Wow ... just wow. Dude better hope he never end up in wheel chair as that seems like he's taunting karma to put him in one. Hope he rode at least rode through some dog poop that day and it got everywhere.
On the upside, that couple seems to be made for one another. Glad to see neither of them ended up with a nice person that would have to put up with their sh!t
@querent: What does color have to do with this? What does gender have to do with this? What does age have to do with this? What does clothing have to do with this?
@IntoTheEverflow: Russian and Marxist actors have inflamed racial tensions in America through unconventional warfare for many years now. Everything is about race to those who have allowed themselves to be influenced.
@IntoTheEverflow: its just a local stereotype, sometimes dudes who dress/look like this are a*sholes. Its a confirmation bias, but the only people ever to grief me have been dickheads like this.
I agree that its not cool to call them this though because for every guy like this there are 100 dudes who look exactly the same that are cool as f*ck.
@mariomtblt: I know the type, it's probably an almost global stereotype. It's just that i get a bit triggered when again the middle aged white man is portrayed as the epitome of evil.
@IntoTheEverflow: If the portrayal "triggers" you, jump on the pile-on and help to denormalize the behavior like this that middle-aged white men like myself get when they throw a tantrum. To point out the problem, (i.e. this stereotype) is to implicitly admit that there is a problem with middle-aged white men, and which I submit is completely accurate.
We need to recognize that our demographic has been able to do whatever we want for millenia sans consequences. Once we do that, we can come to terms with the fact that we dont have the same power anymore, and thus limit the amount of tantrums we can throw. Otherwise we're going to continue seeing the perpetration of the middle-aged white-man tantrum-thrower because we don't understand why the world has changed in our lifetimes.
@ryd-or-die: uh, that middle-aged white man stereotype might apply to you but most of the MAWM I know are humble, respectful and not at all entitled... in other words good blokes. most stereotypes are pointless and achieve no good.
in his defence (slightly).. I really think he didn't hear or understand the first time you said it was a handicap vehicle, which is why his wife said you should have led with that. I'm 100% sure he wouldn't have given you trouble if he'd realised that. But you were very clear from the start that it was a handicap vehicle and his attitude jumped the gun immediately in an effort to be anti ebike and he really should have said a big sorry after that. Sorry you had to put up with that
@nordland071285: Even from the ATWC’s POV video, I could tell by seeing his feet elevated that it was a wheelchair of some sort.
The correct punishment would be to make that couple ride through rock gardens 12 hours straight with no saddles attached to fixed, non-dropper seatposts lubed up with gritty carbon paste.
@Staktup: haha yeah fair enough, I'm just saying he was being an idiot rather than a monster.. Because I don't believe be realised - and once he realised his mistake, he didn't continue to be difficult. He should have said sorry though, that would have fixed his mistake to some extent,and might have saved him being posted on the Internet for all to ridicule.
There's been a lot of fails over the last few weeks that seem to be as result of an overwhelming curiosity to see what's in the bushes at the side of the trail.
Although i don't know why they have to ride in to look. Just get off your bike and have a butchers.
People who eat it doing stuff I CAN'T are bad-asses I respect and admire.
People who eat it doing stuff I CAN are morons who shouldn't be allowed to disgrace the sport by touching a bike.
There are no in-betweens.
Every Friday I am amazed by the amount of clips of such inexperienced riders trying to ride stuff that is over their head. Such bravery. Like, they can barely roll into the drop/jump/feature without crashing and then they still just go for it. Impressive.
i hate watching someone come up to a 30 foot road gap with the speed necessary for a 2 foot long step down and they think it'll work, even the smallest amount of common sense would fix that but apparently not...
@3:11 My inner rider is crying "dude you're sooooo past the point of no return on this one, let go of those brakes or the next 10 seconds is going to SUCK"
Why do people bail off their bikes? Stop doing that- it never works out well!
The only good time to voluntarily exit from your bike is to hug a tree trunk as your going by it, once the crash is already certain. Otherwise, almost always better to let your bike take the initial, hardest impact.
I've saved endos before by jumping over the bars and running it out.
Also had an interesting pirouette with the bike while stepping off during a technical roll down.
Practicing parkour style tumbling on the grass can save your ass!
Watch my dude's knees drive forward on impact like they were shot out of a cannon. He had all of his weight in front of the pedal spindles. I submit to the fail court that this man had his toes pointed down upon landing.
What does gender have to do with this?
What does age have to do with this?
What does clothing have to do with this?
lycra is another story!
I agree that its not cool to call them this though because for every guy like this there are 100 dudes who look exactly the same that are cool as f*ck.
It's just that i get a bit triggered when again the middle aged white man is portrayed as the epitome of evil.
I should watch less TV.
We need to recognize that our demographic has been able to do whatever we want for millenia sans consequences. Once we do that, we can come to terms with the fact that we dont have the same power anymore, and thus limit the amount of tantrums we can throw. Otherwise we're going to continue seeing the perpetration of the middle-aged white-man tantrum-thrower because we don't understand why the world has changed in our lifetimes.
The correct punishment would be to make that couple ride through rock gardens 12 hours straight with no saddles attached to fixed, non-dropper seatposts lubed up with gritty carbon paste.
And then post it on the internet.
He should have said sorry though, that would have fixed his mistake to some extent,and might have saved him being posted on the Internet for all to ridicule.
I'm not very good at this sport. :-(
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Yeah, running like.... maybe half the air pressure he should?
Remember kiddos- your fork should be stiff, and your shock plush.
Don't get the last drop - why did his tires slide?? Kind of a berm landing? Did he brake?
The only good time to voluntarily exit from your bike is to hug a tree trunk as your going by it, once the crash is already certain. Otherwise, almost always better to let your bike take the initial, hardest impact.
* and a few dodgy landings.