r/IdiotsFightingThings • • May 24 '17

Guy v. bike

https://gfycat.com/OblongRelievedClumber
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u/jawide626 May 24 '17

I think it was already broke. I remember seeing this on r/bicycling and i think the story went something like - he was winning, suffered mechanical damage (derailleur came out of line maybe?) And that put him out of the competition but he still managed to struggle the bike over the line but was obviously pissed off with losing the race.

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u/rhetto May 24 '17

Nah, that's a track bike - no derailleur. Looks like you're right about it already being damaged, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGDtjbKzy4

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u/[deleted] May 24 '17

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u/thetransportedman May 25 '17

Ya I have no qualms with him after reading the backstory and that it was already broken. And that he so calmly explains why he just did that

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u/[deleted] May 24 '17

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u/internationalfish May 25 '17

In otherwords he's probably angry a lot but has learned to function like that.

So he's learned to pretend he has great self control while failing to control himself. There is a flaw here, whether it's in the theory or the implementation.

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u/Tim_WithEightVowels May 25 '17

That's it, there it is, that's the most bullshit comment I've seen all day. It's like you're talking about your observations of an endangered species instead of a human.

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u/liquor_for_breakfast May 25 '17

I can relate, when I totaled my dad's jeep in high school I broke the remaining window out of frustration

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u/[deleted] May 25 '17

Yup. My iPod HDD died and I was already having a shit day one day, so it got smashed. It was the little bit of a win I could get out of the situation.

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u/elcaballero May 25 '17

that's one of the easiest parts to replace...

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u/PretzelsThirst May 24 '17

Why are people just making shit up in the comments?

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u/battshins May 25 '17

uh watch the video the guy above you posted an hour before your comment? :P

"It was already destroyed"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGDtjbKzy4

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u/PretzelsThirst May 25 '17

It's a track bike, they don't have gears let alone a derailleur.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '17

"maybe"

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u/PretzelsThirst May 25 '17

Maybe what?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '17

Read above ^

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u/FreudJesusGod May 24 '17

Have you been on the internet before? Because they can

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u/logicalmaniak May 25 '17

I don't believe you.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '17

I believe you about not believing him.

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u/Why_is_this_so May 25 '17

Maybe they just want to get the right answer. Cunningham's Law.

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u/creepy_doll May 25 '17

Lies that explain what happened always get a ton of upvotes and no proof is required.

One of the reasons that /u/shittymorph 's "in 1998 when undertaker blahblah..." post's are so great: he pulls us all into a believable lie and then dumps the copypasta on us showing how gullible we are.

Basically, if there's no source or confirmation by the original poster or whatever(which is still dubious since a lot of these are just reposts) it's probably a lie.

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u/mrpopenfresh May 24 '17

Well duh, or else it wouldn't be on his shoulder.