer) to ride part of the Tour de France route a few days before the tour starts. I have two posters of Lance Armstrong hanging in my room at school. I wear bike shorts when I go to Starbucks.
very expensive bike saves you about 7+lbs only good for hill climbing. i mean man and bike combined its a negliable saving
The biking shoes are to cleat into “clipless pedals” so that you can transfer power on the upstroke as well as downstroke and use more muscles and get more power. It’s a reasonable upgrade for distance biking if you have said clipless pedals. It makes little sense for short jaunts around town in jeans and t-shirt on a beater bike…
It’s not the bikes per-se that WP love so much. It’s the whole image – saving the planet, getting in shape, socializing, “spending quality time” – but especially it’s the gear. The bright spandex outfits with the faux-commercial endorsements, the ultra-small fannypacks, and those goofy stream-lined helmets (yeah, it really DOES make me go faster).
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their, their, their ~ possessive you moron!
That site is pathetic, dood ~ and your spamming here truly desperate and sad.
There’s one thing I love witnessing about bike types. The males are going sterile from riding and therefor will not be able to reproduce. That means no bike riding young-in’s and therefor bikers will die out of the gene pool. Then those sums a bitches will be off the road. Then again I’ll miss blasting my air horn at them and watching the ensuing heart attack.
Red Neck Transportation when you get a DUI.
so accurate, I spent a year in Europe and cycled almost all the time on a lovely romantic bike, with my baby on a little seat at the front of the bike and my older child on the back of the bike, no helmets and we would go from bakery to cafe to flower shop all day, with me wearing floaty skirts, in a Corinne Bailey Rae manner, I really fancied myself
It was a weird ole town though, all white middle class people, kind of freaked me out in that sense
I love bike ridin. I even have those spandex pants. But bike shorts like that are more for the padding than anything else. When guys ride for more than 15-20 minutes you start to lose circulation in a vein that goes to your junk and will kill your sperm count (plus you get pretty sore). Those pants are padded in that whole region for that reason. That’s also one of the reasons lance armstrong got cancer, poor circulation.
I lost another rear view mirror of the side of my truck. God damn, hit another bike rider. They should be make to a pay for my mirrors.
sorry i spooged on yer retarded moms faced ‘roo.go clean it up now like a good little inbred
Where the hell is Lance and why isnt the Tour on the list?
Oh Bucky, If that were really true you would have been pulled out of your three ton prosthetic penis (pickup) and severely whupped by now. Cyclists are in shape. They work out and are conditioned.
Now be a good boy and get yourself some fried pickles and a yellow beer and watch some UFC.
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This post ignores the fact that white people like to ride bikes because they can say they are cheaper than automobiles. Often, they fail to mention that they continue to insure their $45,000 car – just in case it rains and they can’t bike to work, school, etc.
White people also love to ride bicycles in unbelievably cold conditions to prove to friends and family how ‘committed’ they are to being cheap and awesome.
to cheap=awesome, you somehow managed to find flaw in both groups, those who still have cars for when it rains, or those dedicated when it rains, where do you fall in? do you ride your bike because you’re cheap and broke and too stupid to do anything about it or do you drive your car because you’re a fat lazy slob with nothing to look forward to in life but ultimately passing away with a heart aliment because you’re you continue to feed your ever-chewing mouth? its one of those 2 options
problem…real white people do not go into starbucks. bike shorts are not even an option here.
thats what comes down to does it? mobility and eating or stressing out and starving? your a fool
wow you got him figured out. obliviously he was kidding. dumb dumb
LOL this is true
fuckin fixie pricks, i ride a 1958 bianchi superleggra, and some hipster scum came up to me and asked me if i was going to convert, CONVERT? Fuck that, never in my life will i ever take off a cambio corsa and slap on a phil wood product. ill shove that pink aerospoke up your ass
Why white people like bikes:
– combine mechanical/mathematical know how with physical performance.
– self-sufficiency to go anywhere on your own power
– express your individuality by exchanging parts
– meaningful exercise, yet being efficient
– less is more
– white people get too many heart attacks without exercise.
Im a white chick and you wouldnt catch me dead on one of those cheesy bikes with a basket. Let alone a full skirt. Mine is a Subzero , cost about 3000 US and yes I wear spandex. My accessory’s costs about 2000. And funny, I thought I was cool too. riding in really bad weather! I dont have a car, but needless to say, it will cost less than my next bike( which is about 20,000 usa Orbea Orca if I can ever save up for it. Or the lesser one which is about 6000 Orbea Onyx.)
Im a subset of white bike nerds, the road bike chix are rare. But yes, we do find men cyclists in spandex, really hot. Why?
here are some ideas!
that bulge isnt just the padding
who else can go every day for hours, and hours, until it hurts?
They pound away, until it gets harder, and then push it some more
diamond cut calves
more power to mass ratio than a small car
skin tight lycra is real easy to take off
I also notice that guys who bitch about road bikes, generally are fat and out of shape.
Cyclists, the roadies, even the old guys have amazing bodies.Ive found myself checking out 70 year old guys from the back, and thinking they were 20 ( I myself have the body of 20 year old, Im 40)
And,by the way – it doesnt make guys impotent. thats a lie. Maybe for ten minutes after you got off the bike after a 100 mile ride( when youd want a rest). Ive tested in the field;)
Always, always, always wear a helmet when riding a bike. All it takes is one accident where you smack your head on the ground to turn you into a vegetable. Not cool.
And when buying a bike helmet, go to a bicycle shop and buy a good quality one.
If you have the misfortune to crash while riding with said good quality helmet and it hits something, throw it away and get a new helmet. Never wear a helmet that has been damaged in a crash or otherwise.
In all the years I have been a serious recreational cyclist (close to 20 now), I have crashed a few times (hazard of the sport, unfortunately) but have never hit my head on anything. However, I will never ride without a helmet. The extremely negative consequences of a serious brain injury are simply not worth taking a chance.
Klein was bought out by Trek some years back.
I’m not sure of Klein’s status right now.
I owned a Klein Quantum II road bike for about 11 years. It was a great bike and I thoroughly enjoyed riding it all those years.
I switched to a Trek Madone 5.9 back in 10/06. That bike is so light it’s incredible.
I am white, I own 2 bikes (one road, one mountain) that I have about $10,000 tied up in (it’s easy to do — really good bikes are really expensive).
However, I ride each one of them every week which is how I justify spending so much fricking $$$ on them.
I also don’t have any children. Those little buggers are expensive and take away the money I could be spending on super expensive bikes.
I have my priorities, you know.
I live in So Cal and what is really popular with the Hispanic population here (and believe me, there are a lot of them) is riding their bikes on the sidewalk. It is illegal not to mention dangerous, but they all do it anyway.
I think if I ever saw a Hispanic riding a bike with traffic on the street I would be in shock.
BTW, for the record I am white.
Wow offended by someone of another ethnicity not following the rules. That’s pretty white. I could care less.
What pisses me off are the maniacs on the expensive road bikes training in public parks and scolding people with dogs or children in the path rather than slowing down or picking another route.
OMG! 20k?! My contentious comment is why do serious road bike folks insist on hauling ass through busy public city park trails while scolding people enjoying the park on foot and especially with children or dogs. As if the trails were made for the road bikes and no one else. I am deeply offended (see my white person offended scowl?)
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Average white guy’s are an embarrassment to the species.
People who spell “guys” (or any plural noun) with an apostrophe are an embarrassment to the species.
LOL i have that fantasy!!!!!
i didn’t realise i was so stereotypical 😀
ahaha
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White people are built to ride bikes. This is hilarious! haha
WooHoo, just bought a wicker basket for the front of my wife’s ‘comfort’ bike.
But, the pinnacle of white person bicycling is the recumbent bike. It’s not just more expensive, it’s more difficult to ride, which adds exclusivity and panache. Just like another white person neccessity, the Nordic Track, it’s not just an exercise machine, it requires special skills beyond what the rabble have. And, it costs more!
I grip on the handbrake and say “Whatup?”
I skip on the handshakes, I’m straight. What else?
I got two pegs on the back, and you got two legs under your skirt
So ho, we head
To the Dope Pedal Headquarters
Well, adn there are still those people who simply use bicycles as a means of transport, nothing more, nothing less.
And unless you want dirt up to the back of your head on a rainy day, getting one of those oh-so-cool mountain bikes (yes, I’ve also got one of those – for mountain biking!) or road bikes to pretend you’re riding them to work (and saving the earth) doesn’t make sense.
Swallow your pride, get a EUR 400 city bicycle (which is also less likely to get stolen), and USE the damn thing. A bit of fresh air, rain or sleet in the face every once in a while, and some exercise doesn’t do any harm. It’s not really about being cool. It’s fun, and it’s useful
I just can’t see how it’s the more manly thing to do to sit in a soft car seat and step on the gas pedal than to brave the elements on a bike 🙂
Which is not to say we don’t get the kind of white people described in this blog over here (Austria). But their stupid vintage bikes are mostly broken. Ha.
Are u sure you’re not German??? or American???? Because u TOTALLY miss the point of this….. This is called witt,satire, sarcasm go look it up!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and thanks again for hitler…..
Mountain bikes are MUCH more complicated than that… as a white person, I feel compelled to pedal at ridiculous speed through narrow forest trails studded with slippery roots and pointy rocks. A regular mountain bike with shocks and 27 speeds is way too mundane for my pasty paleness, so I ride a rigid singlespeed. Don’t think for a minute that this made the bike cost any less, as it has hydraulic disc brakes, and parts made from carbon fiber and elements I can’t find on the periodic table. When mother nature doesn’t make the trails interesting enough, I build and ride circus-like wooden stunts with teeter-totters and insanely high and skinny bridges. I bleed and break things when I fall, but have no worries because white people like me all have great health insurance and white women love guys with interesting scars and fresh bark rash.
Okay, fred. you think you’re really cool, and that’s fine, but just because someone lives in Austria, does NOT mean that they are in any way responsible for Hitler.
How do you know he’s not American? Also, what does his ethnicity have to do with anything? Aren’t Germans also white? As are Austrailians, Austrians, Irish, English, French people, and Europeans in general?
Please keep your mean comments to yourself. This blog is not a place for hating, it is a place for lighthearted fun, and making light of the Holocaust is low and has no place here.
Pft, single speeds.
Gears derailleurs and suspension were all invented for a reason you white f**k
Ever tried to get around ubercool SF on a fixie? Anyone?
i am indian, i ride bikes a lot, and pretty much only see white people riding bikes when i go cycling or training. whuts up with that.
We see those whites in their expensive bikes and get-ups all the time with adverts on them, little rear-view mirrors taped to glasses, what a joke. give the 5K to a charity or for animal charities. these whites seem to have money for all the wrong things.
I thin Asian people like bikes more than Whites.
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Thanks for the support there Ellen 🙂
I was just trying to save the bicycle’s honour as a cheap and useful means of transport (as opposed to fashion item for people with skinny jeans and Macbooks). Bicycles rock. Oh yes.
Oh, and about Hitler, fred, that comment pretty much made my day :-). What can I say… my heartfelt apologies for Hitler, Pol Pot, Chairman Mao, Stalin, Lenin, slavery, and for Eve making Adam eat that apple. And for swine flu!
La di da.
Black people do like bikes. Otherwise, LeBron James would not be part owner of Cannondale. I am black and I get as much pleasure out of riding my bike the same as anyone else. Of course when when you make assumptions about black people you are only making yourself look like an ass.
Except, your forgettting china has the largest population in the world, and they have been biking for generations.
I WANT A MILLION DOLLARS!!! Can one million RICH WHITE PEOPLE send me one dollar apiece, puh-lease????
I don’t want money from any Asians, or Blacks or Hispanics. You guys NEED your money. I only want one dollar apiece from RICH WHITE PEOPLE who seem to WASTE their money by spending it on bicycles.
Waste it on me instead. Thanks so much! (First person who comments “You ARE a waste.” is a rotten egg. You thought it. I know you did. Stop lying. See? I knew it.)
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Doesn’t this applt really to all vehicles under 4 wheels? I feel like I only see white people on bicycles, motorcycles, tricycles, and unicycles…
Cyclist who ride to work actually DO save the earth. I am a relatively poor non-white folk; i cannot afford a car so i have to ride my bike not just to work but anywhere else in the city, and whlie I am helping save the planet and reduce pollution by riding my bike year around I have to endure fumes exhausted by those (mostly white) folks riding alone in their fancy SUVs.
Amen brother
The whole fixed gear thing is much bigger in Japan than any western urban area. This list is essentially made up of everyday objects that are easy targets for ridicule.
How about #128 as “Mildly-comedic coffee-table books to impress white middle-class friends”?
Can you PLEASE write one about white people and their stupid drunken “bicycle bar crawls”?? I live in Denver and that shit is just out of control right now. They all cross dress or wear ironic costumes and put flashing lights on their bikes and clog up traffic in the whole city while they drunkenly ride from bar to bar in a pack of 200+. Wow. I hate them. And I have made a point to watch and have determined that there are NEVER any black or hispanic people in the crowd. You are suprised.
Having just completed RAGBRAI, white people not only like bikes, (and are REALLY starting to love recumbent bikes), they love to ride bikes en masse over very long distances, for fun.
“Bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my…bi-cy-cle.” It’s like the new American motto to describe where we headed to when we go to work. Keep on killing the car, hipsters and soon you too may find a faster way to get into town, on a bus. +
why do dumb white people have all this insane money for a “bike” –big deal it weighs 3 pounds and then they brag to their asiatic friends and other dorky whites about how much they spent on it (got ripoffios)–how stupid. Get a huffy and shut up.
I love the last 2 paragraphs!! Im going to fabricate a story like that band see if I gain a white chick friend. ill try real hard not to laugh.
me en me brudahs always ride bikes roun monro, lusiana!
god damn if dey aint cheep, free, en e z!
unfotunally, we ben seein dem lance strongarms all ova da plac en we be tinkin dat dey sooo dum!
we shud jus stop werkin fer dem er mak reel muny!
y aint dey gibin us der muny?
wut u meen we gotta werk?
There is a common denominator with all the consumer products ridiculed by this site.
That common denominator is the “green” religion.
Every shallow, useless, overpriced consumer product here is pitched as “green”.
Bicycles are perhaps the biggest of the “green” fads and the one with the highest markups. Imagine, these people pay $5000+ for $10 worth of metal tubing.
Now, please don’t get me wrong. I don’t knock a businessman for leveraging “make a need and fill it” American marketing, and I don’t knock them for taking as much money from fools as they can…. Indeed, relieving idiots of their money is a necessary Darwinistic activity.
My point here is to show the “green” connection. Smart businessmen have realized that anyone stupid enough to fall for the “green” or “liberal” religion is stupid enough to fall for any sales pitch based on those religions, irrespective on any factual basis either in the religion, or in the products they push.
I say, go for it Bike Shops, up the prices 3X, you will get more guilt-ridden liberal customers, not less. Promise salvation for these guilty liberals with your useless products, and you’ll get 10X the business…..
But after you do that, and you’ve relieved them of all the money you can, then please do give them the salvation they seek. It can be done cheaply. 2 cents of lead can do the job.
leroy (^)
learn to spell
HUFFY. enough of the overpriced, marked up liberal crap of buying metal tubbing.
Leroy did learn to spell. In American public schools.
Yes, good old public education where they deny the bell curve and bring everyone down to the lowest denominator to insure equal outcome. After all, we wouldn’t want anything like academic competition hurting the “self esteem” of the millions of sub humans the liberals have either bred through social engineering, or imported as illegal immigrants.
There is one thing, however, that public education excels at. Making Democrat voters. Dumb down even the smart ones, keep them government dependent, and indoctrinate with class hatred and liberal lies.
Yes, government education, and social engineering. Its the only way the Democrats can keep in political power, and at the expense of the human genome.
Are You All That Stupid. I mean seriously. If you want to know who likes bikes most, have a look at some pics of how people get about in China and India. There’s over a billion non white people getting around on bikes all over the planet.
Americans of all colours are obsessed with cars. OK, so you want to spend more on gas, driving around in tonnes of metal, that’s cool but banging on about a few million white cyclists (while ignoring the other billion plus non white cyclists) is just really dumb. So is pretending you’re morally superior, for being a dumb white guy who will probably die ten years earlier of fat and/or car related illness. Drive faster, die faster, whatever suckers.
Not really, a few white Americans without driving skills or too afraid to drive a block in a car. We aren’t like Europe, and definitely not like India, China, Vietnam or god knows where else when it comes to us overreliant on automobiles to get around less than a mile. We have a “car culture” to indicate why we’re dependent on fossil fuels, extracted out of a foreign country (i.e. Saudi Arabia) and by the Bush-Cheney/ Clinton-Gingrich/ Bush 41-Reagan administrations backed by oil companies to keep the oil fields aflowing dry.+
amen. the school teachers are mostly jokers, union protected, good benies, teach 1/2 year, and stupid as heck. their job is to “teach” MEDIOCRITY OR BABYSIT and create more stupid lemming voters. Also, sick and tired of seeing dumb whites with their cycling get-ups they look like total dorks as they drive around with their 2000 dollar+ rip off bikes. is that to show off or ride around with their yuppy friends ??!?!?
Like Leroy, you show your education.
The people in those 3rd world countries don’t ride bikes for health or to be “green”, they ride them because they are too poor to afford a car.
While the 3rd world strives to achieve our standard of living, the liberals strive to reduce us to theirs.
Guess they didn’t teach you their true motives in Public School, but if at least you are reading this blog (which is to ridicule white liberalism), perhaps one day you will have an epiphany.
“bicyclism” is one of the tenents of the Liberal religion, or more aptly put one of the symptoms of the Liberal disease
Like George Bush, you show your education Nguoi My,
Yes people in those countries ride because cars are unaffordable to most people. I cycle, here in Australia, because a car is too expensive to run all the time (as well as being stupid: environmentally and health wise).
Conservative Americans like you can only afford to drive cars because you suck the marrow out of the world and invade or bully whoever you need to to get cheap oil. So the rest of the world has been subsidising you to drive your inefficient and overweight dinosaur cars. The rest of the world drives and exports efficient cars, while your industry needs Intensive and Critical Care worth billions just to keep it alive. The rest of the world makes more efficient cars, moves enormous numbers of people via public transport and yes, sweetheart, uses bikes. Europe is aiming to increase bike use with countries like the Netherlands and Holland leading the way.
As for my education, Nguoi My I’m not a victim of your second rate, cash starved, education system, your third rate corporate media (or your rock bottom corporate rip off health system either) Nguoi My.
I’m the beneficiary of a first class public education system which streamed me into an academically selective primary school and then an academically selective secondary school. My daughter has just been accepted into a selective high school and my nine year old son can probably read and comprehend better than you. I’m also not one of the morbidly obese flooding your land of supersized fast food and, clogged arteries and supersized cars and clogged “freeways”.
Big deal, you’re not white, what do you want a badge. You are however just another very typically brainwashed conservative American with little or no perspective. You think, strike that, you believe that the world can somehow, with finite resources, and there will be no consequences for my kids or grandkids.
You write that this blog’s purpose “is to ridicule white liberalism”. Have you not seen any interviews with it’s creator. He’s white you dope and he’looks pretty American liberal to me. He’s having a dig, sucker, not starting a self-hate-site. Sadly though a bunch of miserable passive aggressive sad sacks like you seem to have hijacked it.
Honestly, you are a bit of a dope aren’t you? I don’t care what your IQ is, you’re just plain ignorant and clearly kind of witless.
I stumbled onto this site while researching something else and had a bit of a laugh but enough’s enough. You’re just too much, so excuse me while I make myself a little soy decaf mocca and sit down to some zany Sarah Siberman on my Macbook before I slip into some lycra to go cycling. That, or just go live my pretty nice life over here farm thankfully, from you and your’s over there.
I stand corrected. You did get a better liberal indoctrination from your selective schools in Australia. Guess they realized they need to throw more in volume and complexity for the brainwashing than say, for the aborigines.
Having said that, you won’t find any argument from me in your “take” on American culture. Quite the contrary, and I’ll give you a few more factoids that shows how far America has fallen:
* Highest incarceration rate of any developed country
* 50% divorce rate for all Americans
* 33% drop out rate from high school
* 90% breeding out of wedlock for some ethnic groups
* The majority of people are illegal immigrants in states like California
* More than 50% of people are tax consumers (pay no taxes) while a shrinking minority are increasingly taxed to support them
Yes, just a few factoids from the country that 60 short years ago defeated global fascism. (and I might add, kept you Aussies from becoming Japan’s next Manchuria)
The country that achieved Man’s pentacle of technical achievement, the Moon shots, 40 years ago.
The country that had the generosity toward it’s defeated enemies to rebuild both Japan and Germany and make them the #2 and #3 economic powers in the world.
The country that achieved the highest standard of living and wealth in the history of man, and spread that as much as possible to others.
That was the country I am proud of, but it’s not the country that exists in 2009, and the Liberals are responsible for the decline.
Let me comment on a few other points you make:
Re: American cars, yes you are correct. The cars we make are “government mandated” from the materials used to the Unionized over compensated and benefited drug addicted human sewage that makes them… Oh, but those people (if you want to call them that) vote overwhelmingly for Liberal politicians, so thus it is a vicious circle. Toyota makes the best cars. Best in quality, maintenance, longevity and over-all cost of ownership (which includes fuel costs), yet the Liberal government in USA now owns the bankrupt USA auto manufacturers when even Americans don’t want American cars. Next they will ban Toyotas….. You are lucky you don’t have an auto industry in Australia.
Re: morbidly obese and “supersized” junk food. There is an old saying here from the “Hippie” 60’s; “You are what you eat”. Nothing could be truer, but at least these “useless eaters” die young so suck up less of my taxes, and are less likely to reproduce.
Re: Clogged freeways and overpriced fuel. Both are manifestations of liberalism. Clogged freeways are a two-fer caused by unregulated breeding and immigration (mostly illegal) and liberal political manipulation to prevent construction of infrastructure necessary to support the increase in population they are responsible for. It’s all pitched from the “green” religion, but never does a liberal support an analysis of just how much pollution those cars stopped on the freeways are spewing. Stopped on the freeways in congestion vs driving the speed limit on properly sized roadways used by legal and useful contributors to society.
Overpriced fuel hits you too in Australia. It’s not a function of limited resources (although they are, and I’ll comment on that), but it’s how the “Greens” have been manipulated by “big oil” to maximize their obscene profits. With the help of the “greens” big oil has a monopoly. There is no new oil drilling despite the fact of huge world-wide untapped reserves. There hasn’t been a new refinery built in the USA for 40 years due to “environmental” concerns. Thus, big oil has effectively used the “green” religion to maintain a monopoly and rape the world as a result.
Re: finite resources. They are not as finite as you think, but yes, there is a limit. A better way to look at it, in all aspects, is demand in excess of supply. Much of that is intentionally manipulated, often by manipulation of “green liberals”, but more importantly, the planet cannot sustain the the numbers of hominids we have now, let alone the increases projected by global liberalism. We are as cattle in a feed lot. Knee-deep in our own shit because there are simply too many of us. You can thank the Liberals for that. Liberalism can only flourish when the majority are dependent on the liberal leaders for their existence ( reference my factoid >50% government dependent in USA)
Liberals breed or import these dependent loosers to keep in political power. Those “people” have no other reason to live.
OK, so now I’ve responded to you in clear terms and I won’t refer to you as “Ignorant” or “Witless”. Actually, I think you are neither, but are a victim of your education.
Nor will I equate you with any politician, and although you have branded me a “conservative”, your attempt to associate me with George Bush is contrary to the facts. George Bush is in no way a conservative. We have a saying here about our (so called) 2 party political system:
The Democrats are in a car driving 100 MPH toward a cliff. The Republicans are also driving toward that same cliff, but they are only going 60MPH….. Bottom line, the end result will be the same, only a matter of timing.
To conclude, you still have quite a bit of it right, and I think you will have that epiphany some time in the future.
It might happen when the Muslims you have allowed to enter your country do something really nasty and reveal their true nature. It might happen when you are in the hospital recovering from injuries when your bicycle is hit by a motor vehicle…..
Best wishes to you and the future of Australia.
To Nguoi My,
You are so right. I am a republican, and I hate this “green” effort. Why do all these stupid liberal jerks want clean air anyway? I hope they all choke on our gas-wasting small-penis-compensating SUV’s.
And, like most true conservatives, I hate everyone but white people. I say we round up everyone that isn’t white and ship them back to where they came from. I’m tired of all of these illegal Asian immigrants coming over here bringing their organized crime groups and stinky breath.
You and our neo-con friends are so right, the liberal religion should be exterminated, just like our hero (Adolf Hitler) did to the Jews. Sieg heil Bush!! Sieg heil!!
Sorry if there are any misspellings, I was banging your mom in a Cambodian whorehouse as I wrote this.
Ciao!
Calm down, you two.
First of all, AreYouAllThatStupid: “countries like the Netherlands and Holland”? Seriously? And then you go on bragging about your education?
Nguoi My: What exactly is it that makes cycling so horrible for conservatives (which I also consider myself to be – the European brand however)? What is so manly an desirable of doing the shortest commute in, say, a Ford F-150 instead of riding a bicycle? It’s healthy, it saves gasoline and money, keeps the air clean, and is often faster and, yes, fun. That waste of resources (natural and monetary) is undesirable should be common sense also for the most die-hard American conservative. And what is it that makes sitting in a soft, cushy car seat stepping on a gas pedal more manly than using your muscles to propel yourself?
I know the sort of white people ridiculed here, though. Austria here (not Australia, my dear Americans) has them too. And other people care less about being cool and just use the damn bike. And the car, if need be.
This liberal vs. conservative thing is getting out of hand.
I have nothing against bicycles. The are healthy, economical (when not purchased for fad fulfillment), and can sometimes be a faster commute, assuming there is proper bicycle infrastructure for the commute.
What I and most all motor vehicles drivers have against bicycles are their inappropriate use on the motor vehicle roadways.
They are not designed for motor vehicle roadways. They impede traffic, and their usage on motor vehicle roadways have made them the number one cause of injury accidents in the USA.
As I’ve said they are one of the tenets of the liberal religion, and as such they won’t be banned by our liberal government as an unsafe consumer product.
Here’s a link to a bicycling group that you may well also have in Austria. It illustrates how bicycles are used for liberal green politics in the USA. Also, if you read between the lines, at the things they tell bicyclists not to do, it shows even more clearly the thinking of liberal bicyclists.
http://critical-mass.info/howto/
Uh, did you just accuse someone of pretending to be morally superior?
You might try reading all my posts in this thread before responding.
That way, perhaps, you won’t make a fool of yourself 😉
Of course bikes should be used on roads – it’s their versatility that makes them useful, especially in cities (they’re banned on highways anyway, and rightly so).
And I’m frankly sick of all those SUVs clogging the streets in the mornings and evenings because too many idiots have to drive those measly 3 or 4 kilometres right to the office door because they’re too good for public transport (which happens to be excellent here) or cycling.
Look at it ths way: fewer cars – more space on the roads for those who do have to drive – better air (and, as a corollary, cleanier buildings: just look at pictures from 1970s inner cities).
Critical Mass, oh well. They’re one more arm of the politically correct thought police.
Btw., it’s always funny to observe the different use of the term “liberal” in the US and Europe.
You are lucky that you have good public transport. In the USA, all public facilities have become the exclusive domain of the products of liberal social engineering. But alas, we can never call them bums, losers, criminals, perverts and human sewage, it wouldn’t be PC, so we set about laws to get rid of them based on their indirect attributes, and that gives us “deny-ability” toward the real goal of getting the products of liberalism out of our private lives. Here’s a very good example of how we try to do that:
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cta.body.odor.2.1160298.html
BTW, I drive a Scion XA. A mini-car made by Toyota that gets 38mpg. I don’t drive it because I’m “green” I drive it because I believe a motor vehicle’s only purpose is to get you from point A to point B in the most cost effective way possible.
And of course, bicycles obstruting traffic reduce that efficiency.
What I really wish is that we would take a serious look at how the South Africans are dealing with the totally predictable results after their legitimate government was crushed by global liberalism:
Works not only for windshield washer extortionists, traffic light beggars, and car jackers, but could be very effective against “Critical Mass” types.
One more point. In Kobe, Japan. School children are not allowed to ride bicycles to school because the schools have concluded that they are too dangerous. At least someone has a clue….
Great, Japan. Good job. Really? First you go on about social engineering and then you cite this as a positive example? A school choosing for its pupils which means of transport they have to use? And prohibit them from getting some exercise? Why not do something about road safety for cyclists (i.e. bike lanes etc.)?
I’m getting exhausted here trying to tell you in down-to-earth terms why cycling is practical, quick, useful in our urban lives. We’ve become such wimps. To think of my grandfather cycling to work 30km and back every day. And now we need a fucking rolling living room to to 1/5 or so of the distance, to a job that mostly requires sitting in an office.
While anyone is free to use their car in whichever way they bloody well please, just use some common sense every once in a while, people.
Yes, it is getting exhaustive.
You’ll not convince me, and I won’t convince you, yet I feel you do have some valid points, and I think you also concede I have some valid points.
Lets leave at at that.
If you ever have a chance to visit the USA, or I to Austria, lets take it up again then.
And part in peace for the meantime 🙂
Hilarious! Thanks. I’m a white person and enjoy cycling on the road. The critics of the article need to find a sense of humor and learn to enjoy satire. A hopeless suggestion for these clinchpoops, but… I tried. =o)
It’s “exhaustING”.
Just couldn’t resist :-).
For your consolation, I’ve been to the US and quite like the place.
I quote from only one statement in your comment (although the rest can be similarly burried), “The majority of people are illegal immigrants in states like California.” Can you explain why they want to come to America if it is all as you say it is? And please don’t bore the rest of us with an analysis that includes, “they still believe it is the America of 40 years ago.” That would only support a conclusion that all illegal immigrant’s are stupid which would only fit your flawed thinking.
Go back to hibernation where you must have been for a long time before you wrote this comment.
LOL I saw this site on http://www.DanielDickey.com and I must admit it’s just as funny!!
“Yes, just a few factoids from the country that 60 short years ago defeated global fascism. (and I might add, kept you Aussies from becoming Japan’s next Manchuria)”
– I love it when Americans think they won the war against Germany. You should get your “factoids” straight. I’m not even going to bother commenting on the rest of your drivel; the saying ‘Don’t feed the trolls’ comes to mind.
See:
Norman Davies, ‘Who really won the war?’ World War II Oct2007, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p36-41
For those of you without access to academic articles, I’ll give you the abstract:
“An argument is presented that the Soviet Union played a far bigger and more important role in World War II than is generally presumed, while the Western forces’ contribution, particularly America’s, was respectable but modest.”
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I would be afraid to operate a car. Just barely touch the gas pedal and it goes fast. My bike does the job just fine. To be able to travel a hundred kilometers (62 miles) or more on muscle power alone is enough to convince me that I will never need a car. Our muscles have served us for millennia, and we have the nerve to find them inadequate?
I ride a bike because I cannot afford a car. I immediately found out I actually enjoy riding a bike. Actually, I knew even before I began that I would enjoy it. It has been my primary means of transportation for over twenty years, and will continue to be for many more years.
I have a Wal-Mart Mongoose myself, and it started to fall apart after only two weeks, when the right pedal broke off. Four months later, the rear wheel fell apart. I wouldn’t buy any bikes at Wal-Mart after that. I’ve heard of kids’ bikes sold at Wal-Mart in which the front wheel would fall off, causing serious injury. Both the store and the manufacturer were sued and the bikes recalled.
The bike was a Falcon “Black Diamond”, not a bad bike in its day. However this was only a couple of years ago so you might have a point.
They claim to be the least paid profession, then no teacher wants to spend 6 mos. the other half of a year (or a week) working in McD’s and Wal-mart. Oh yea, affluent white folk eat sushi and expensive sandwiches with a beer or wine, while the lower-class are the ones who go to McD’s for 3 meals a day spent their hourly wages from Wal-mart jobs. The move to make Americans ride bikes or take local transit (busses) is said to be more a step backwards in our move from horse buggies to Ford/GM-made cars to flying cars (not here at all). What do these elite liberals want us to be like: Russia? China? and Mexico? It’s started to feel that way if you live in Yonkers, Youngstown, Ohio or Yuma, Arizona.
Best wishes for a future right-wing fascist America, since a left-wing socialist America is deemed harmful to democracy. The Aussies, Enzedders and our neighbors in Canada aren’t waving Soviet-style red flags (no single gold stars on them) and since when the E.U. is the kind of place where millions flock to America’s eastern shores unlike 80-100 years ago?
Any Mexican person, Hispanic or Latino is an “illegal alien” is a VERY racist comment, and aren’t we learning about racism is harmful? A black man is US president, we aren’t interning Chinese people and no death camps set up for Muslims for revenge over the 9/11 attacks. We’re definitely moving out of the race obsession, but slow…and like a rehabilitated drug addict to overcome their bio-psycho dependency one day at a time.
In Europe, a liberal wants more capitalistic style economics and more cash in their wallets…and their social democracy is open to reform whenever needed. It only took 28-50 yrs. for Americans to want liberalism except it appears to be a mistake to destroy us, then who wants laissez-faire, trickle-down, Reaganomics BS back in our lives? NOBODY.
“It is important that you never question why someone needs a $5000 bicycle since the answer is always ‘performance.'”
Haha, made me think of this popular white biker video:
Perfect! 🙂
The bike not having brakes is part of the image. Sure there are some dickheads who ride fixed but that goes with most genres of riding; mostly roadies. You’ve got to realise that not everyone who rides fixed are complete arogant dickheads like you have percieved them in the image. There are some really nice people who ride fixed and it’s sad that you will never experience this…. /
btw the reason that I said roadies was because pretty much the only complete arogant dickheads I have meet riding a bike are roadies. I haven’t meet many mtbers or fixie riders who are like what the roadies bring out….
I’m pretty sure any bike that is $5k+ is going to be made of carbon, not metal…
i remember when fixed gear bikes were almost exclusively ridden by bike messengers, track racers, and old school roadies in the winter. you fucking hipsters who don’t know how to ride in city traffic get the fuck out the way
ummm…..i have 3 bikes….one to commute (my old racer), one to race with and a mountain bike (I am discovering the joys of off road riding)
I better fully check the list and see if triathlons are in here
I think its funny how my roommates triathlon bike is worth more than his car. Funny thing though- you cant pick up chicks at the club with a really expensive bicycle (unless you have a really big basket, which automatically rules out triathlon bikes)
I know a guy that sold his $5000 AR-15 for $3500, then bought an $1100 bow and arrow set, and a $1400 bicycle. He lives in a manufactured home and drives a piece of crap ford. That kind of thinking is more common than not in the rainbow sanctuary state I currently live in .
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Gotta be really sad to rely on a car to pick up chicks, those are normally the shallow plastic bimbos to avoid.
most bikers have an arrogant attitude and think their faaces does not have an aroma. They drive recklessly on trails nearly hitting people, screaching around in their over-priced metal cages with rubber. white are pretty stupid, who in their right mind in a horrible economy and the us a sinking ship would be investing thousands for a metal cage with rubber? and those dumb “get-ups” with adverts all over their shirts/tight spandex pants with a penis bulging out?!?! drink your gourmet coffee, shop at whore foods, and drive volvos, and give lip service to “poor” people-blacks, mexicans, indians, whites in mid-west, etc…
I hate this “green” effort.
Hipsters are rich white people who rebel.
As for the Euro fantasies, one has to realise, it’s a way of life over there to ride their bike to and from. …but you can rest assure, they would take a auto over a bike anyday.
A true standard in comedy blogging.
Another great site is http://www.SomethingYouShouldRead.com
I have to disagree. I myself am a mountain biker and actually one of the few highschoolers out there that actually compete with other highschoolers. When i ride my bike on the local trails, i make sure not to run down any hikers in words or actions. I make a point every time i come across someone, either hiker or biker to give a head nod or say “hey.” I’m not a “green” person, but where i live, the Mountain Bikers are the only people who actually care for and maintain the trails. Bikes cause 80% less erosion to the trails than hikers do. And 80% of the hikers i come across are cussing me out that i have no right to be on the trails at all. On the contrary. At the top of the trail it has a “bikers allowed” sign. I will admit some bikers out there are very rude to others, even other bikers. I’m not making excuses for them at all. But before you say “They drive recklessly on trails nearly hitting people, screaching around in their over-priced metal cages with rubber.” you have to look at it from both sides point of view. its people with attitudes like that who hang fish hooks off of trees at head level to catch on our faces.
I ride an old Pugeot (sp.) that I picked up in the UK for 25 quid & brought back to Australia. I guess it’s a vintage cycle, but I’d never refer to it as such. I also drive an old Ford (NV ’94), which cost me $AD 1000. I’m glad I own both, actually. Hasn’t helped me to pull any chicks though…
Yea those damn white people. Like me for instance. I quit corporate life. Got rid of my car and Opened a bike shop. We run a donation program where we fix up old bikes and give them to people mostly Asian, Hispanic and Africans in the city. (not african American ). These folks are new immigrants to the USA and usually don’t own anything but their cloths…and not much of that either. There are about ten of us involved in the shop now. We also work for, promote and ride for a homeless shelter in one of the local towns.
When you come right down to it no one actually owns anything. God is just lending it to us. That’s why it is more fun to give stuff away. That’s why green is good.
I can’t ride a bike. What should I do?
Funny, but it’s unfortunate you’re making it seem being ‘green’ is all about being trendy and up-to-date. It’s actually about protecting our HOME, and doing the right thing, while staying active. Damn, if common sense is hip and ‘white’, then I strive to be hippest white person alive.
Global warming is a scam. Read a text book, don’t watch a fictitious Al Gore movie.
safe cars and a healthy sedentary lifestyle are a scam. now, go finish eating your children.
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How do you explain that rastafarian lookin fella in Thelma & Louise?
@buzz: I think a lot of you have problems understanding these are just broad funny stereotypes that apply to the current (young 20-30′s) white population of the USA. OF COURSE black people, and Asian, and Latino people do some of these things. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SAY YOU ARE BLACK AND YOU DO THIS TOO (no one cares! these are just funny WHITE stereotypes). and Of course all white people don’t do all these things. These are just FUNNY STEREOTYPES that are oddly and recently very prevalent in American White culture. I am very guilty (and not guilty) of a lot of these. I think it is really funny. I live in Japan, have an Asian girlfriend, like mos def, used to make movies, wanted to be a writer, like to camp, etc, etc. No I don’t do yoga and don’t really like tea… and I am NOT going to be all defensive and complain that this list is stupid and I guess I am not white cause I don’t drink wine. Just enjoy this for what it is. BROAD STEREOTYPES. one more thing. Stop being so defensive. You don’t need to post on every thing that you DON’T do, “I don’t do …..” whatever. good for you.
here is an idea for the next item. Stuff white people like: not having a sense of humor or being remotely opened minded.
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This is perfect! I ride a Papillionaire bike around Melbourne, Australia dreaming of being in Paris – with a baguette in hand – just like my mother I’m sure. (Who was born in Peru and is gluten intolerant )
I’m wondering why producing, *good, clean, envirowhacko friendly energy*, has never proposed this as an obviouse solution to our dependence on foriegn oil…..
large hamster wheels for ppl to run on, connected to a generator that charges the batteries in your electric car, house, appliances, ect… ect… ect….
With unemployment at record lvls, illigal immigration unabated, and human hamster wheels almost an entirely unregulated….. this IS the future of the green wave….
get entirely off the grid, or sell your extra energy back to the grid….
Its also the answer to the fat ass epidemic, and will dramatically reduce healthcare costs by guaranteeing energy demands are met with actual physical excercise……
or for the most green fruitcakes among us, they can get special cards allowing them to barter the extra energy they produce for the gov’t cheese they recieve!!!!
*WIN WIN WIN* xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
With as feckless and incompetent an ass clown as we have squatting in the White House right now, I don’t see how he could possibly overlook the possibilities…… more reliable and cost effective than wind energy, the job opportunities in this new *tech* guaranteeing more employment than the WW2 war effort, these jobs are available now……
Easily sellable to the public by showing him, his fat ass wife, and kids actively doing their part to power the White House, on live TV……. xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
yeesssssssss!!
No lie – one time, one of these pretentious fancy bike spandex wearing aerodynamic wraparound shades and expensive helmet wearing douchebags actually ran down one of my friends as we were walking down a trail in a forest preserve.
He actually had the nerve to cuss out the person he ran OVER, claiming it was my friend’s fault, and also claimed to be sure that he’d broken his shoulder after two seconds on the ground – then getting right back up and whizzing back off into the woods (probably to run over some more people.) His friend, who was also on a bicycle in the same gear, actually had to apologize for him.
Lesson learned: ride a normal fucking bike, in your normal goddamned clothes, and don’t be a douchebag. Especially when the person you ran over survived cancer, and now he has to deal with your ignorant dumb ass.
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“But there is a special category of bicycles that appeal far more to white women, the European city bike (pictured). ” – guilty as charged! [though I’m a halfie, black and white; though this list tells me I’m way more white than black]
Just returned from a trip to Amsterdam and I absolutely have become that female you describe, fantasizing about biking to cafes and grocery stores, along cobblestone streets and over canals, in a casual yet well-put together and sassy outfit, that makes me look adorable without the feel of trying to look adorable, cheeks ruddy and pinkened from the fresh air.
Why Holland is better than America when it comes to bikes –
http://macncheeseproductions.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/holland-vs-america/
if you like this blog, check out http://justsomepetpeeves.wordpress.com!!
I just got intro bicycles like a few weeks ago. tryin to ride to get cardio, and planninng on going to hilllsborough river to ride some trails and see nature dude!!!! lol
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Gotta big 115M ride this weekend, gonna eat sushi till I puke tomorrow to fuel up. I love being white!
On another note – rules of Bike Club
1. No underwaer allowed
2. Find the tightest pair spandex you can
3. Then get the buy the next size smaller!
And don’t forget to drive at least a $50K vehicle to any organized biking event! Audis are preferred…
Yes, obviously one asshole represents everyone who has any similar characteristics whatsoever. Well thought out.
haha, I’m German and I used to do just that, but I had a mountain bike I rode around town vs a city bike. I had to ride a very hilly 5 miles home, city bike just didn’t work. But yeah, I rode into downtown, met friends at a cafe or the parking lot of the palace (Residenz Wuerzburg), went shopping, strolling, got back on my bike and headed home, purchases in backpack (didn’t do the basket). Didn’t eat under a canopy, lol. And in winter, or if it was too rainy, I took the streetcar. I’ve been in the states 7 years and have ridden my bike once this whole time. Haven’t thought about how “idyllic” my life used to be lol.
Hey Nicole,
I’ve just arrived in Wuerzburg last week.
And I need to get a second-hand bike (for max 100 Euros)
Where should I look??
unfortunately, I not very good at German
YOU REALLY GOT ME ON THIS ONE!!!! Not about the Europe fantasy but omg…. I love those old skool bikes. It’s the only thing I asked for this year for Christmas. They’re so cute and they make me want to watch The Brady Bunch and Happy Days!!!!! (After that last statement I think there should be an article on 70s shows about the 50s on here!) I also live near a beach with sidewalks!!!! So while I never dreamed of riding to the pastry shop I am excited about the reality of making the breeze go through my hair a bit faster!!!
Your mother AND father blow the spooks.
Did you ever think your shit was racist?
I have dropped cooler stools than your mother.
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I searched this website for the word “folks”… and this post came up. It seems that white people love to use the word “folks” as in people, but to say people sounds more racist “those people”, like it may be less inclusive and historically inappropriate. But really, folks is the same thing… so why not just say people. Whites have appropriated this term it seems.
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um, why are there links to the custom parts mentioned? is this all just about advertising?
“white people also like clever advertisements”
White people, well all people, also enjoy http://www.NakedHipster.com. Mainly because the girls are hot and don’t have clothes on. Usually those two things go well together. You know, the hotness and the nakedness.
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This is bullshit, why do we have to classify what someone likes or does and put them in a catogory due to fucking skin color!!!!! Are you kidding me? Quick fact: skin color is determined by how many melanocytes are prevelant which are determined by DNA passed down from our ancestors; does this seem like a good reason to catagorise someone? I accidently stumbled accross this site, and am sorry I did! I am white and do cycle competatively; and personally never thought once about it being “something white people like!” But, now this ignorant site has put the idea in my head, that people really think like this…..and it makes me ashamed to be apart of the same society! I also make a living playing pro football….would this fit your ignorant catagory? WE ARE ALL THE SAME! I think anyone of any race/sex could enjoy anything, including riding a bike 😉
Glenn,
You state a valid point and I agree with “WE ARE ALL THE SAME!” But, I am going to run you over…because since your a pro athlete you most likely ride a top of the line $6,000+ bike that you dont need.
– So be careful on your next ride, hahaha
Everyone can ride bikes. Some kenyans are trying to change history and compete in the TDF; the biggest stage for cycle racing. And a movie is being filmed about it; “The Shortest Man in the Village Who Can Soar Like an Eagle” http://www.theafricancyclist.com/the_movie.html
-maibe this will change some of your stupid opinions
Glenn,
Good thing you don’t make a living playing pro “get the joke”, cause you’d go hungry.
What a pedantic, white answer.
Sounds pretty white. Oh, and it’s: m-a-y-b-e.
Hi Chrstian Lander,
I’ve just watched a youtube video of you talking about your fixed wheel bike. I want to know if you’ve ever done track racing, because that’s what fixed wheel bikes are really for.
Just thought I’d let you know that I ride fixed and I have done track racing and it’s something that makes me feel even more smug about.
Be cool.
Mick Skinner sounds like a gay pornstar name
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I:
1. am a white male
2. love cycling
3. have a very expensive road bike
4. have a mountain bike
5. have observed that serious recreational cyclists are almost exclusively white
6. live in Los Angeles and love to ride the bike path along San Vincente Blvd from Ocean Avenue to Wilshire Blvd. It is one of the most beautiful places to ride
Bike paths are for are for people on bicycles. That is why they are called bike baths.
Pedestrians do not belong on bike paths and should stay off of them.
Max: there is a reason they are called bike paths — they are for people on bicycles. Pedestrians do not belong on bike paths. Very simple concept.
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No way! It’s wrong! There are no baguettes in the basket!!
No way! It’s wrong! There are no baguettes in the basket!!
Oh God, this site gets more and more hilarious as the articles progress
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There are a lot of white mamils riding bikes in the early morning in my city. (middle aged men in lycra)
Way to go white person!
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Why do people hate white people so much. Go after my food, my music, and my dancing style, but if you talk about my bike them be fighting words (sarcasm should be included). As a white blonde haired blue eyed male, I feel as though at times I have no right to complain about a lot of things, one of which being that I have a three thousand dollar road bike. Granted I am biking at average somewhere around 30-50 miles a day, as I also fit into the another category of going through a difficult breakup, but I at least feel I partially avoid this stereotype as I attempt to avoid punishing others with my self loathing, and tend to take that out on myself on the bike. Needless to say, serious cycling, just like skiing, or to make the obvious point (Cool Runnings aside) bobsledding, is a predominantly white sport, professionally and recreationally, and to not notice this is to be ignorant on a level that is almost unimaginable. I apologize that this ignorant site has put thoughts into your head, based on my experience that is not something that most affluent white people enjoy, we hate thinking about things, and most of the time we don’t need to, because while I have tried very hard in school all of my life, I understand that the things that were just offered to me as a right of passage that I was entitled to (like college), were things that many others if given my options could have achieved so much more with. I am white, but I am a dork, in many of the ways that this site points out in a very honest and non-offending manner, and in my personal opinion, if you can’t find the ways that you are a dork you are an idiot, and if you can’t figure out how buying a bike that costs more than some cars, wearing spandex, and jerk sunglasses doesn’t make you look like an asshole to most normal people, you are beyond helping. Disclaimer: Again, this is said by one who wears all of the aforementioned garb whilst riding a very expensive bike, it was if when I finally donned the full cycling clothing and style, I gained the acceptance of every other serious rider on the road, but I also lost the acceptance of the other 90 percent of people on the road. Also, nothing makes me happier at times that getting out on the road on my bike, it has always made me better.
Diversity stole my bike. LOL.
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In Europe many people cycle daily to work, kids to school etc. It’s not a fantasy and by and large it is a very pleasant way to travel. The other fantasy is that it is some White dream. The truth in many cities it’s all colours and creeds use bikes it is the most democratic form of transport. The only fantasy in this world is oil will last forever and my SUV looks cool
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I don’t know to many 100% white people so more than likely your making fun of yourself by bashing somebody who probably posses similiar genetics to whom it may concern. I ride a road bike and a mountain bike. I ride road to and from work to stay in shape for motocross/hills riding. I ride a mountain bike to sooth my moto X feen when i can’t twist a throttle. O and i’d rather be on a $5,000 than a $500 bike when coming off a 20ft drop. People who have the guts to do something like that can contest. While riding MX i’m busy ripping apart the earth and flipping off the nerdy tree huggers that try to stop me along the way, it’s a waste of your time. Go talk to the nuclear powerplant dudes. If your only mode of transportation is a bike,bus, or train more than likely your in college or too poor to afford your own car. O yeah F@ck that stupid spandex shit!
No way! American white woman want to ride on a bike in Europe?! Well, I happen to be average Dutch girl who has to ride every day 11 km to get to school, nothing romantic about that when it’s minus 5 degrees Celsius. Yeah, we don’t wear helmets and keep in shape. But I cant drive a car, otherwise I wouldn’t cycle that much.
@c, I’m an American, living in the mid-Atlantic. Our weather is less romantic than yours. I own a car, but instead I ride my city bike as much as possible to avoid traffic, for my fitness, and in nice weather, for enjoyment. You are better off riding in less desirable weather, than becoming a fat, type II diabetic, slug, like most Americans. In the land of un-walkable big box stores and bloated houses, it may be romantic for human legs to be anything more than vestigial.
Hey, I am an African American female who loves to ride my bike, in fact I enjoy it so much that I have never learned how to drive. White people are not the only ones who enjoy the serenity of riding a great bike. I’m just saying….
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Man, you’re so stereotyping…. Where are those white women who want to live idealized lives and ride a bike to the bakery in the morning? I never saw any in my entire life spent among them…. may be one in Portland, OR.
Those who ride bikes in the city (versus in a park) are setting themselves up for cancer and heart disease as they’re getting a good dose of toxic car exhaust. Yikes.
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See if you can spot nonwhites during RAGBRAI. Actually I saw a few, here and there, on a mass ride of ~20,000 in Iowa. Lets say 10 in 10,000. That’s 0.1%! Woo hooooo. Finally, for a week, I will only see white folks of different size and shape.
Anyway, it’s not their fault that nonwhites are not well represented in bike tours.
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The serenity of riding a bike! In Holland we ride bikes through all kinds of nasty weather to pick up groceries. On bicycles on the verge of breakdown. Holla, fixies.
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The road bike truth about USA in particular, it’s a White People’s event. Even some Asian, African or Latino origin trues to participate in the Saturday / Sunday group ride, suffers discrimination. Doesn’t matter how good in biking he is. Its all about color and discrimination policy, even in year 2014!
I lived and biked in about six different states in USA. Some state people are little moderate and friendly. Some states are too extreme. Now I live and bike in Denver Colorado. This is the most extreme white dominated stated I ever faced. Bike Group is never friendly, if non white.
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